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Even the horses’ owners were opposites: Samuel Riddle, War Admiral’s owner, was haughty, spoke little, and intensely distrusted the press corps; Seabiscuit’s owner, Charles Howard was ...
Dec 2, 2019 · Seabiscuit vs War Admiral – these two great horses have won many famous races between them, and each is well known and loved. It is tricky to compare them, as they were different horses with different skills and talents – but they were closely related, they lived around the same time, and their careers overlapped – in fact, they even raced each other in a run dubbed “the match of the ...
Oct 12, 2017 · It was billed as The Race of the Century: a showdown between Seabiscuit and War Admiral, two stellar horses who’d captivated America during the hard times of the day. And Pimlico Race Course …
Here's Seabiscuit winning that great race Vs War Admiral in 1938 A race that stopped a Nation! #ThrowbackThursday
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 1, 1938 * Seabiscuit vs. War Admiral (day of) * Thoroughbred horse racing * Famous 'Match of the Century' The sport's section (page 28) has a banner headline: "War Admiral Will Meet Seabiscuit Today in Special Race for Championship" with subheads and two photos.
On November 1, 1938, Seabiscuit not only conquered War Admiral but left the son of Man o’ War in the dirt and dust of Pimlico. This is a winning combination of both the official "programme" and souvenir program from that fabled race.
Almost everyone expected War Admiral to streak to the lead, but it was Seabiscuit, carefully trained to bolt full-force from the starting line, who shot to the lead and set the pace. He was out front most of the race, but on the backstretch before the last turn, in an unorthodox move, Seabiscuit’s jockey that day, George Woolf, slowed him ...
