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They don't always do it in real life, but this is one story where they did,"says Seabiscuit author Laura Hillenbrand on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. Perhaps no horse in the 20th century ...

Charles Howard invented sports marketing. He would woo the press every chance he got. He didn’t want for this horse only to be successful — he wanted him to be a superstar in America. He knew ...