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 was ...

By race’s end, he had left a trail of ... He lunged ahead of War Admiral immediately. Seabiscuit took the lead, an unaccustomed place for him. War Admiral caught his rival and the two rode ...

Many still consider his 1938 match race with War Admiral one of the sport's classic events. A rags-to-riches story, Seabiscuit didn't begin thriving until he had run dozens of races. After beating ...

Ballyhooed as “the race of the century,” the ... Jockey Kurtsinger gave him the whip. But War Admiral seemed to be standing still. It was Seabiscuit who was pulling away—one length, two ...

Seabiscuit and his bronze likeness also ... to his connections’ pursuit of a match race with the towering War Admiral that led to a memorable victory, to his return from injury to win the ...

As such, Charles aims high and wants Seabiscuit to race Triple Crown winner War Admiral, who by all accounts is a winner and should be a winner. If given the chance to race against War Admiral ...

INSKEEP: And the race track has seen some horses since like Seabiscuit, who beat Triple Crown winner War Admiral during what was called a match race at Pimlico during the Great Depression in 1938.