Unlikely Rivals War Admiral was a sleek and elegant horse. He had the glistening muscles of a warrior. In contrast, Seabiscuit was low slung and had an awkward gallop.

It was billed as The Race of the Century: a showdown between Seabiscuit and War Admiral, two stellar horses who’d captivated America during the hard times of the day. And Pimlico Race Course was ...

Seabiscuit, ridden by George Woolf, beat War Admiral on November 1, 1938. File Photo courtesy Seabiscuit Heritage Foundation ...

Conway, who will be posthumously inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame on Friday, was the trainer of ...

Seabiscuit and War Admiral were entered to run in the $50,000 Massachusetts Handicap, but just minutes before the race, Seabiscuit was scratched because of a strained tendon on his left foreleg.

BH 100: The Match The meeting between Seabiscuit, War Admiral was covered throughout 1938 By Edward L. Bowen March 26, 2016 ...

Seabiscuit vs. War Admiral: The Greatest Horse Race in History Kat Shehata. Angel Bea Publishing, $15.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-9717843-1-4 ...

It’s War Admiral versus Seabiscuit all over again. And we all know how that one turned out. Adam Goodman is a national Republican media strategist and columnist.

Seabiscuit took the lead, an unaccustomed place for him. War Admiral caught his rival and the two rode side by side to the top of the stretch. Then Seabiscuit sprinted ahead.