Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit (May 23, 1933—May 17, 1947) was a champion thoroughbred race horse in the United States. From an inauspicious start, Seabiscuit became an unlikely champion, and during the Great Depression became a symbol of hope to many Americans. At the peak of his fame in 1938, it was suggested that he had generated more newsprint in the U.S. than either Adolf Hitler or Franklin D. Roosevelt, but this is an urban legend. In 2001, Seabiscuit became the subject of a book (Seabiscuit: An American Legend) and in 2003 a Universal Studios film (Seabiscuit).

Seabiscuit in popular culture

In 1940, right after his spectacular Santa Anita win and at the moment of his retirement, track writer B. K. Beckwith wrote "Seabiscuit: The Saga of a Great Champion," complete with a short foreword by Grantland Rice, that summed up the impact of this horse on America at the time. At Santa Anita Park a life-sized bronze statue of Seabiscuit is on display. In 1958, he was voted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. In the Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, Seabiscuit was ranked #25. His grandsire, Man O' War, was #1.

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Santa Anita Park - 1958 - National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame - Blood-Horse magazine - Top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century - Man O' War

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In 2001 Laura Hillenbrand wrote Seabiscuit: An American Legend (ISBN 0449005615), an award-winning account of Seabiscuit's career. The book became a bestseller, and on July 25, 2003, Universal Studios released a new motion picture titled Seabiscuit, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. In 1949, a fictionalized account was made into the motion picture The Story of Seabiscuit, starring Shirley Temple. "Sea Sovereign" took the title role. Hillenbrand describes it as "inexcusably bad".

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2001 - Laura Hillenbrand - July 25 - 2003 - Universal Studios - Seabiscuit - Academy Award - Best Picture - 1949 - Shirley Temple

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