In 1937, Seabiscuit went to race at the Santa Anita Handicap with John “Red” Pollard as his jockey. The first place prize was $125,000, which was worth about $1.5 million by today’s standards. It was Seabiscuit’s first earnings as a racehorse.

     The following week was the big Hundred Grander. The little horse was in first place up to the last stretch, where Rosemont, with a sudden burst of speed, passed little Seabiscuit and won the money. Red claimed to have not seen the horse gaining on Biscuit because he lost his vision in one eye a few years back.

The Biscuit won 11 out of 15 of his races in 1937 and was the leading money winner of that year. On February 19, 1938, Red Pollard was injured when he fell from his horse while racing Fair Knightress. His chest was crushed and his ribs and arms were broken. George Woolf, a friend of Red, was assigned as Seabiscuit’s new jockey for the time being.

     Seabiscuit was the best horse in the west. On the east cost, War Admiral seemed to dominate the races. War Admiral was sired by one of Man O’ War’s sons, making him the Biscuit’s half brother. A match race between the two relatives was to be run in Baltimore, Maryland on November 1, 1938. It was run over 1 and 3/16 of a mile. The grandstands were packed with fans and spectators eager to see the race of the year. At the start, Seabiscuit broke from the gate fast but War Admiral kept pace with him until the two were 200 yards from the finish wire, when the Biscuit broke away and won by four lengths.

After many exciting years in racing, the Biscuit was retired in 1940 after winning one more race at the Santa Anita. He died seven years later and is now number 25 in the US top 100 racehorse in the 20^th century and in the 2004 a movie was made in his honor. It was all about his life and how he became the legend he is today.