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John M. "Red" Pollard (October 27, 1909 – March 7, 1981) was a Canadian horse racing jockey. A founding member of the Jockeys' Guild in 1940, Pollard rode at racetracks in the United States and is best known for riding Seabiscuit.
After years of riding the worst mounts on the worst tracks in the racing circuit, Pollard had come to understand troubled horses. He was kind to them, avoiding the whip, and his mounts often ...
Although Red was still losing far more often than he won, McGirr discovered a rare talent in the boy that would help carry him into racing history. After years of riding the worst mounts on the...
Seabiscuit and Red Pollard at Reel-Faces. See the real faces behind the movies. Charles Howard, John Red Pollard, Tom Smith, George Woolf from Seabiscuit the movie.
Red Pollard rode into American history, overcoming a physical disability of partial blindness, accepting intense physical pain caused by severe riding injuries that fractured his bones, while humbly accepting his role in racing history, as the man who rode Seabiscuit.
Smith paired the horse with Canadian jockey Red Pollard (1909–1981), who had experience racing in the West and in Mexico. On August 22, 1936, they raced Seabiscuit for the first time.
Apr 8, 2019 · The story of Seabiscuit's jockeys Red Pollard and George Woolf, trainer Tom Smith, and owner Charles Howard, did not end when the revered racehorse retired on April 10, 1940. Each of them continued their careers in racing, most of them with success, but not all of their stories ended in the fairytale manner that we'd like to imagine.
Mar 1, 2015 · Johnny ‘Red’ Pollard (the Cougar) and George Monroe Woolf (the Iceman) were both from Canada. Red Pollard was born in November 1909 making him 30 at the time of Seabiscuit’s race into history.
Feb 3, 2015 · John (Red) Pollard may have ridden one of the most famous race horses in history, but his life was anything but glamorous and easy. Pollard was born in 1909 in Edmonton, Alberta, and lived in affluence until 1915 when the family business, a brickyard, was destroyed in a massive flood. Within seconds the family fortune went from riches to rags.
Nov 2, 2008 · After nearly disastrous injuries, Seabiscuit and jockey Red Pollard return to Santa Anita for a third and final try at winning the "hundred grander". Excerpt from the masterful American...
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