Fun Fact: The companions Seabiscuit is given to calm him down were actually used in real life. The stray dog was named Pocatell. The female horse, Pumpkin, would accompany him to all his races through out his racing career. Also, since you reacted to "Seabiscuit" you now have to react to "Secretariat" (2010), it's a awesome movie.

Seabiscuit and Secretariat are both true stories. I was a kid when Secretariat was racing. He was incredible!

Never apologize for being emotional. Half of the fun of watching your reactions is reliving those emotions we felt during the movies through you :)

Seabiscuit was a big deal during the Great Depression. I love they way they did this movie like a documentary.

Fun fact. War Admiral is Seabiscuit's uncle. War Admiral was sired by Man o' War, Seabiscuit's grand-sire.

"Is it the horse or the jockey?" If they win, the horse did it. If they lose, the jockey did it! -EVERY horse owner/trainer.

Seabiscuit was such a special horse. He was small but had an amazing spirit. He rallied a nation during a time when people needed it the most. Secretariat should be next. He was also just phenomenal.

Best line in this movie… you don’t throw away a whole life because it’s a little banged up

I was surprised to find that the actor who played George Wolf was a real jockey who was even better than the real George Wolf and has an unreal amount of wins. You'd have thought he'd been acting his whole life. I loved the part at the end where he pulls back to ride along Red and Seabiscuit to help him get the spark he needed to win the race.

Four lost souls come together, The owner, the jockey, the trainer, the horse. "you don't throw a whole life away just because it's banged up a little". Top ten movie in my life.

Horses are great animals and special friends. My granddaughter's first ride was when she was 3yrs old and she still remembers that ride. Everyone deserves the chance to fall in love with a 400kg friend :) Best horse movies beside Seabiscuit, Secretariat, The Black Stallion (w/Mickey Rooney), War Horse, Hidalgo, maybe National Velvet "1944" (also w/Mickey Rooney), a little known Justin Morgan Had a Horse "1972" (from Disney, back before they started producing only garbage).

Horses have their psychologies. I don't know if Cassie is going to watch "Secretariat," but Secretariat had an interesting psychological story. In his very first race, right out of the gate he was cut off by another horse doing an illegal maneuver and collided hard with another horse, almost falling. For the rest of his career, he was afraid to come out of the gate fast and hated running in crowds, which made it all the more fascinating that he became what most people consider the greatest racehorse ever. In all three of his most legendary races -- the 1973 Belmont, 1973 Preakness, and 1973 Kentucky Derby, collectively the "Triple Crown" -- he came out of the gate cautiously in last place, well behind the pack, and passed everybody by running to the outside of the pack which is the longest distance around the track, yet still holds the record for fastest time in all three races even to this day, fifty years later. (You can watch TV broadcasts of all three races on KZfaq). It's interesting to wonder if he might have run those races even faster without that phobia, or if that phobia was actually part of what made him so great.

The narrator is David McCullough, who wrote some excellent historical books. He also narrated Ken Burns "The Civil War" documentaries. There's a classic horse movie called "National Velvet" you might like. It stars a very young Elizabeth Taylor.

No one ever thinks of "The Man from Snowy River" as being a "horse" movie, but it is! I think you may like that one too! Of course, Hidalgo is one you have to watch! In real life Viggo Mortensen is a true horse lover in the sense that he fights to preserve natural horse ranges, especially the American Wild Mustangs! He loves horses so much that he formed his own publishing company, Perceval Press, to publish an homage to horses, "The Horse is Good!" This relationship spills over into his roles where his costars and he form a true relationship and bond that is truly special to see! And, yeah, this movie was good too.... But, with Mother's Day around the corner, I wonder why your mom didn't guest in this video...

