Seabiscuit Research Paper Topics

One can only imagine what kind of human Seabiscuit would’ve been. But he was born a horse and he made history. 1933: the worst year of the Depression, one in four people are unemployed, and the first concentration camp in Germany was opened. This is the world that the soon-to-be great racehorse Seabiscuit was born into. Seabiscuit had the bloodlines of one of the greatest racehorses of all time- yet when he was born, he was small ran weird, and was extremely stubborn, causing people to think he was lazy. He was not handled well and fought against any attempt to run. He lost countless races. But someone gave him a chance; men by the names of Tom Smith, a brilliant trainer, and Charles S. Howard, a millionaire automobile distributor. Under their care, he thrived and matured into an incredible racehorse. Seabiscuit had the strongest mental willpower that, when pushed, he could do anything and would never back down. It is in this way he truly embodied the American spirit. …show more content…
One of the greatest challenges he ever faced was a match race against War Admiral in 1938, a younger, seemingly unbeatable horse. Just a year before, Seabiscuit and his team had suffered a heartbreaking loss in the Santa Anita Handicap, a huge race with a large cash prize. Tom Smith and Charles Howard knew that success requires risk and turned all the unfavorable conditions of the match into their triumph. Seabiscuit worked hard and fought back and won the most famous horse race of all time against War Admiral by a whole four lengths. He was extremely stubborn and used the doubt of other people to manifest his love of winning. He showed that sometimes your greatest defeat can become one of your greatest opportunities. This was particular impactful for Americans in this