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Morgan A44957 - 1944-09-25 George Monroe Woolf Jockey portrait at Belmont Park small (2).jpg
This is a photographic portrait of jockey George Woolf. Woolf was the country's leading stakes-winning jockey in both 1942 and 1944. He is perhaps most often remembered for his victory on Seabiscuit in the 1938 match race against War Admiral.…

Cook 875 - 1939-11-01 They're Off at the Starting Gate for the Pimlico Special at Pimlico small.jpg
This photograph features the 1939 Pimlico Special start at Pimlico Race Course.

Branncastle Farm's Louis J. Schaefer-trained Challedon (Eddie Arcaro up) won the Pimlico Special in 1939. Challedon would win the Pimlico Special again in 1940, with…

Triangle - 1938-11-01 Pimlico - crowd shot on Match race day between War Admiral and Seabiscuit at Pimlico.jpg
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.…
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