The book is even better, it explains a lot more. When Charles and Marcella Howard first bought Seabiscuit and entrusted him to trainer Tom Smith, Seabiscuit spent almost all of his time in the stall pacing, nervous and cantankerous. He lunged with bared teeth at anyone passing his stall and ate so little that he was 200 pounds (90 kilograms) underweight. In hopes of calming him, Tom Smith sought out a companion animal. The first unfortunate stall mate was a goat, who Seabiscuit promptly picked up with his teeth and tossed over the stable door! So Smith brought in Pumpkin, who was big enough to stand up for himself. The two horses got on so well that Smith promptly knocked out the wall between the two stables, so they could live together. From that day on, Pumpkin and Seabiscuit went almost everywhere together, stabled either together or in neighboring stalls. Pumpkin was a steady shoulder to lean on - or knock into - when the trackside commotion got a touch too rowdy, and a friend to return to after sailing past the finish line. It’s very possible that without Pumpkin, Seabiscuit would never have become the legend we remember today.

As someone who grew up on a farm with horses I can tell you they are the most gentle giants you'll ever meet as long as their owners are good to them. And yes..they love to run. Its just what they do. This movie always makes me miss having horses.

I've watched this movie close to 50 times. Seabiscuit is an American hero. There are several documentarys about Seabiscuit on youtube and of course Lara Hillenbrand's book about seabiscuit that brought all this about in the first place. BTW the actor playing George Wolff isn"t a typical actor, he is Gary Stevens, hall of fame race jockey and winner of 3 Kentucky Derbys, the last of which was on Silver Charm who just celebrated his 29th birthday at Old Friends Farm in Georgetown Kentucky. And the jockey playing Charlie Kurtsinger, who was War Admirals jockey, was played by Chris McCarron who also designed all the racing scenes for the movie, and also happened to be a hall of fame race jockey to win two Kentucky Derbys.

Cassie, you are either a Meryl Streep quality actress or perhaps just the sweetest most genuine person on KZfaq. Either way, you deserve all of your fandom. Stay gold Cassie. 😊

“It was the beginning and the end of imagination all at the same time “. Love that line.

She said “short herbs” 😂 I’ve never met a man in my whole life that would know knowingly eat short herbs. 😂 I will be riding that laughter like Seabiscuit for the rest of the week. I just want to give this woman’s parents a hug and say Thank you. They broke the mold with you Cassie.

In case anyone is interested, War Admiral was Seabiscuit's uncle. War Admiral's father (or sire) was Man O' War. Man O' War also fathered Hard Tack and one of Hard Tack's offspring was Seabiscuit. Small world, big heart. PS - Please watch Secretariat. Big Red (Secretariat's nickname) was undoubtedly the best three year old Triple Crown winner in American history.

Cassie, you asked whether it's the horse or the jockey. The Seabiscuit book discusses this in detail, and it's fascinating. It's a little of both. Horses have "personalities" and their own psychology, and a good jockey gets the best out of the horse. Even during a race, a good jockey can "read" the horse and know when it's feisty and ready to be pushed or if it feels intimidated by the other horses and respond properly. The book describes the climactic race against War Admiral in detail, and when the two horses were riding along each other, Seabiscuit and War Admiral stared each other eye-to-eye at full speed, and after several seconds of staring, War Admiral gave a small lurch, and Seabiscuit's jockey knew he had won because War Admiral had psychologically "blinked" and it was over. In fact, the book notes that after that War Admiral never won a race again, not because he wasn't as fast or strong, but because he developed a phobia about racing.

Secretariat is simply the greatest race horse that ever lived. He holds the fastest times STILL in all three triple crown races and his victory in the Belmont Stakes is the thing of legends.

