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"And now friends, here's that well known sports commentator Fred Baker who's subject this afternoon is the race of the century"
"Hello everybody, it won't be long now till we know which is the champion of all champions. War Admiral or Seabiscuit. The Easterners are prepared to bet their wall street holdings on this great Riddle three year old, while the westerners are declaring that the gold in them thar hills is called Seabiscuit. I've studied the record of both horses very carefully, here's my advice, if you want the winner, bet on both of them. One thing is certain at any rate, it'll be settled this afternoon down in Maryland. Each horse will be carry's 120 pounds. They'll race for $15,000 winner take all after a walk up start. That's why all roads today lead to Pimlico " Fred Baker"
At Baltimores Pimlico track, the program tells the story. Seabiscuit vs War Admiral
ONE MILE AND THREE SIXTEENTHS
WAR ADMIRAL
Owner- S. D . Riddle
Trainer- Geo. Conway
Jockey-C. Kurtsinger
Black, yellow sash, yellow hoops on sleeve and black cap.
Br.e.4--Man O' War-Brush Up*
SEABISCUIT
Owner- C.S. Howard
Trainer- Shawn O'Hara
Jockey- G Woolf
Red, white triangle "H" on back. White sleeves, red and white cap.
Br.h.5- Hard Tack-Swing On*
"This one is destined to become one of the outstanding horse races of all time. The betting is heavy on the first match race in almost a century between horses of the same blood. Its just about time. The great crowd waits anxiously. Its to be a walk up start, no gate. War Admiral breaks first but no go, false start. Easy boys, steady now. Their together AND THEIR OFF. AND WAR ADMIRAL ON THE INSIDE BREAKS TO HIS USUAL FAST START AND JOCKEY WOOLF GOES TO HIS WHIP ON SEABISCUIT. HE'S OUT TO BEAT THE ADMIRAL AT HIS OWN GAME. RIDING THE BISCUIT TO THE FRONT, HE TAKES THE THE LEAD OVER THE TRAILING WAR ADMIRAL AS WE GO INTO THE FIRST TURN. RACING FANS ARE STUNNED. NONE BELIEVED THAT SEABISCUIT POSSESED THE SPEED TO OUT RUN SO FAST A HORSE AS WAR ADMIRAL. BUT HERE HE IS DOING IT. BUT NOW WAR ADMIRAL ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE AND THEY GLIDE DOWN THE BACK STRETCH WITH GROUND BEATING STRIDES. AND JOCKEY KURTSINGER CALLS ON THE ADMIRAL FOR MORE SPEED. AND THERE HE GOES, HE'S CATCHING THE BISCUIT. HE'S GOT HIM NOW AND THE BATTLE IS ON. THEY RUN NECK AND NECK LIKE A TEAM HARNESED. THIS IS ONE OF THE FASTEST STAGES OF THE RACE. THE CROWD ROARS AS JOCKEY WOOLF RELENTLESSLY URGES SEABISCUIT TO THE LIMIT. NONE BUT A WONDERFULLY GAME THOROUGHBRED CAN STAND A GRUELLING DRIVE LIKE THIS. RACING FANS KNOW THAT ONE OR THE OTHER OF THESE MAGNIFICENT THOROUGHBREDS MUST CRACK. THEY WATCH BREATHLESSLY WONDERING WHICH IT WILL BE. WILL IT BE WAR ADMIRAL OR WILL IT BE THE BISCUIT. BUT WHICH EVER IT IS, THE CROWD IS SEEING ONE OF THE GREATEST HORSE RACES OF ALL TIME, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. ONLY ABOUT 400 YARDS TO COME AS THEY HEAD TO THE HOME STRETCH. KURTSINGER GOES TO THE WHIP ON WAR ADMIRAL RUNNING ON THE OUTSIDE. NOW ITS DO OR DIE. JOCKEY AGAINST JOCKEY, TRUE THOROUGHBRED AGAINST TRUE THOROUGHBRED AND ITS THE BLOOD OF MAN O' WAR. HIS GRANDSON NEXT TO THE RAIL
HIS SON ON THE OUTSIDE. NO MORE IS IT SPEED, NOW IT'S HEART, AND STAMINA AND SEABISCUIT PULLS AWAY WITH POWERFUL STRIDES AS THE BIG CALIFORNIA 5 YEAR OLD, VETERAN OF 83 HARD FOUGHT RACES SAYS CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.. ITS SEABISCUIT UNDER THE WIRE 4 LENGTHS AHEAD TO PROVE HIMSELF AMERICAS UNDISPUTED THOROUGHBRED CHAMPION".
