Seabiscuit was not an impressive-looking horse. He was considered quite lazy, preferring to eat and sleep in his stall rather than exercise. He’d been written off by most of the racing industry after ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. The “Race of the Century.” Nowadays, sports fans would call it an “Instant Classic.” On Nov. 1, 1938, in a two-horse ...

Size doesn't matter By Mike Puma Special to ESPN.com "Everybody identifies with the underdog, they want them to win. They don't always do it in real ...

Seabiscuit was one of the most remarkable Thoroughbred racehorses in history. From 1936 to 1940, Americans thronged to racetracks to watch the small, ungainly racehorse become a champion. He had an ...

Winning 11 races in 1937, including three victories while burdened with 130 pounds, Seabiscuit began promisingly in 1938, which was to be his lone horse-of-the-year campaign. But by mid-season of 1938 ...

In Reel Life: Seabiscuit is one horse. In Real Life: In producing the movie, 10 Seabiscuits and four War Admirals were used. This was because the race sequences necessitated multiple takes a day (too ...

Seabiscuit was not an impressive-looking horse. He was considered quite lazy, preferring to eat and sleep in his stall rather than exercise. He’d been written off by most of the racing industry after ...

After spending the past three months specializing in races at classic distances, a return to his roots in turf racing worked out pretty well for Count Again in the $203,500 Seabiscuit Handicap (G2T).