About whips in horse racing. Back then, whips were often use as a source of pain so the horses would go faster and I have read stories about horses coming out of races with welts, cuts and sometimes even bleeding. (I'm 59 and have been a total racing fan since the age of 8). However, now, whips are designed differently. They have much larger flaps on the ends, designed to make a loud pop sound, and to spread the impact of the hit, so the horses respond to the sound. Jockeys are Required to only use the whip in limited ways, such as: If a horse is slowing up, a jockey can't just keep hitting it. A horse can only be hit so many times in a certain amount of distance from the wire, and the jockey has to hit in rhythm of the horse's stride, and not just wheal away on a horse with the whip as fast has he can. Also, a jockey will be sanctioned, via fine, or suspended from racing for a short time, if he should leave marks on the horses, such was welts, and cuts....or if it's determined he used the whip to punish, rather than encourage a horse in regards to regulations. A whip can also help steer a horse, or get them to switch leads. For example, say a horse starts to veer out - the jockey can tap the horse on the right flank to make it stop or go back to the left a little bit and run straight. That tap, could save lives, if another horse on the outside is coming up....and could clip heels or slam into the horse not running straight. Also, when horses run, they will often run, throwing out what is called a 'lead' front leg. But if they run on that lead leg all through a race, they can tire it out. So, the jockey with the whip and a weight shift, can often get the horse to do kind of a 'skip' and switch leads. So now the fresher front leg is leading. One of my all time favorite race horses, Alydar...had a bad problem with switching leads...which often happens coming off the corner and into the home stretch for the wire. He was a great horse, but could have probably been even greater if he had learned to do that lead change.

I forgot how much I loved this movie. Thanks for letting us watch it with you!! ❤️

I know you had to love this movie, it's my all time favorite equestrian film!! Secretariat is number 2! Can't wait to see your reaction!

"Seabiscuit" by Laura Hillenbrand is the excellent book upon which this movie was based. It investigated a little more deeply the conditions under which jockeys lived and worked. But it is indeed the relationship between the owner, trainer, jockey, and horse that is the heart of this story. The movie is is a great adaptation of that material. I also recommend "Secrtariat." While the trials and tribulations were not as dire, it is the story of an incredible horse.

I counted about 8-times that you were brought to tears in this movie, probably more that weren’t in the final edit. This is the sign of a great movie. It touches people in their heart. Seabiscuit is in my Top Five favorite movies.

"you don't throw a whole life away just 'cause it's banged up a little bit" this is one of my favorite movies (i even own the dvd). who would've thought i would be so attached to a 'horse movie' ;)

I love this movie so much! 😭 And it seems barely anybody has seen it! It’s got so much heart and it would take a hardened soul not to catch a lump in their throat or a glassy eye at some point in this film. Biscuit ❤️

Don't apologize for crying.. It shows your beautiful heart. The Black Stallion /The Black Stallion Returns were my favorite books turned movies as a kid. My grandfather raced harness when I was a kid. He taught all of us how to act around horses, how to stay on, and how to brush the dirt off your butt and get right back on if you fell or where thrown off. He passed when I was 10, and I missed the horse talk. Some other great horse movies that you could add to your list: Phar Lap Secretariat National Velvet/ International Velvet Sylvester Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

27:08 - The movie implies it, yes. Though in reality, it happened due to an accident. Red was exercising a horse one morning and another horse kicked something up that hit him on his head. That’s how he became blind, and that I think is why he struggled as a jockey. Before the accident, he was winning about 10% of his races. Afterwards, he barely won until he started riding Seabiscuit.

Hidalgo is a great story. Black Stallion is one of the most beautiful movies ever made. Both would be a great choice.

“THE BLACK STALLION” Is also a beautiful movie,beautiful horse , beautiful story,beautiful scenery in the beginning.

“Can’t they just race for fun?” That’s why we love Cassie.

“Secretariat” you have to watch that he is the greatest horse of all Time by far . plus you will love it ! Oh yes and also you watch them in the right order after you watch Seabiscuit and understand racing a little bit you’ll be able to appreciate just how unbelievable Secrateriat truly was !!

The Black Stallion is a work of art! You would love that film! It's not as well known as the Secretariat, or Hildago both of which are amazing in their own right. Please do the horse poll again they're amazing choices.

No matter how many times I watch this movie it brings tears to my eyes.

Hi Cassie, having lived around horses from childhood (unlike other self-proclaimed 'experts'), once you get to know a few of these magnificent creatures, you know that they don't like running, they LOVE running! They were born to it. In a way, anatomically, they're a barrel of lungs (for distance), attached to long running legs, long and skinny for the optimal angles, and back legs designed for pure power. Plus, they're herd animals, so they're extremely social, and literally perpetuate their species by running in groups in the same direction. When a horse runs, with his or her place in the herd set by their abilities, in the clear sunshine, air blowing, keeping a social order even at speed, going flat out as fast as they can, they're not running anymore. They're flying!

