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Seabiscuit to race in the 1940 Santa Anita Handicap...
Seabiscuit to race in the 1940 Santa Anita Handicap...
Item # 722282
December 07, 1939
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Dec. 7, 1939
* Seabiscuit gets one more try for victory
* Santa Anita Stakes - Arcadia, California
* Thoroughbred racehorse racing
The top of page 4B has a banner heading: "Field of 95 Nominated for $100,000 Santa Anita Derby" with subheads and photo. (see images
Complete with 30+ pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally in very nice condition.
AI notes: The March 2, 1940 Santa Anita Handicap became one of the most celebrated races in American turf history when the 7-year-old Seabiscuit, carrying high weight and returning from a career-threatening injury, finally captured the one prize that had eluded him after two heartbreaking runner-up finishes in earlier years. With Red Pollard back in the saddle after his own long recovery, Seabiscuit stalked the pace before unleashing a perfectly timed stretch run that brought him past his brilliant stablemate Kayak II and the rest of the field to win by about a length before a roaring crowd of roughly 78,000 at Santa Anita Park. The victory—seen as the culmination of trainer Tom Smith’s meticulous preparation and owner Charles S. Howard’s unwavering faith—instantly became a national sensation, symbolizing perseverance and redemption at the end of the Depression era and securing Seabiscuit’s place as one of the greatest racehorses in American history.
Category: The 20th Century
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