Race horse Seabiscuit wearing a blanket after winning the Santa Anita Handicap mile and a quarter race in record time, Arcadia, March 2, 1940

Title: Race horse Seabiscuit wearing a blanket after winning the Santa Anita Handicap mile and a quarter race in record time, Arcadia, March 2, 1940
Date Created: March 2, 1940
Date: 1940-03-02
Publisher: Los Angeles Daily News
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description: Race horse Seabiscuit wearing a blanket after winning the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap and setting a new track record for the mile and a quarter race. The Los Angeles Times called it “the most popular victory in the history of western racing.” Seabiscuit’s victory received a rousing ovation from the 74,000 spectators
Caption: Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Seabiscuit
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Santa Anita $100,000 race; 3-2-40; Seabiscuit the winner

Genre: news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Names: Santa Anita Park (Arcadia, Calif.)
Seabiscuit (Race horse)
Location: Arcadia (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Horse racing--California--Arcadia
Victories--American--California--Arcadia
Race horses
Stables--California--Arcadia
Sports

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002805ch
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Rights Country: US
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
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