Both my girls are related to Seabiscuit, the champion race horse (#25). Violet is directly related to Seabiscuit's dam, Swing On, and both Violet and Hailee are related to Seabiscuit through two family lines, Whisk Broom and Equipoise (#21). Swing On is dam to Brown Biscuit in Violet's family tree. It makes me super happy that Violet is related to Seabiscuit's mom. That's so sweet and cool. My mom, Ann, is super nice. My sister, who is a mom, is super nice. So, I'm just certain that Seabiscuit's mom, Swing On was super nice too.
Whisk Broom (26-10-7-1) is in the Racing Hall of Fame, and he was the U.S. Handicap Triple Crown Winner. In 1913, he was the U.S. Horse of the Year and U.S. Champion Handicap Horse. He raced in both Great Britain and the United States.
Equipoise (51-29-10-4) is known as the Chocolate Soldier, and was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame. He was the Champion 2-year-old colt, and in 1932 and 1933 the Champion Male Handicap Horse. In 1932 and 1933, he was Horse of the Year, and in 1934, he was Champion Male Handicap Horse. He won many races, including the Keene Memorial, Pimlico, the Metropolitan Handicap (1932 and 1933), the Stars and Stripes, the Suburban Handicap, the Whitney Stakes, the Philadelphia Handicap, the Dixie Handicap, and the Whitney Gold Trophy. He set a world record at Arlington Park.
In this photo, you see Seabiscuit (my girls' indirect relation) beating War Admiral (my girls' direct relation) in the famous match race. Can you believe that my horses are a part of this little slice of our American history?
Video footage of the Famous Match Race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral
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