Seabiscuit

SeabiscuitBy: Patrick Blanco

Seabiscuit

• Born May 23, 1933• Grew up on Clairborne

Farm in Paris, Kentucky• Known for eating a lot

and sleeps for long periods

• Symbol of Hope to many Americans during The Great Depression

Charles Howard

• American businessman• Made his fortune as an

automobile dealer• Later became a

thoroughbred racehorse owner

• Bought Seabiscuit for $8000

Early races

• Seabiscuit failed first ten races

• Raced 35 times• Winning 5 times• Finishing second 7

times• Including 3 claiming

races• No takers for Seabiscuit

Tom Smith

• From Georgia• Known as “Silent Tom”

because of his quiet nature

• New trainer of Seabiscuit

• Paired the horse with Red Pollard

George “The Iceman” Woolf

• Canadian jockey born in Cardston, Alberta

• Substituted Red Pollard after his accident

• Rode Seabiscuit and won the race with the famous War Admiral

John “Red” Pollard

• Canadian jockey• Charles Howard saw a

common “trait” between Seabiscuit and Red

• Won several races after training with Tom Smith

• Fractured his leg from a runaway horse

Seabiscuit’s Famous Races

• Won the Detroit’s Governor’s Handicap (One of the first matches that he won)

• Won the match with War Admiral

• Won “The Hundred Grander” race at Santa Anita Park

Biscuit’s Injury and Return

• Faltered during a race• Injury not life-threatening

but may not race again• Diagnosed with a

ruptured suspensory ligament in the front leg

• Red and Seabiscuit both recovered together

• Won his last race at Santa Anita Park

Videos of Seabiscuit

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVT2MPNCqgM

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTgCJDefFrE&feature=related

Bibliography

• http://www.washingtonthoroughbred.com/WaTbStats/HOF_Smith.htm

• http://www.seabiscuitheritage.com/