When you stopped to ask if you ever feel bad for them running. Some of them live for it. (Not even race horses). I rode a Quarterhorse paint when I was a kid (10 or so).He was given to me by an uncle. Already a 12 year old horse; smart and so fast. God did we run. There was nothing he loved better. You can feel it if you have a deep enough relationship with them. It’s similar to having a big loving dog. They see you and understand you. I’d never push him too far bc he’d let me know if he was tired. But I promise, he lived for it. His name was King Tut. He was a legend. And I miss him every day.

Secretariat, the greatest horse of all time and a true story. Hidalgo is a great movie too.

Being from Kentucky as I am just makes you love horse racing. The Bluegrass region of my home state is just full of horses. So many great stories about Kentucky horses. Seabiscuit did come from the west coast but he was born and bred in the Bluegrass. He truly is a American hero. This is a great movie.

I like how the fan blowing your hair complimented the scenes of horse racing, very immersive 😂

Nice review Cassie. Now that you've watched one true life horse movie time to see another SECRETARIAT. Biscuit was the little engine that could; perfect for the time in history. Secretariat is the greatest horse of all time. Owned by a smart woman and raced to perfection. Secretariat next for sure.

Hey! I almost forgot there is a classic film that no one has mentioned- "National Velvet". It includes a cast of young Elizabeth Taylor, and Mickey Rooney. This is a movie that Cassie would love...

When Charles Howard's son died there was no hospital available in the area that might have possibly saved him, so Howard financed a hospital in the nearest town. It is still in operation today in the small town of Willits in N. California.

Read the book, Laura Hillenbrand is one of the greatest writers of our time. She also wrote "Unbroken" which is another phenomenal book and story. Both "Unbroken" and "Seabiscuit" are based on true stories, which in my mind makes them more compelling.

One of my all time favorite movies. I remember seeing this in the theater and everyone clapping at the end when biscuit wins again.

Cassie, I swear nothing gets me choked up these days, but then you are just beaming there with your tears of joy and it’s more contagious than Covid.

Secretariat may have been the greatest horse to do it, but the movie about Seabiscuit is absolutely my favorite horse movie of all time. He was the little engine who could..The heart of a big champion. I get emotional everytime with this movie. Love Seabiscuit. ❤❤

No apologies needed! This film makes me cry every time. I think it's a beautifully told story, and I love how the three stories (Charles, Tom and "Red"/Johnny) all come together as one overall story. I think that they all changed -- Charles found renewed life and hope in his wonderful new wife and in Seabiscuit as a venture, Tom became less of a recluse and part of the team (while still being his awesome self), and Red found family again in a different place and support when he needed it. And Seabiscuit found a home and people who cared about him beyond whether or not he could race. Great story, plus pretty pretty horses. What's not to love about this film? 😄😊🏇

Can't begin to tell you how excited was to see you were watching my most favorite horse movie. I first fell in love with the book by Laura Hildebrand, and was so excited to learn it was made into a movie. I loved the film right off the bat, and just never tire of watching it! Thank you for letting us watch along with you! Next horsie movie has to be Secretariat. Another phenomenal film and horse!

Just a great movie. . . Never be sorry for being emotional. . That's why we're all here . .

Seabiscuit was the Grandson of one of the greatest horses (not better than Secretariat) Man o War. War Admiral was the son of Man o War. When Seabiscuit won the match race Wolf the jockey yelled to the other jockey War Admiral became a Rear Admiral. A rear Admiral is a rank in the navy so it was a great play on words as a put down.

With the horse racing Tripe Crown currently under way, you have to watch the greatest Triple Crown runner ever in Secretariat. Absolutely wonderful movie, but really brings appreciation to the GOAT horse, hands down.

