THE TENSION was as high on the racetrack that November day in 1938, the kind of tension that makes it hard to breathe or sit still. The grandstand, jam-packed with 40,000 spectators, was strangely quiet, everyone waiting for the inevitable moment when War Admiral...

The I.M. Chait Gallery, in association with James M. Goodman, hosted the sale of items symbolizing the famous partnership of jockey George Woolf and the immortal racehorse Seabiscuit, July 20th in Beverly Hills, CA. Horse racing enthusiasts and Seabiscuit fans and even relatives...

Russell JohnsonNEW YORK (AP) _ Russell Johnson, who designed the acclaimed acoustics for several of the world's leading concert and opera venues, including Jazz at Lincoln Center, has died. He was 83.Johnson died Tuesday in his sleep at his home in New York, according to...

Tobey Maguire, star of "Spider-Man 3," isn't sure he'd play the superhero a fourth time."I appreciate movies from a standpoint of entertainment and distraction, and I also love when people make movies that help raise awareness," says the 31-year-old actor, whose films also include "The...

Essay discusses the horse "Seabiscuit" and how the people around him made him a success.

Considers how the press affected all the key players in Seabiscuit's fame and success. Describes the collaborative relationship between the press and the horse's handlers. Explains how that relationship changed the history of horseracing.