"Seabiscuit" shows how a small, underestimated and ungainly horse became a symbol for Americans who saw themselves as underdogs and who wanted to believe in second chances. The film is audaciously ...

Smith began Seabiscuit’s rehabilitation by feeding him a high-quality Timothy hay and letting him sleep as late as he wanted. The trainer, well aware that horses are fond of company, created a ...

It tells of a crooked-legged little underdog that became the 1938 Horse of the Year and a hero of the Depression. It describes how Seabiscuit was misunderstood, mistreated and cast off by an elite ...

“When he started his drive, the only horse behind him was Melodist, a stablemate of War Minstrel, which had carried Seabiscuit wide on the first turn.” By the time he “rushed into second ...

The avuncular writer-director of "Seabiscuit" is talking about horse racing, but he could just as easily be holding forth on filmmaking. "It may have the highest mortality rate of any sport.

A beloved horse that appeared in the Oscar-nominated film “Seabiscuit” died last Thursday, according to an announcement by the Kentucky farm where the animal actor lived. Popcorn Deelites was 24.

And its star attraction, the fabled horse Seabiscuit, figuratively rides again. Ridgewood, an expanse of 16,000 acres nuzzled into Walker Valley, is where owner Charles Howard and his underdog ...

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 ...

Oscar Otis, track announcer, Seabiscuit vs. Ligaroti, Aug. 12, 1938 It was the event that put the Del Mar Racetrack on the map. The horse racing duel between the thoroughbreds Seabiscuit and ...

She has been working in journalism for seven years. Popcorn Deelites, one of the many horses that starred in the 2003 film Seabiscuit, has died at age 24 due to complications from colic.

Smith began Seabiscuit’s rehabilitation by feeding him a high-quality Timothy hay and letting him sleep as late as he wanted. The trainer, well aware that horses are fond of company, created a ...