War Admiral & Seabiscuit Match Race

War Admiral & Seabiscuit Match Race

Photography of horse sports

This photograph, taken on November 1, 1938, from the stands, features the match race between War Admiral & Seabiscuit hosted by Pimlico Race Course.

The match race, often dubbed the 'Match of the Century,' drew roughly 40,000 spectators.

Seabiscuit (George Woolf up) bested War Admiral (Charles Kurtsinger up) by four lengths.

1938-11-01

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