To show how great Secretariat was, He would have beaten Rich Strike by 16 lengths in this years Kentucky Derby! Only horse to ever have run under two minutes! Still holds the records of all three Triple Crown races!! Won the Belmont by 31 lengtths!!! A good movie for a future viewing. I really love your emotional reactions; I'm a 73 year old Viet Nam Veteran and I cried as well. Seabiscuit goes to show how you can never measure one's heart!! Be safe Little Girl and God Bless you and your Sister.

I'll take corny and inspirational over moody and over-dramatic every second of every day, ESPECIALLY in these horrific times!! Thank you and your dear heart for sharing your reactions! I feel much the same, every time I see this film!

"You don't throw a whole life away just 'cause he's banged up a little." That's the whole theme of the movie!

The horse that played Seabiscuit’s stablemate “Pumpkin” in the film was owned by a friend of one my good friends.

Since you liked this movies so well, I strongly suggest that you watch the movie Secretariat. That horse was a TRUE champion.

This movie was directed by Gary Ross, and if you want another film of his to watch, try Pleasantville. It also stars Tobey Maguire along with Reese Witherspoon, and you will absolutely love it.

Never seen the Canadian girl so emotional so often. I feel the same way every time I watch it. Seabiscuit is buried just north of me in Willits, CA. One can tour the barn and grounds.

I’ve ridden a ton of horses (50+) over the last twenty five years, show ring, trails all of it. Almost all of the the other movies you’ve mentioned in the intro are great movies and well worth a watch. That said I’m sure you’re gonna get a few “man from snowy river” recommendations here too. It’s one of the cruelest movies (even after all the trip wire movies in the past) about horses ever made and it’s a brutal watch if you know anything about horses and care about them. As ever though, your channel is a wonderful and uplifting breath of fresh air. This is such a good movie about how all of us can rescue each other and you might wanna try “The Horse Whisperer” sometime too. Thanks for what you do. Best fetchin’ reactions on KZfaq.

I promise you, you got emotional on this you'll get so much more emotional for Secretariat! It's a amazing! And just like seabiscuit, it's also a true story.

a real gem of a movie. I cry every time, even while watching your reaction.

You made me laugh.... AGAIN. This time it was when you asked "If someone wants to be a jockey, do they just try to become shorter?" Yogi Berra could not have spoken a more unique sentence. You are one of a kind, and you have a sincere and good heart. Everyone who watches your channel knows this. I'm just speaking for the group, as they say. Thanks for being 'you' and having no pretense; just diving into the movies !

I am so glad Seabiscuit won the horse movie poll! This is one of my all-time favorite movies. Although, he was a horse, he was a hero during a time when a hero was needed most. Secretariet was a great horse, without a doubt, and the movie was good, but Seabiscuit is about the horse, the depression, and the people who were "broken" all brought together in hope. Great reaction!

Wonderful reaction full of genuine emotions. But this was my favorite moment-- Cassie: "Ok, my question: If you're short..., do you become a jockey??" "Or... do you want to be a jockey and then do something... to make yourself short?? Is there's some kind of herb??"😄😆🤣😂 That killed me!!😆😂

In England there was a horse named Aldaniti, who everyone thought was washed-up. There was also a jockey called Bob Champion, cancer sufferer. They were paired up and had great success. The movie about them titled "Champions" is one of my top horse movies, partly because I saw them race. I love true stories of courage.

Her naivete and innocence is hard to comprehend but refreshing.

Hi Cassie, this was a beautiful, moving reaction. A few comments: 1) 4:25: "Is that The Dude?".....Indeed it is.....Jeff Bridges has a brother (Beau) and father (Lloyd) who are also actors. Jeff is in another movie with a car angle (Tucker: The Man and His Dream). Very good movie. 2) 8:17: "This is the Great Depression?"......Yes, Seabiscuit was an inspiration to millions of people during this very difficult time. 3) 18:58: "Do you ever feel sorry for the horses watching them run?" Race horses are born and bred to run. Millions of dollars are spent on these elite horses. They are carefully looked after. 4) The movie "Secretariat" is a must watch. He is the greatest thoroughbred who ever lived. His performance at the 1973 Belmont Stakes was so dominating it defies belief. His time still stands as the fastest ever at Belmont.

