SEABISCUIT

Seabiscuit (American Experience)
$19.99
"Seabiscuit," the American Experience, PBS DVD Video, 60 minutes in length, is an extremely well-done and comprehensive story of the horse that became America's great celebrity during the Depression when horseracing was the number one spectator sport. Dubbed affectionately the Biscuit by her admirers, this documentary traces the rise of a broken-down gawky looking racehorse and her accident-prone, down and out jockey, John "Red" Pollard.
The people in the Depression needed come-from-behind losers to give them hope. Seabiscuit did not have an unbroken string of victories. She was an also-ran in several big races. It was only at the end of his career that the Biscuit on the third try won the Santa Anita Handicap in 1940. Her greatest triumph was winning a match race against the triple-crown winner, War Admiral.
The documentary has very good footage of the races and it brings back memories hearing Clem McCarthy, the legendary NBC racetrack announcer, calling the races. Radio was in its early days, and it became more of a media force because millions of people listened to the races over the airwaves.
The narrative is well-done, and the film hits the highlights in the careers of horse and jockey in a concise and absorbing fashion. It looks and feel authentic. Many docus plod along and are an effort to watch--not this one. It helps to bring the thirties to life: an era that needed heroes and found them in a ungainly horse and a unlucky jockey who evolved into winners and national heroes. This DVD will provide a complementary experience for viewers of the Toby Maguire flick.

Seabiscuit (2-Disc Collector's Set)
$19.98
Seabiscuit was a great horse - few would argue that. This movie does an excellent job of presenting the story of the people surrounding Seabiscuit and then showing how the rather mismatched crew made it all work so well. Wonderful characters, thrilling horse races and a feel-good ending - I watch it whenever it's dreary outside or when I just need a lift. It has become my favorite movie.

Seabiscuit [Blu-ray]
$29.98
Another horse show and good actors Jeff Bridges is great
the story is very good in detail
will watch it again
had seen it before buying so knew I liked it
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Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse
$15.99
Things are tough these days, but in the 1930s things were really tough. One of the things that people used to do for entertainment was going to racetracks to watch their favorite horses race. Seabiscuit was a goofy looking horse and not the likely sort of horse anyone would go to see. He was the type of horse who didn't want to do much of anything except eat and sleep.

"Who would want a racehorse like that?" Not me, but a man named Charles Howard did. "Silent Tom" Smith ended up being his trainer and John "Red" Pollard would be Seabiscuit's jockey. He was a wild and lazy horse, but things began to change because they had faith in him. Red really knew how to train a horse. Beating a horse didn't make sense to him, but being a friend did. Seabiscuit could run like the wind, but could he beat the mighty War Admiral? Red got in an accident the day before the big race. Ooooh, what was going to happen now?!

I loved the excitement of this story and Megan McCarthy's wide-eyed illustrations were humorous and very appealing. The storyline had just the right amount of tension, making it fun and sparkly. Was that big, gangly goofball of a horse actually going to beat the Triple Crown champion? This book is a few lengths ahead of many others of its type in fun department.