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7 de may. de 2024 · Seabiscuit’s Lineage: Grandson of the Legendary Racehorse Man o’ War. Seabiscuit’s story begins in 1933 at Claiborne Farm, Kentucky. Born to a lineage of champions, he was a grandson of the legendary Man o’ War, one of the greatest racehorses of all time. This connection to racing royalty set high expectations from the outset.
Red Pollard, vero nome John M. Pollard (Edmonton, 27 ottobre 1909 – Pawtucket, 7 marzo 1981), è stato un fantino canadese di purosangue inglesi da corsa. Membro fondatore della Jockey's Guild del 1940 , Pollard ha partecipato ad alcune tra le competizioni più importanti degli Stati Uniti , ma è famoso principalmente per essere stato il fantino del leggendario Seabiscuit .
Red Pollard. Red Pollard was born on 27 October 1909 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was married to Agnes Conlon. He died on 7 March 1981 in East Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Red Pollard's career really took off for the first time in Tijuana, Mexico where he rode neck to neck with jockey, and friend, George Woolf. Both men were young, quick witted and tough. Pollard was a jockey by day and a street boxer by night under the nickname "Cougar". Nobody messed with Red Pollard. Most jockeys at the time were uneducated ...
29 de mar. de 2024 · How many times did Red Pollard ride Seabiscuit? But his career was about to bloom with Seabiscuit. Pollard rode this undersized horse 30 times (winning 18 of them) between August, 1936, and his final start in March,1940, when Seabiscuit ended his fairy tale career as the world's leading money-winning Thoroughbred by capturing the rich $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap.
Tom Smith, Charles Howard, and Seabiscuit - Red's adopted family. Agnes was engaged to a successful Boston doctor when she met her broken down Jockey at a Boston hospital after his leg shattered. Her parents didn't approve of the man and his world of horse racing. World full of drugs, booze, sex, fights, and in a way, slavery.
Red Pollard. John „Red“ M. Pollard (* 27.Oktober 1909 in Edmonton, Alberta; † 7. März 1981 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island) war ein kanadischer Jockey.. Obwohl er für einen Jockey zu groß war und bereits zu Beginn seiner Karriere infolge eines Trainingsunfalls an seinem rechten Auge erblindete, setzte er sich im Sport durch.