This is a favorite of mine. Just a special story, well-acted, and lovingly rendered on screen. I cry every time - even cried during your reaction

A family friend of mine saw the Seabiscut/War Admiral race in Baltimore when he was a kid. I don’t think there was a person on the plant he didn’t tell about being there when it happened.

Don’t apologize for being emotional. It’s part of what makes you who you are. Trivia: After the match race, Johnny “Red” Pollard was quoted as saying, “The ‘Biscuit just turned War Admiral into a Rear Admiral.”

This movie is based on a book written by Laura Hillenbrand. As she was researching for this book she kept coming across stories about a man, Louis Zamperini, that could only lose in a race to Seabiscuit. That man actually had an incredible story of his own, so she eventually wrote a 2nd book about him called Unbroken. They made a movie based on that book a few years ago too, definitely worth checking out.

Can't help but love a good horse movie. My grandfather used to talk about Seabiscuit. June 9th, 2023 makes the 50th anniversary of Secretariat's phenomenal Belmont Stakes victory (I'm getting choked up right now). He was GOD's OWN HORSE - at around 1:25 into the race, announcer Chic Anderson declares "...he is MOVING like a treMENDous MACHINE!" - gets me every time. I remember watching it on Live TV. If you've never seen that classic sports film footage announced by Chic Anderson, you ain't seen nothing. He estimated the lead was 25 lengths, when in reality he was 31 lengths ahead of the next horse! When 'Big Red' died, his autopsy revealed his heart was indeed TWO AND A HALF TIMES LARGER than the average horse. Those Triple Crown record times still hold up, for that horse who was indeed 'all heart'.

Seabiscuit is such an incredible underdog story. Would love to see you react to another underdog story, Miracle (2003). It’s very timely, as well.

This is one of the few movies I've been to where the audience not only clapped at the end, but cheered. That was such an experience!

Horses are born to run. If a horse doesn't want to do something, it ain't doing it. Seabiscuit's grandfather was Man 'O' War, who was also War Admiral's father. There was a list compiled in the early 2000s of the greatest race horses of all time. Seabiscuit was number 25, while Man 'O' War was number 1 and War Admiral was number 12. I think you should watch Hildago and The Man from Snowy River.

💫I reckon Cassie would enjoy "Tucker: The Man and His Dream" (1988) too. Also starring Jeff Bridges playing a kind of similar character, also an inspirational "little guy" story based on true history, also a very well made movie that's kind of gotten lost in the shuffle. By the way, a horse movie poll really ought to include "National Velvet" (1944), famously one of the granddaddies of this sub-genre and the movie that made young Elizabeth Taylor a star. It's even in color. 🙂

Secretariat is also an amazing film, though I do prefer Seabiscuit. It’s much more emotional. Anyway, can’t wait for this reaction. 😃 Edit: This is 100% based on a true story. There were a few race details that they altered for creative purposes, but nothing major. If I remember correctly, Seabiscuit entered and won a few more races after defeating War Admiral before rupturing his ligament. Then the final race of the movie portrayed Seabiscuit coming all the way from behind to win. In actuality, he was not that far back before coming back and winning that race.

I love Seabiscuit because it's about what Tom Smith said "you don't throw a life away because they're banged up a little." They all helped each other and stuck with each other even when things were down. Beautiful sentiment. And a true story.

In Australia, the biggest horse race is the Melbourne Cup. Raced in November every year. And in 2020, the jockey who won was one of my old school friends. I didn’t even know he was in the race.

I'm not crying; you're crying! I've seen this movie 6 or 7 times (it's on right now on Showtime), and I *think* I can make it through finally without crying. Maybe. However, watching your reaction seeing it for the first time had the tears streaming down my cheeks once again. Very sweet, thank you! 😂

Seabiscuit was the movie I watched instead of having a "Bachelors Party" and the last movie I watched with my brother. The friendship between Red and The Iceman is what resonated with me most, in the almost 20 years since watching this great movie

This is one of my all time favorite movies too. I was so happy when I saw you were going to react to it. There is so much inspiration throughout all of the good and bad, it really tears at your heart strings. The fact that it’s a true story just makes it all the more remarkable. I knew you would love it. Thanks for your reaction!

