Seabiscuit
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Seabiscuit (May 23, 1933 – May 17, 1947) was a champion thoroughbred racehorse in the United States who became the top money-winning racehorse up to the 1940s. He beat the 1937 Triple Crown winner, War Admiral, by four lengths in a two-horse special at Pimlico and was voted American Horse of the Year for 1938.
Key facts
- Racehorse.race
- Scarsdale Handicap (1936)Massachusetts Handicap (1937)Brooklyn Handicap (1937)Butler Memorial Handicap (1937)Riggs Handicap (1937)San Juan Capistrano Handicap (1937)Bay Meadows Handicap (1937, 1938)Agua Caliente Handicap (1938)Havre de Grace Handicap (1938)Match race vs Ligaroti (1938)Pimlico Special vs War Admiral (1938)Hollywood Gold Cup (1938)San Antonio Handicap (1940)Santa Anita Handicap (1940)
- Racehorse.awards
- U.S. Champion Handicap Male (1937 & 1938)U.S. Horse of the Year (1938)
- Racehorse.honors
- United States Racing Hall of Fame (1958)#25 – Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th CenturyLife-size statues at Santa Anita Park and Saratoga SpringsGrade II Seabiscuit Handicap at Del Mar Racetrack (2014– )
- Racehorse.updated
- 21 November 2021
- Racehorse.horsename
- Seabiscuit
- Racehorse.image
- Seabiscuit workout with GW up.jpg
- Racehorse.caption
- George Woolf on Seabiscuit
- Racehorse.sire
- Hard Tack
- Racehorse.grandsire
- Man o' War
- Racehorse.dam
- Swing On
- Racehorse.damsire
- Whisk Broom II
- Racehorse.sex
- Stallion
- Racehorse.country
- United States
- Racehorse.colour
- Bay
- Racehorse.breeder
- Gladys Mills Phipps
- Racehorse.owner
- Charles Howard
- Racehorse.trainer
- 1) "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons2) Tom Smith
- Racehorse.record
- 89: 33–15–1
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male organism
- Place of birth
- United States
- Image
- Seabiscuit workout with GW up.jpg
- Has use
- racehorse
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- Commons category
- Seabiscuit
- date of birth
- 1933-05-23
- date of death
- 1947-05-17
- animal breed
- Thoroughbred
- individual of taxon
- horse
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Early days
- 1936/1937: The beginning of success
- Early five-year-old season
- Injury and return
- Retirement, later life, and offspring
- Death and interment
- Legacy and honors
- Awards and honorable distinctions
- Portrayals in film and television
- Documentaries
- Fiction films
- Non-fiction books
- Postage stamp
- Statues
- Pedigree
- Notable races won
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Seabiscuit (May 23, 1933 – May 17, 1947) was a champion thoroughbred racehorse in the United States who became the top money-winning racehorse up to the 1940s. He beat the 1937 Triple Crown winner, War Admiral, by four lengths in a two-horse special at Pimlico and was voted American Horse of the Year for 1938.
A small horse, at 15.2 hands high, Seabiscuit had an inauspicious start to his racing career, winning only a quarter of his first 40 races, but became an unlikely champion and a symbol of hope to many Americans during the Great Depression.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Seabiscuit” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.