Seabiscuit was a champion thoroughbred racehorse in the United States who became the top money-winning racehorse up to the 1940s. He beat the 1937 Triple-Crown winner, War Admiral, by 4 lengths in a 2-horse special at Pimlico and was voted American Horse of the Year for 1938.

When was Seabiscuit's last race?

Winning the Big Cap and reaching the pinnacle of his career, Santa Anita was Seabiscuit's final race. He was retired as horse racing's leading money earner at the time, with winnings that totaled $437,730.

How long did Seabiscuit live?

When Howard's wife Marcella called and told him that Seabiscuit had passed away in 1947, Howard buried his horse in a private spot on the farm that was marked only by an oak tree. He died just three years later on June 6th,1950 of t a heart attack. He was seventy-three years old.