My all-time favorite horse racing movie! It still resonates with me 20 years later. Seabiscuit was and still is a champion for the underdog. I have seen this movie dozens of times, and I still get emotional just like you. ❤❤❤❤❤

If you visit the Santa Anita racetrack, Seabiscuit's old stomping grounds in Southern California, Seabiscuit's statue is there ready to greet you. You can even kind of see it in the movie during the scenes where they showed shots of Santa Anita, but the camera angles and edits were done in such a way that you won't really notice that it's there unless you know where to look, because, obviously, the statue's not supposed to be there yet during that time period. Also, back when I went in there to visit (which was well over 10 years ago now) if you go inside and cross the racetrack all the way in, there's a little "petting zoo" sort of setup where they have one of the actual "actor horses" portraying Seabiscuit in the movie, and he was even wearing Seabiscuit's colors, and everything! I think they used, like, six or seven different horses to portray him while making the movie? But anyway, he's tiny! You can really see the difference in size between him, i.e., the "Seabiscuit stunt-double", and all of the other various thoroughbreds that were running during that day's race.

Saw this in the theater. It's underrated and more people should see this so I'm glad you did it and hope it brings more to watch it.

Sea Biscuit and Secretariat are both awesome.

Every single horse movie you mentioned is a gem, and you should watch them all. When all my kids were little, we had a mini farm, with cats, dogs, pigs, cows, horses, and any other creatures my nine kids could rustle up from God’s green earth (aka snakes, lizards, enoles, newts, beetles, crickets, etc). Our horses were called the Geriatric Squad, because we always bought old, calm horses that would be good with the kids. Those precious memories are beyond compare.

If you paid attention, the horses Seabiscuit and War Admiral are actually related. War Admiral was a son of Man O' War and Seabiscuit was a grandson, having been sired by Hard Tack. So the two horses are uncle and nephew. Most, if not all of Man O' War's sons had sailing ship themed names and Seabiscuit's name was a play on Hard Tack's. Hard Tack was a flour, salt and water biscuit, kind of a substitute for bread, eaten on sailing ships and by armies. Champion horses are put out to stud after their racing careers and that's where the big money comes in.

Your reactions are always so genuine and such a joy to watch! This one was outstanding!

The movie is great, but didnt show how truly amazing he was. A lot of his races were "handicapped". They put weight in the saddle bags of the good horses. Seabiscuit carried as much as 35 pounds of extra weight and still won race after race. Just an example, love the movie and loved horse!

Combination of them both. It's like loving your dog and your dog loving you. Same thing with a horse. Just bigger dogs. Need love attention and care. Best friends for life. Seabiscut was one of the best short distance race horses ever. So was Secretariat and for your eaalster egg all the horse movies are true stories

True story of Seabiscuit and I think the movie was inspired by the book Red Pollards daughter wrote. Both Seabiscuit and Secretariat had hearts that were extremely large (called the X Gene). I just saw an interview with the 4th. generation owner of Claiborne Farm where Secretariat is buried at his autopsy his heart weighed 21 lbs. and the average thoroughbred horse is around 7-8 lbs. and that is also the farm where Seabiscuit was born.

Australia had a race horse that won the heart of the nation during the same years. His name was Phar Lap. They made a movie about him too. You should check it out.

After little Frankie died on the car accident, charles build a hospital in the area (Northern California) and named it after his Frankie. Frank R. Howard Hospital. Frankie's injuries were survivable, if he could have gotten to a hospital. There is a statue of Seabiscuit in ftont of rhe hospital.

Laura Hillenbrand’s writing in the book this movie is based is phenomenal and the way she tells the story of this horse, these people, and this era is more incredible even as good as this movie is.

I love horses! My dad bought me lessons for mmy 9th birthday and I did it for about a year and a half until i started karate. I LOVE Scretariat! I cry EVERY time. Ive actually never seen this movie so im glad to be watching a shortened version. If i like it ill find time to watch the full length.