1 00:01:27,667 --> 00:01:30,761 [ Man Narrating ] They called it the car for Everyman. 2 00:01:30,837 --> 00:01:35,297 Henry Ford himself called it a car for the "great multitude. " 3 00:01:37,144 --> 00:01:42,207 It was functional and simple, like your sewing machine or your cast-iron stove. 4 00:01:44,451 --> 00:01:48,080 You could learn to drive it in less than a day, 5 00:01:48,155 --> 00:01:52,854 and you could get any color you wanted, so long as it was black. 6 00:01:55,061 --> 00:01:59,896 When Ford first conceived the Model T, it took 13 hours to assemble. 7 00:02:01,868 --> 00:02:06,168 Within five years, he was turning out a vehicle every 90 seconds. 8 00:02:09,075 --> 00:02:14,604 Of course, the real invention wasn't the car,; it was the assembly line that built it. 9 00:02:16,049 --> 00:02:20,577 Pretty soon, other businesses had borrowed the same techniques. 10 00:02:20,654 --> 00:02:23,782 Seamstresses became button sewers. 11 00:02:23,857 --> 00:02:27,725 Furniture makers became knob turners. 12 00:02:27,794 --> 00:02:31,696 It was the beginning and the end of imagination... 13 00:02:31,765 --> 00:02:34,199 all at the same time. 14 00:02:34,267 --> 00:02:38,829 [ Clattering, Clanking ] 15 00:02:46,546 --> 00:02:49,014 Howard? 16 00:02:50,283 --> 00:02:52,945 - Charles, l'm talking to you. - Hmm? 17 00:02:53,019 --> 00:02:57,479 They need spokes, same as the others. They oughta make a better spoke. 18 00:02:57,557 --> 00:03:00,185 Yeah? Then what would you do? 19 00:03:39,766 --> 00:03:42,564 [ Clicking Tongue ] 20 00:03:51,778 --> 00:03:55,475 [ Horse Whinnies ] 21 00:04:26,646 --> 00:04:30,582 [ Narrator ] It was a land of opportunity. [ Bird Squawks ] 22 00:04:30,650 --> 00:04:35,314 The country was shrinking, and there was life to be made out West... 23 00:04:35,388 --> 00:04:38,983 for any man with drive and ambition. [ Trolley Bell Rings ] 24 00:04:39,059 --> 00:04:43,189 If your dream was big enough and you had the guts to follow it, 25 00:04:43,263 --> 00:04:47,097 there was truly a fortune to be made. 26 00:04:55,208 --> 00:04:58,473 [ Charles ] How are you, sir? 27 00:05:34,581 --> 00:05:38,244 [ Engine Sputtering, Steam Hissing ] 28 00:05:44,290 --> 00:05:47,691 Damn thing blew on me. What? 29 00:05:47,761 --> 00:05:50,753 It's a Stanley Steamer. The boiler blew. 30 00:05:50,830 --> 00:05:53,822 - Oh? - Can you fix it? 31 00:05:54,901 --> 00:05:57,267 Uh-- 32 00:05:58,838 --> 00:06:03,673 Sure. Sure, l can fix it. 33 00:06:03,743 --> 00:06:06,610 [ Clanking ] 34 00:06:14,854 --> 00:06:17,550 [ Sighs ] 35 00:06:38,178 --> 00:06:40,578 This is an amazing machine. 36 00:06:40,647 --> 00:06:43,047 It's got a two-stroke boiler system... 37 00:06:43,116 --> 00:06:46,085 that's heated by this huge fire grate. 38 00:06:46,152 --> 00:06:50,851 l mean, it's-- Well, it's basically a very small locomotive. 39 00:06:50,924 --> 00:06:53,586 Thank you. Now, l made some improvements. 40 00:06:53,660 --> 00:06:56,493 It wasn't your boiler that was blowing; it was your bleed valve. 