SEABISCUIT

(foaled 1933), American racehorse (Thoroughbred) who in six seasons (193540) won 33 of 89 races and a total of $437,730, an American Thoroughbred record (broken 1942). A light bay colt sired by Hard Tack (a son of Man o' War) out of Swing On, he developed slowly as a two- and three-year-old. In 1937, however, he ran 1 1/8 miles in a record time of 1:48 4/5 (eventually broken), and in a famous match race in 1938 he defeated War Admiral, winner of the 1937 Triple Crown for three-year-old Thoroughbreds. In his last race he won the $100,000 Santa Anita (Calif.) Handicap and then was retired to stud.