Brave! Brave! Brave!
He was not a naturally gifted or flashy champion - arguably he wasn't even intrinsically better than War Admiral, despite beating him in their famous match race.
But his immense courage and durability mark him as a horse for the ages and he is not merely a sentimental favourite - he was genuinely classy and his performances bear the stamp of true merit and he would not have been out of place racing against today's stars.
It is a racing truism that good horses never come back from injury - well this one did and the history of the sport is all the better for it.
The movie surely took lots of liberties with the facts, but the real story of Seabiscuit is an elevating and inspiring one anyway.
Watch the footage of the match race - it was one of the all time great moments in ANY sport.
