John Pollard was born in 1909 and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, in the western reaches of the Canadian wilderness. The second of seven children born to a bankrupt Irish brick manufacturer, Johnny — as ...

As the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby begins the 2024 quest for horse racing’s Triple Crown, the attention of many Americans turns toward the so-called Sport of Kings. However, as a historian my ...

RED LODGE — A Red Lodge couple could ride to a sweeter retirement, thanks to the saddle that jockey Red Pollard rode to a win on the now-famous horse, Seabiscuit. The two horse lovers, Robert E.

Seabiscuit jockey Red Pollard's race-worn saddle from the famed champion racehorse has sold for $104,260. Lelands auction house announced the sale Tuesday. Horseshoes worn by Seabiscuit during his ...

Laura Hillenbrand has bought the Glover Park rowhouse next door to the one where she once holed up in a tiny office, eight hours a day, writing her best-selling book "Seabiscuit: An American Legend." ...

In "Seabiscuit," we learn there's a lot more to jockeying than simply riding a horse and weighing as little as possible. There's strategy and equine psychology involved. In the case of the titular ...