The fastest horse of his time. AP/Worldwide. For all the attention writers and filmmakers heap on Seabiscuit today, the horse was not considered the fastest Thoroughbred for most of his racing career.

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 ...

Seabiscuit is the biggest money-winner—lots of people say that he’s also the best horse—of the year, after all. Almost everyone who went down to Pimlico last Friday believed that without War Admiral ...

War Admiral, W.D. Wright, Magic Hour, J. Longden, The Jockey Club Gold Cup, Belmont Park, 1938 BloodHorse Library War Admiral (No. 1) and Seabiscuit head to the post Joe Fleischer/Maryland Jockey Club ...