Description

Heroes come in all sizes and styles. The heroes of this true story entered the stage as minor players and left as champions…real life American legends. In 1936, an unlikely cast of characters came together:

* Seabiscuit: a burned-out, knobby-kneed racehorse
* Red Pollard: a down and out, half blind jockey
* George Woolf: the “Ice Man,” a cool and cocky rider
* Tom Smith: an aging western trainer bypassed by the big time
* Charles S. Howard: Buick dealer and horse owner, a self made man.

Seabiscuit’s story played out against The us’s Great Depression, when one in four breadwinners used to be without work. Spectator sports, radio programming and movie theaters offered an escape and created instant celebrity… even for horses.

When The us needed him most, Seabiscuit became the working man’s hero and probably the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorse in history! He made us imagine in ourselves, in courage, in perseverance, in The us. No other racehorse has come with reference to Seabiscuit’s fame or his hold over the nation’s imagination.

This program includes the complete archival Seabiscuit/War Admiral “Match Race,” which is thought of as to be the greatest horse race in history. Riding Seabiscuit used to be George “Ice Man” Woolf, whom Laura Hillenbrand calls “the greatest jockey who ever lived.”

This documentary includes real footage of jockey Red Pollard’s (Tobey Maguire in the Universal film) thrilling victory on the 1940 Santa Anita Handicap. Includes and interview with Bob Baffert, trainer of Kentucky Derby Winner “Silver Charm” and “Real Quiet.”
Seabiscuit: The us’s Legendary Racehorse
a riveting film about luck, grit and an underdog’s stubborn determination.

DVD EXTRAS:
* Races On The Radio – actual live radio broadcasts
* Seabiscuit Trivia Game
* Slideshow
* Interactive Menus

When sold by Amazon.com, this product will likely be manufactured on demand the usage of DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com’s standard return policy will apply.

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