41 00:06:56,563 --> 00:07:00,055 So, with increased pressure, l can see you getting up to 40 miles an hour. 42 00:07:00,133 --> 00:07:04,900 Really? Oh, yeah. And if you superheat the excess, l can see you reaching-- 43 00:07:04,971 --> 00:07:07,405 Fifty, maybe 60 miles an hour. Is that right? 44 00:07:07,474 --> 00:07:12,207 Easily. And the thing of it is, Mr. Coughlin, you don't feed it, 45 00:07:12,278 --> 00:07:17,443 you don't stable it, and unless you hit a lamppost, the thing's not gonna get sick and die on ya. 46 00:07:17,517 --> 00:07:21,453 - That's funny. - To tell you the truth, 47 00:07:21,521 --> 00:07:25,821 l wouldn't spend more than five dollars on the best horse in America. 48 00:07:33,099 --> 00:07:35,567 [ Breathing Heavily ] 49 00:07:40,540 --> 00:07:43,168 [ Horse Nickers ] 50 00:07:54,254 --> 00:07:56,313 [ Vehicle Approaching ] 51 00:08:08,234 --> 00:08:12,000 [ Charles ] This is not the finish line, my friends. This is the start of the race. 52 00:08:12,071 --> 00:08:16,906 The future is the finish line! And the new Buick White Streak is just the car to take us there! 53 00:08:16,976 --> 00:08:21,413 [ Crowd Affirming ] Four in-line cylinders, 421/2 horsepower, 54 00:08:21,481 --> 00:08:27,249 - [ Man ] Wonderful. - This is the same car you can buy at any of our five showrooms across the Bay Area. 55 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:32,587 - "'The age of the automobile is here,' boasted Howard. 'The future has arrived."' - [ Baby Babbling ] 56 00:08:32,659 --> 00:08:35,719 [ Chuckling ] 57 00:08:37,831 --> 00:08:40,527 Oh, my. Read the part about the future again. 58 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:44,400 - Oh, l'm kind of dealing with it right now. - Oh, sorry. Here. l'll take him. 59 00:08:44,470 --> 00:08:47,530 Come here, big guy. Come here. Come here. 60 00:08:47,607 --> 00:08:51,168 Oh, are you the future, huh? Are you the future? [ Baby Crying ] 61 00:08:51,244 --> 00:08:54,543 [ Gibberish ] Are you gonna-- [ Blows Raspberry ] 62 00:08:54,581 --> 00:08:57,550 Are you going to the moon? [ Simulates Wind Whistling ] 63 00:08:57,617 --> 00:09:00,609 [ Blows Raspberry ] The moon! Whee! [ Baby Screeches ] 64 00:09:02,422 --> 00:09:05,220 - l'll take it. - [ Bird Screeches ] 65 00:09:05,291 --> 00:09:09,125 Do we really need all this? No. No. We don't need it-- 66 00:09:09,195 --> 00:09:14,189 There's also a caretaker's house, a paddock, a barn, some very nice stables. 67 00:09:14,267 --> 00:09:16,258 How big are the stables? 68 00:09:44,697 --> 00:09:46,722 [ Chattering ] 69 00:09:50,203 --> 00:09:52,671 - [ Man ] Got it. - [ Horse Whinnying ] 70 00:09:52,739 --> 00:09:55,333 - Settle down. Settle down. - [ Whinnying Continues ] 71 00:09:55,408 --> 00:09:58,775 Quit. Quit. Whoa. Whoa. 72 00:09:58,845 --> 00:10:02,611 - [ Whinnying Subsides ] - Whoa. 73 00:10:03,683 --> 00:10:05,913 Whoa. 74 00:10:05,985 --> 00:10:08,783 [ Horse Grunting Softly ] 75 00:10:29,242 --> 00:10:31,608 [ Horse Nickers ] 76 00:10:31,678 --> 00:10:33,839 Come on, Dad. 77 00:10:36,549 --> 00:10:38,608 Whoa. 78 00:10:49,028 --> 00:10:51,360 There you go. 79 00:10:59,439 --> 00:11:02,704 [ Woman Scoffs ] You're not getting him a horse. 