Seabiscuit with owner Charles Howard
Charles Howard was an American businessman who made his fortune as a car dealership, he became a prominent thoroughbred racehorse and owner of the legendary Seabiscuit. Charles owned a ranch in Mendocino County, California.
In August 1936, while at Saratoga Race Course Charles Howard asked his wife what she thought of a rather small, mud-coloured horse. She said he would lose, and bet him a cool drink that she was right. The horse in question was the legendary Seabiscuit, and in an out-of-character performance, led from wire to wire, and Howard, acting on a feeling in his gut and the approval of his trainer, bought the horse for $8,000.
A wonderful picture of Seabiscuit (left) and Kayak II (right) with their owner Charles Howard.
In August 1936, while at Saratoga Race Course Charles Howard asked his wife what she thought of a rather small, mud-coloured horse. She said he would lose, and bet him a cool drink that she was right. The horse in question was the legendary Seabiscuit, and in an out-of-character performance, led from wire to wire, and Howard, acting on a feeling in his gut and the approval of his trainer, bought the horse for $8,000.