Who was Seabiscuit?

Seabiscuit was an American racing horse that ran at the end of the 30th year. He became a popular figure in American culture because he had an unusual effort to win, despite the gross start and the great injury that almost ended his racing career. The use of Seabiscuit on the track was inspired by many Americans and the story of a small horse that could become a popular American legend. His name refers to his father, a hard bag, which was named for the basic meal on board the naval ships for which the male war was named. His first coaches, however, were unable to concentrate their attention on the seabia and a small, unwavering horse in the first few years of racing did not distinguish on the track. In the end he was sold to Charles Howard, an investor from California, who thought the horse had the potential.

Under Howard's ownership, Seabiscuit began to train with Tom Smith, coach who acknowledged that sometimes a lazy, lively horse could be a potentially candidate if he was properly treatedo. Smith worked on the socialization of SEABISCUIT to make it easier to handle and assign jockey Red Pollard to work with a horse. It turned out that it was an excellent decision because they both created a strong bond that worked well on the track.

In 1936, Seabiscuit finally began to come to its own on the track and the public began to pay attention to the small horse. Over the next few years, Seabiscuit won a number of main races, and many people had eagerly saw how he coincided with the war admiral, the horse of the year in 1937 after his victory in the triple crown. The public gained its wishes when both horses met in a match of the century that won the nose; His victory provided him with Horse of the Year for 1938.

Shortly after Seabiscuit captured the public imagination with its bold wins in the footsteps of the United States, the horse was seriously injured. SurprisinglyRed Pollard was also seriously injured at about the same time. It was believed that the injury would prevent the pair from racing again, but both successfully entered the comeback race in 1940. Seabiscuit made one more race, sought after Santa Anita before going to the Ridgewood ranch.