80 00:11:02,775 --> 00:11:05,676 Why not? He's great at it. 81 00:11:05,745 --> 00:11:09,647 - [ Woman ] Because he's 16 years old. - So? 82 00:11:09,716 --> 00:11:12,514 So... he should earn it. 83 00:11:14,554 --> 00:11:18,854 All right. [ Kids Talking Simultaneously, Indistinct ] 84 00:11:18,925 --> 00:11:22,520 - [ Father] All-- All right. Quiet. - Everybody knows it. 85 00:11:22,595 --> 00:11:25,063 [ Child ] Nobody knows Longfellow. Dickinson. 86 00:11:25,131 --> 00:11:27,656 [ All ] Ooh! 87 00:11:28,801 --> 00:11:32,498 "We never know how high we are--" 88 00:11:34,073 --> 00:11:36,371 Oh, l know that. [ Child ] Yeah. l know. 89 00:11:36,442 --> 00:11:38,933 l know it. Well? 90 00:11:41,414 --> 00:11:46,044 "We never know how high we are till we are called to rise." 91 00:11:46,119 --> 00:11:48,587 - Good. - Very good,John. 92 00:11:48,654 --> 00:11:51,680 "And then, if we are true to plan, our statures touch the skies." 93 00:11:51,758 --> 00:11:55,558 - [ Father] Excellent. - [ Child ] Yes! - [ Mother] That's really good. 94 00:11:59,499 --> 00:12:02,229 Uh-oh. 95 00:12:03,403 --> 00:12:06,270 - "The heroism--" - Right. 96 00:12:06,339 --> 00:12:08,899 Right. "The heroism--" 97 00:12:08,975 --> 00:12:12,103 "The heroism we recite... 98 00:12:12,178 --> 00:12:14,942 "would be a daily thing, 99 00:12:15,014 --> 00:12:20,145 [ Groans ] That's it. "did not ourselves the cubits warp, 100 00:12:20,219 --> 00:12:24,246 for fear to be a king. " 101 00:12:24,323 --> 00:12:27,121 [ Children Applauding ] 102 00:12:29,629 --> 00:12:33,292 You should be riding it. You knew the poem. [ Chuckles ] 103 00:12:33,366 --> 00:12:38,998 Yeah. But he looks so perfect out there, doesn't he? 104 00:12:39,072 --> 00:12:42,405 [ Mother ] Yeah. He does. 105 00:12:42,475 --> 00:12:45,911 That's the poetry right there, Agnes. 106 00:12:45,978 --> 00:12:48,344 That's the poetry. 107 00:12:50,316 --> 00:12:53,285 [ Charles ] Thank you. Thank you for coming. 108 00:12:53,352 --> 00:12:56,287 l came here 15 years ago with 21 cents in my pocket. 109 00:12:56,355 --> 00:12:59,256 l know a lot of us at the table have a story like that. 110 00:12:59,325 --> 00:13:02,453 And,you know, l can't help thinking... 111 00:13:02,528 --> 00:13:07,966 that if we can start out there and end up here, where can't we go in America? 112 00:13:08,034 --> 00:13:13,802 Hmm? So, as corny as it sounds, l'd like to propose a toast to the future. 113 00:13:13,873 --> 00:13:19,243 [ Scattered Murmuring, Laughter] Because out here, my friends, the sky is literally the limit. 114 00:13:19,312 --> 00:13:21,303 [ Man ] To the future! To the future! 