“Special Agent’s rider hustled him furiously; Pollard tracked him like a tiger.
Rounding into the bend for home, Pollard let a loop of reins slip through his
fingers. Seabiscuit ate up the length of rein, bounding past Special Agent and
leaving Woolf and Indian Broom flat-footed. The race caller yelled, “Here
comes Seabiscuit!” and a joyful shout rose over the track.” (Hillebrand)
A horse race is two or more jockeys riding horses over a set distance. But anyone who has ever watched a movie similar to “The Black Stallion”, “National Velvet”, or “Seabiscuit” knows how thrilling a horse race can be. Televised events like the Kentucky Derby pass along the excitement
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