He was out front most of the race, but on the backstretch before the last turn, in an unorthodox move, Seabiscuit’s jockey that day, George Woolf, slowed him down, allowing War Admiral to catch up.

Explained Stevens, "We created the S.S. Seabiscuit, a large 'aircraft carrier' -- actually a big flatbed racing car with mechanical horses on it -- to get jockey close-ups while flying down the ...

who portrayed legendary rider George Woolf in Seabiscuit, remembered Popcorn Deelites as "a star" in the Oscar-nominated film. "He was my go-to guy in all the big scenes," the Hall of Fame jockey ...

if only Seabiscuit can be retrained from his inbred losing ways. And third is the jockey they decide to hire, Johnny "Red" Pollard, so nicknamed because of his hair color. Like Tom, Red has always ...

"Seabiscuit's like a hunk of steel - solid, strong," said George Woolf, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Seabiscuit in the race against War Admiral. The horse also had the heart of a champion.

Kendrick Carmouche has won the 2025 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award in a nationwide vote by his fellow riders. The award, given by Santa Anita since 1950 and named for the Seabiscuit jockey who ...

These jockeys have earned international recognition ... While he is best known for his legendary partnership with Seabiscuit, which led to a famous victory in the 1938 Pimlico Special against ...

Redistricting, the 3-2 favorite in the Seabiscuit, had to take the overland ... connections of owner-breeder George Strawbridge Jr., jockey Vincent Cheminaud, and trainer Jonathan Thomas.

He was out front most of the race, but on the backstretch before the last turn, in an unorthodox move, Seabiscuit’s jockey that day, George Woolf, slowed him down, allowing War Admiral to catch up.

if only Seabiscuit can be retrained from his inbred losing ways. And third is the jockey they decide to hire, Johnny "Red" Pollard, so nicknamed because of his hair color. Like Tom, Red has always ...