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Seabiscuit Blanket Being Offered in Phone/Online Auction

A paddock blanket worn by Seabiscuit, the Depression-era racehorse who inspired a best-selling book by Laura Hillenbrand and a successful motion picture, is being auctioned by MastroNet, a Chicago auction company.

 Monday, December 01, 2003

Tobey Maguire Goes From Spider-Man to Seabiscuit

"Spider-Man" star Tobey Maguire has signed on to play jockey Red Pollard, who piloted the fabled Depression era horse Seabiscuit, in the major motion picture release of the Laura Hillenbrand book "Seabiscuit: An American Legend."

 Tuesday, August 06, 2002

Seabiscuit's Trainer Joining Hall of Fame

Because the people and horses elected to racing’s Hall of Fame are revealed each spring prior to the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), the induction ceremony in August at Saratoga is more of a celebration than a news-making event. But this year’s induction provided a surprise.

 Tuesday, August 08, 2000