Seabiscuit compiled a record of 89 starts with 33 wins, 15 seconds, and 13 thirds. He won the inaugural Hollywood Gold Cup in 1938, defeated War Admiral in a 1938 match race, and lost the Santa Anita Handicap by a nose in 1937 and 1938 before winning handily on his third attempt in 1940. He was champion older male in 1937 and 1938, Horse of the Year in 1938, became the popular subject of two feature films in 1949 and 2003, and entered the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1958.
