Seabiscuit Book Report

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*Seabiscuit arrives in California, he receives no attention from the press and others.
*Smith witnesses a record breaking kind-of-speed, in Seabiscuit, Smith is shocked and tries to keep it a secret.
*In 1936, Seabiscuit and Pollard, wins at Bay Bridge Meadows as well as, breaking its track record, clocking in at 1min:36 seconds.
* On December 12th, they go back and win at Bridge Meadows for the World’s Fair Handicap, also breaking their own track record.
*Seabiscuit, goes to Santa Anita, for the very first time. Seabiscuit is taunted and mocked with negative comments.
*Seabiscuit gains weight; because he could not exercise, due to the fact, he was covered in hives. Also the bad conditions on the tracks kept him from training. Ollie, Seabiscuits

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