Yes, he was told to attempt to get an early lead, to nullify War Admiral's strength at the start (which many thought impossible), but to then let War Admiral close up to him in the latter half of the race in the belief that if the two went head to head, War Admiral would crack first under the sustained pressure. Woolf later said this is exactly what happened - War Admiral wavered under the challenge while Seabiscuit relished it.
I read alot of sports books and as I have no interest in horse racing, never bothered with 'Seabiscuit', until last week. Picked it up on a whim, and now I can't put it down. Just finished the part about this race being run-- amazing! Had to see the actual race here on the Tube. What a great slice of American sports and cultural history.
Great horse, great story and great Jockey (George Woolf). But I think, Red Pollard should ride him, because he's the Jockey who belongs to that horse. But George Woolf is a great Jockey and a great friend. I know,that George said to Charlie Kurtsinger :" So long, Charlie!" Seabiscuit and all the people around him inspare me.
Seabiscuit inspires me and keeps me going. Working at a sickeningly stressful call center for a cable company, Seabisuit is my inspiration. The movie and book are among my favorites.
Seabiscuit paid an incredible 2-1 in the mutuel wagering. War Admiral went off at 1-4 as the overwhelming choice in the Pimlico Special. Of course, the mutuel "take" back in the thirties was only about seven or eight percent, but I'm still astounded at the price on the Biscuit.
You can see the odds board at about 1:08 seconds of this video.
War Admiral actually ran his best 1-and-3/16 mile time during that race and still lost by four lengths. Still, they two of the greatest horses to ever have raced.
What a lot of people don't realize is that this match race was the biggest sporting event of the 1930s. This match race had been postponed, and there were other problems, so this race was very highly anticipated.
Just for the record, Seabiscuit and War Admiral were the same size (15.2 hands). War Admiral was a son of Man O' War, and Seabiscuit was a grandson of Man O' War. Seabiscuit ran in over 80 races during his career, which is AMAZING. Read the book by Lauren Hillenbrand. GREAT read!
Seabiscuit had the heart of a champion he was a small horse but he did't know that, he just like to win, look back at his track record, that tells it all he was and is in my opinion the best race horse to ever run!!
Mary Hudson Says:
18/01/2013 6:43:17 AM
What a precious piece of history to be able to see. Thank you for posting this.
1Moodymare Says:
12/01/2013 9:50:29 AM
Yes, he was told to attempt to get an early lead, to nullify War Admiral's strength at the start (which many thought impossible), but to then let War Admiral close up to him in the latter half of the race in the belief that if the two went head to head, War Admiral would crack first under the sustained pressure. Woolf later said this is exactly what happened - War Admiral wavered under the challenge while Seabiscuit relished it.
Izkzmach Says:
11/01/2013 3:40:38 AM
the spectators were having their own race at 0:15
1Moodymare Says:
3/01/2013 8:23:07 PM
Pollard always DID ride him unless he was injured or suspended!
Javier González Says:
3/01/2013 10:56:51 AM
Go Biscuit¡¡
Madisonrvr Says:
27/12/2012 5:50:14 AM
I read alot of sports books and as I have no interest in horse racing, never bothered with 'Seabiscuit', until last week. Picked it up on a whim, and now I can't put it down. Just finished the part about this race being run-- amazing! Had to see the actual race here on the Tube. What a great slice of American sports and cultural history.
Xrunescape7 Says:
16/12/2012 4:03:40 PM
Im reading her book now, its amazing. Still haven't gotten to where seabiscuit and war admiral face off though.
SuperZakuza Says:
8/12/2012 9:04:57 PM
Great horse, great story and great Jockey (George Woolf). But I think, Red Pollard should ride him, because he's the Jockey who belongs to that horse. But George Woolf is a great Jockey and a great friend. I know,that George said to Charlie Kurtsinger :" So long, Charlie!" Seabiscuit and all the people around him inspare me.
lovesjeanvaljean1 Says:
3/12/2012 8:42:52 AM
Seabiscuit inspires me and keeps me going. Working at a sickeningly stressful call center for a cable company, Seabisuit is my inspiration. The movie and book are among my favorites.
HorseRacing Schleich Says:
28/11/2012 10:02:07 PM
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Slapshot975 Says:
25/11/2012 12:06:33 PM
Seabiscuit paid an incredible 2-1 in the mutuel wagering. War Admiral went off at 1-4 as the overwhelming choice in the Pimlico Special. Of course, the mutuel "take" back in the thirties was only about seven or eight percent, but I'm still astounded at the price on the Biscuit. You can see the odds board at about 1:08 seconds of this video.
XxEmmabella13xX Says:
20/11/2012 12:51:43 PM
this was the most stressful race i'd ever watched
BE109 Says:
16/11/2012 8:49:04 AM
Two greats
Dylan Powell Says:
14/10/2012 3:06:58 PM
War Admiral actually ran his best 1-and-3/16 mile time during that race and still lost by four lengths. Still, they two of the greatest horses to ever have raced.
XxSodano Says:
12/10/2012 10:30:33 AM
Greatest racehorse ever.
TheProfessorOfLife Says:
6/10/2012 12:46:39 AM
What a lot of people don't realize is that this match race was the biggest sporting event of the 1930s. This match race had been postponed, and there were other problems, so this race was very highly anticipated. Just for the record, Seabiscuit and War Admiral were the same size (15.2 hands). War Admiral was a son of Man O' War, and Seabiscuit was a grandson of Man O' War. Seabiscuit ran in over 80 races during his career, which is AMAZING. Read the book by Lauren Hillenbrand. GREAT read!
MF Picks Says:
5/10/2012 5:55:53 AM
A real classic!
Cynthia Prichard Says:
4/10/2012 2:04:25 AM
Seabiscuit had the heart of a champion he was a small horse but he did't know that, he just like to win, look back at his track record, that tells it all he was and is in my opinion the best race horse to ever run!!
Kristopher Marshall Says:
20/09/2012 4:06:15 AM
Actually, War Admiral had the inside. Seabiscuit was used very hard to take the inside.
thekkl Says:
15/09/2012 2:03:23 PM
It's also worth noting that Seabiscuit had an advantage because he was on the inside.