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A Local Truck’s Connection to Seabiscuit
Words by Bob Sblendorio and photos by Chris Penree The late 1930s were a dark and tumultuous time in the history of the United States. The Great Depression had been ravaging the…
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Ridgewood Ranch, Seabiscuit’s Home – Howard Family Patriotic Heritage
by Col Mike Howard US Marines (Ret) As we approach the 4th of July and the annual Willits Frontier Days, I’d like to focus on Memorial Day (the honoring of our American…
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Can Seabiscuit’s DNA explain his elite racing ability?
Seabiscuit was not an impressive-looking horse. He was considered quite lazy, preferring to eat and sleep in his stall rather than exercise. He’d been written off by most of the racing industry…
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Seabiscuit: DNA Of A Champion
Press Release by Seabiscuit Heritage Foundation – September 19, 2018 DNA Analysis of the Champion Racehorse May Yield Insights Into His Prowess Study conducted at Institute for Equine Genomics at Binghamton University…
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Seabiscuit: DNA of a Champion
Foreword by Col. Michael C Howard, U.S.M.C (ret.) Our Howard Family has been blessed going on several decades now knowing and working closely with Jacqueline Cooper. From Ridgewood Ranch to Israel, we…
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River of Life – First Thoroughbred Descendant of Seabiscuit born at Ridgewood Ranch in 70 years
Click photo for larger view CONGRATULATIONS to Tim and Jacqueline Cooper of Ridgewood Ranch, who welcomed the FIRST THOROUGHBRED descendant of Seabiscuit to be born at Ridgewood Ranch in 70 years. River,…
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Seabiscuit Says, Edition 1: Was Seabiscuit Bullied?
By Dr. June Donaldson According to the brilliant and beautifully written book “Seabiscuit – An American Legend” by best-selling author Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit’s first look at Tom Smith on June 29, 1936…
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WWII Seabiscuits (US Combat Aircraft)
In World War II, two American bombers were named for Seabiscuit. One was a US Navy Lockheed PV-1 Ventura & the other was a US Army B-25. Both saw action and faithfully…
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Ridgewood Ranch, Mioland and Nazis
by Colonel Michael C. Howard, US Marines (Ret) Seabiscuit Heritage Foundation Historian Here is a unique Howard Family story about history and heritage. How an Oregon Thoroughbred, who’s Sire was snuck out…
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How I Met Laura Hillenbrand
Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia, California, has always been “sacred ground” to our Howard Family. My father Lindsay C. Howard Jr., grew up there watching his grandfather and father race horses there.…
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