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Red Pollard. John M. "Red" Pollard (October 27, 1909 – March 7, 1981) was a Canadian horse racing jockey. A founding member of the Jockeys' Guild in 1940, Pollard rode at racetracks in the United States and is best known for riding Seabiscuit . Family history. Red Pollard was the grandson of Michael Pollard, born in 1834 in Ireland.
- March 7, 1981 (aged 71), Pawtucket, Rhode Island
After years of riding the worst mounts on the worst tracks in the racing circuit, Pollard had come to understand troubled horses. He was kind to them, avoiding the whip, and his mounts often ...
But most people knew him as “Red,” a nickname he earned for his shock of flame-colored hair. Books as Companions Horse racing is a seasonal sport, and Pollard was always on the move, traveling...
- American Experience
Smith paired the horse with Canadian jockey Red Pollard (1909–1981), who had experience racing in the West and in Mexico. On August 22, 1936, they raced Seabiscuit for the first time.
- Swing On
- Man o' War
Aunque Red seguía perdiendo mucho más a menudo de lo que ganaba, McGirr descubrió en el chico un raro talento que le ayudaría a entrar en la historia de las carreras. Tras años de montar las peores monturas en las peores pistas del circuito de carreras, Pollard había llegado a entender a los caballos con problemas.
1 de mar. de 2015 · Mar 1, 2015. People. Seabiscuit, Red Pollard up. In December 2016, the United States will mark the 75th anniversary of its entry into World War II following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on...
Hace 4 días · “Once a horse gives Seabiscuit the old look-in-the-eye,” Red Pollard, sidelined by an injury, had told Woolf the night before the race, “he begins to run to parts unknown.” That’s just ...