November 1st, 1938 at Pimlico was the only time these two horses competed together
"Hello everybody, it won't be long now till we know which is the champion of all champions. War Admiral or Seabiscuit. The Easterners are prepared to bet their wall street holdings on this great Riddle three year old, while the westerners are declaring that the gold in them thar hills is called Seabiscuit. I've studied the record of both horses very carefully, here's my advice, if you want the winner, bet on both of them. One thing is certain at any rate, it'll be settled this afternoon down in Maryland. Each horse will be carry's 120 pounds. They'll race for $15,000 winner take all after a walk up start. That's why all roads today lead to Pimlico " Fred Baker"
At Baltimores Pimlico track, the program tells the story. Seabiscuit vs War Admiral
ONE MILE AND THREE SIXTEENTHS
WAR ADMIRAL
Owner- S. D . Riddle
Trainer- Geo. Conway
Jockey-C. Kurtsinger
Black, yellow sash, yellow hoops on sleeve and black cap.
Br.e.4--Man O' War-Brush Up*
SEABISCUIT
Owner- C.S. Howard
Trainer- Shawn O'Hara
Jockey- G Woolf
Red, white triangle "H" on back. White sleeves, red and white cap.
Br.h.5- Hard Tack-Swing On*
"This one is destined to become one of the outstanding horse races of all time. The betting is heavy on the first match race in almost a century between horses of the same blood. Its just about time. The great crowd waits anxiously. Its to be a walk up start, no gate. War Admiral breaks first but no go, false start. Easy boys, steady now. Their together AND THEIR OFF. AND WAR ADMIRAL ON THE INSIDE BREAKS TO HIS USUAL FAST START AND JOCKEY WOOLF GOES TO HIS WHIP ON SEABISCUIT. HE'S OUT TO BEAT THE ADMIRAL AT HIS OWN GAME. RIDING THE BISCUIT TO THE FRONT, HE TAKES THE THE LEAD OVER THE TRAILING WAR ADMIRAL AS WE GO INTO THE FIRST TURN. RACING FANS ARE STUNNED. NONE BELIEVED THAT SEABISCUIT POSSESED THE SPEED TO OUT RUN SO FAST A HORSE AS WAR ADMIRAL. BUT HERE HE IS DOING IT. BUT NOW WAR ADMIRAL ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE AND THEY GLIDE DOWN THE BACK STRETCH WITH GROUND BEATING STRIDES. AND JOCKEY KURTSINGER CALLS ON THE ADMIRAL FOR MORE SPEED. AND THERE HE GOES, HE'S CATCHING THE BISCUIT. HE'S GOT HIM NOW AND THE BATTLE IS ON. THEY RUN NECK AND NECK LIKE A TEAM HARNESED. THIS IS ONE OF THE FASTEST STAGES OF THE RACE. THE CROWD ROARS AS JOCKEY WOOLF RELENTLESSLY URGES SEABISCUIT TO THE LIMIT. NONE BUT A WONDERFULLY GAME THOROUGHBRED CAN STAND A GRUELLING DRIVE LIKE THIS. RACING FANS KNOW THAT ONE OR THE OTHER OF THESE MAGNIFICENT THOROUGHBREDS MUST CRACK. THEY WATCH BREATHLESSLY WONDERING WHICH IT WILL BE. WILL IT BE WAR ADMIRAL OR WILL IT BE THE BISCUIT. BUT WHICH EVER IT IS, THE CROWD IS SEEING ONE OF THE GREATEST HORSE RACES OF ALL TIME, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. ONLY ABOUT 400 YARDS TO COME AS THEY HEAD TO THE HOME STRETCH. KURTSINGER GOES TO THE WHIP ON WAR ADMIRAL RUNNING ON THE OUTSIDE. NOW ITS DO OR DIE. JOCKEY AGAINST JOCKEY, TRUE THOROUGHBRED AGAINST TRUE THOROUGHBRED AND ITS THE BLOOD OF MAN O' WAR. HIS GRANDSON NEXT TO THE RAIL
HIS SON ON THE OUTSIDE. NO MORE IS IT SPEED, NOW IT'S HEART, AND STAMINA AND SEABISCUIT PULLS AWAY WITH POWERFUL STRIDES AS THE BIG CALIFORNIA 5 YEAR OLD, VETERAN OF 83 HARD FOUGHT RACES SAYS CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.. ITS SEABISCUIT UNDER THE WIRE 4 LENGTHS AHEAD TO PROVE HIMSELF AMERICAS UNDISPUTED THOROUGHBRED CHAMPION".
November 1st, 1938 at Pimlico was the only time these two horses competed together