![]() ![]() Seabiscuit ran well leading up to it, winning one big race, but narrowly lost the Santa Anita Handicap when another horse came from behind to win by a nose. ![]() A new race begun only two years before, it offered a whopping $100,000 purse. ![]() From there they moved to California, Howard’s home base, to prepare for the Santa Anita Handicap early in 1937. Toward the end of 1936, the team started seeing the results of their work when Seabiscuit won his third race, the Governor’s Handicap, in Detroit. From there, they worked to reignite Seabiscuit’s old racing instincts. After Pollard concluded that Seabiscuit should be treated with care and never whipped, Smith knew he had found the right man. Around this time, a jockey named Red Pollard came looking for work and Smith had him ride Seabiscuit to get a feel for the horse. Riders let him run freely since he resisted taking directions. Smith began by working to strengthen him physically and soothe his nerves. Howard had made his fortune in the automobile business and Smith had learned his trade in the fading “Old West.” When Seabiscuit came to the pair, he was mentally and physically worn out from all the racing the Wheatley barn had put him through. ![]()
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