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If you read "Seabiscuit" by Laura Hillenbrand, you can find out many facts about Seabiscuit, but here's a couple.
- Conformationally, he was a wreck. He had horrible knees and his left front leg tended to swing out sideways when he ran.
- His sire had a reputation for being so mean, no one would breed to him even when his owner offered free breedings to him.
- He raced seventeen times before he finally won.
- His first trainer, the famous "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons, also trained both his parents.
- He was related to his most famous competitor, War Admiral; War Admiral's sire, Man O'War, also sired Hard Tack, who sired Seabiscuit.
- He was deeply attached to his stable pony, Pumpkin.
- He was discriminated against in the East because he was a California horse. California tracks tend to be have a higher sand content; therefore, the horses aren't able to race as well on the more clay containing Eastern tracks.
- He slept far more than most horses, something which Tom Smith, his trainer, permitted.
- When he was retired, visitors to his owner's farm often overlooked him; they didn't realize the frumpy looking little stallion was the great Seabiscuit.
- When he died of a heart attack at age 14, his owner buried him somewhere on his property, "under an oak tree." No one knows where his grave is.
Seabiscuit was a famous American Thoroughbred racehorse that became a symbol of hope and resilience during the Great Depression. He was known for his underdog story and his remarkable ability to overcome setbacks in his racing career. Seabiscuit's success captured the hearts of the American public and inspired the 2003 film "Seabiscuit" starring Tobey Maguire.
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What is the length of a sea horse?
The length of a sea horse varies depending on the species. On average, sea horses range from 0.6 inches to 14 inches in length.
Is a sea horse a vertebrate?
it has no bones
Is the sea horse a part of the Chinese zodiac?
Technically, no but it is believed that the dragon, which is part of the Chinese zodiac, is a sea horse when it's a baby.
What swims in the sea but is not a fish it was once at the surface but now it's at the bottom?
A sea horse. The key word is: sea horse :D Hope this helped!
Which is characterized by an absence of jaws?
sea horse
What type of horse was sea biscuit?
Sea biscuit was a thoroughbred.
Irish times chequered flag crossword 'it takes the biscuit?
Sea i.e. as in Sea Biscuit the famous USA race horse
What is or was Sea Biscuit?
it is the name of a famous race horse. A movie was made about this horse.
What famous horse race had only 2 contenders?
sea biscuit man of war
Who invented biscuits?
Yes a Bourbon is a Chocolate biscuit as it has a chocolate biscuit and chocolate cream in the middle so yes it is a chocolate biscuit unlike a biscuit covered in chocolate like a digestive, but however you do still class that as a chocolate biscuit.
Who beat man of war?
sea biscuit
Can a sea biscuit be a sea star?
No. Sea biscuits and sea stars are both echinoderms, but they are different animals.
How many hands is sea biscuit?
He was 15'2 hands
Family guy Who is Biscuit?
It is Sea Biscuit and it is Peters father inlaws race hound that Brian knocked up.
How did Sea Biscuit shape and influence the lives of those around him?
Sea Biscuit and his overly tall, partially blind jockey "Red" were considered the under-dogs in the Great Depression when people had little hope of being able to eke out a living and people were depressed, struggling and basically many were giving up on life. Jobs were scarce and people were starving and there wasn't much to look forward during these hard times. Then along came Sea Biscuit (short and runty almost like a small quarter-horse) 1/2 the size of most other racing horses and this tall, lanky, partially blind jockey that showed the world if you have heart to can accomplish anything. For the first time since the Great Depression things were looking up and people from all walks of life came to see these two strange phenomenas go into action. Sea Biscuit was not considered to be of much use to anyone and a very small horse (not suitable for breeding.) He wasn't even worth pulling a wagon to some owners of him. He was basically mistreated and traded off to different owners and eventually one horse trainer could see there was some heart to this horse no matter how small he was. The horse was almost wild and didn't trust humans (who could blame the horse.) At the time the new owner of Sea Biscuit brought him to his ranch he also had a rather tall, lanky jockey simply named "Red" who was really too tall to be a jockey and was later found (after losing a race) he was completely blind in one eye from a sucker punch to the face while fighting to make money to eat not to mention he had a rather tough chip on his shoulder from his experiences during the 1930 Depression. The trainer could see potential in the horse and jockey getting together as they were both troubled. At first the jockey was not impressed with Sea Biscuit and was more interested in the larger and stronger horses. Something took hold and the two became inseparable. Little by little they trained the jockey on the horse and the one thing they noticed about this small horse was as soon as he got up to the horse next to him in a race and eye-balled that horse something happened to Sea Biscuit ... he didn't like it and he ran like the wind winning many races. The jockey "Red" was doing another jockey a favor of riding a rather skittish horse around the track and the horse went crazy dragging Red behind him and Red ended up with such a badly fractured leg the doctors were amazed he didn't lose the leg entirely and told him he could never be a jockey again which sent "Red" into a depression. He loved Sea Biscuit so much he would only allow another jockey to ride him and didn't want to hold Sea Biscuit back. In that race Sea Biscuit fell and broke his leg as well and the vet didn't feel the leg would heel, but at the request of the owner he gave Sea Biscuit a chance. It was at this time "Red" and Sea Biscuit really bonded and the determination and heart of both of them go them back into racing again. "Red" actually invented his own brace for his injured leg (although in pain) he rode his horse to victory with the help of another jockey. Because of this it gave hope to many people during the Great Depression that if these two could do it they could survive the Depression.
How could you measure a house?
well if your looking to measure a horse the correct way heres what you need to do. drug it up and lay the horse on the ground. then stretch its legs way behind it and and raise the hair on its mane and from its sea biscuit to the longest hair on its mane is the measurement of the horse. hope this helped!!
Is the Biscuit sea star a predator or a prey?
yes it is both
