A Rare Recording of Five Famous Seabiscuit Horse Races

Seabiscuit (May 23, 1933 to May 17, 1947), foaled in Lexington, Kentucky, on May 23, 1933, from the mare Swing On and sire Hard Tack, a son of Man o' War, was a champion thoroughbred racehorse in the United States that became the top money-winning racehorse up to the 1940s. He beat the 1937 Triple Crown winner, War Admiral, by four lengths in a two-horse special at Pimlico and was voted American Horse of the Year for 1938. Seabiscuit has been immortalized in books and films, including the Shirley Temple film, The Story of Seabiscuit (1949); the book, Seabiscuit: An American Legend (1999) by Laura Hillenbrand, along with the film adaptation of Hillenbrand's book, Seabiscuit (2003), that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The following recordings include the Third Annual Santa Anita Handicap raced on February 27, 1937; the Fourth Annual Santa Anita Handicap raced on March 5, 1938; a Match Race between Seabiscuit and Ligaroti held at Del Mar, California August 12, 1938; a Match Race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral at Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, MD dubbed the “Match of the Century” held on November 1, 1938; and the Sixth Annual Santa Anita Handicap raced on March 2, 1940.