Seabiscuit is about a surprisingly small horse that had crooked legs, and was considered a bad-racing horse, and how he became America's lift during the great depression by making a comeback that no one even imagined was possible. The horse was ridden by a jockey, Red Pollard, who was half-blind and didn't win any races before Seabiscuit. A man named Charles Howard bought the horse after going through a tragic loss of his son and divorcing his wife. He originally owned a bicycle shop then afterwards was an automobile entrepreneur and didn't believe in horses before his son died. Afterwards he met Marcela, who helped him get over his losses through horseback riding. He married her, and they decided to buy a racing horse. As they were trying to find a trainer, Charles met Tom Smith. Tom wasn't a professional by any means, and others made fun of him. Charles saw Tom as an honest man and decided to hire him as his trainer. As they started looking for horses, Tom said that it wasn't......
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