115 00:13:21,380 --> 00:13:25,316 - [ Man #2 ] To the future! - [ Chattering ] 116 00:13:27,820 --> 00:13:30,812 [ Telephone Ringing ] 117 00:13:38,564 --> 00:13:41,226 [ Ringing Continues ] 118 00:13:46,539 --> 00:13:50,839 [ Narrator ] There were no suicides on Wall Street that day. 119 00:13:50,910 --> 00:13:54,744 It was a myth that would grow over time. 120 00:13:57,316 --> 00:14:02,481 The real effect of October 29 took a little longer to sink in. 121 00:14:05,591 --> 00:14:10,426 By noon, all the gains of the previous year had been obliterated. 122 00:14:10,496 --> 00:14:16,093 By 4:00 p.m., nearly $ 10 billion of market value was gone. 123 00:14:19,205 --> 00:14:23,369 Over the next two weeks, the hemorrhage continued. 124 00:14:24,844 --> 00:14:30,544 And before long, 25% of the workforce was unemployed. 125 00:14:36,422 --> 00:14:39,687 A great national migration began. 126 00:14:39,759 --> 00:14:43,388 Displaced families took to the American highway... 127 00:14:43,462 --> 00:14:46,829 in the last possession that remained to them; 128 00:14:46,899 --> 00:14:49,868 their automobile. 129 00:14:51,704 --> 00:14:55,333 And all at once, millions of Americans... 130 00:14:55,408 --> 00:14:59,208 had a new definition ofhome. 131 00:14:59,278 --> 00:15:03,442 [ Dog Barking ] [ Chattering ] 132 00:15:03,516 --> 00:15:06,314 [ Fire Crackling ] 133 00:15:24,637 --> 00:15:27,629 l made two dollars today. 134 00:15:27,707 --> 00:15:32,235 - What? - l made two dollars. 135 00:15:32,311 --> 00:15:35,109 Here. 136 00:15:39,252 --> 00:15:42,187 Where did you get these? 137 00:15:42,255 --> 00:15:45,952 [ All Yelling, Whooping ] 138 00:15:46,025 --> 00:15:49,153 Yeah, your boy combed 'em out, changed all the tack. l didn't have to tell him a thing. 139 00:15:49,228 --> 00:15:52,129 [ Cheering ] 140 00:15:53,666 --> 00:15:55,964 - Hey, Red, - [ Man ] Attaboy! 141 00:15:56,035 --> 00:15:59,027 where'd a young fella like you learn so much about horses? 142 00:15:59,105 --> 00:16:02,336 His name's Johnny. 143 00:16:02,408 --> 00:16:04,467 You can call me Red. 144 00:16:07,380 --> 00:16:10,543 Whoo! 145 00:16:16,255 --> 00:16:19,622 [ Man ] Yeah! Whoo! Yeah! 146 00:16:44,083 --> 00:16:47,075 [ Chuckles, Mutters ] 147 00:16:52,992 --> 00:16:57,929 What's wrong? What's wrong? 148 00:16:57,997 --> 00:16:59,988 [ Mutters, Indistinct ] 149 00:17:04,337 --> 00:17:07,898 What's that? Everything. 150 00:17:07,973 --> 00:17:10,601 Dickens, Wordsworth. 151 00:17:10,676 --> 00:17:15,875 There's your Arabian Nights and Moby Dick, even your Milne, from when you were-- 152 00:17:15,948 --> 00:17:19,440 Why? What's wrong? 153 00:17:19,518 --> 00:17:23,648 Mr. Blodget here, he has a house, a real house. Dad-- Dad, what's wrong? 154 00:17:23,723 --> 00:17:25,850 - And his wife cooks. - She is a good cook. 155 00:17:25,925 --> 00:17:29,554 No. No. Shh. Dad. Shh. There's even a phone next door. We'll call you. 156 00:17:29,628 --> 00:17:32,256 Every couple of weeks, we'll call you, and we'll tell you where we are. No. No. 157 00:17:32,331 --> 00:17:35,596 We're just gonna go home, all right? Let's go. Listen to me. 158 00:17:35,668 --> 00:17:39,900 You have a gift. You have a gift. 159 00:17:39,972 --> 00:17:44,341 Don't-- Don't do this. [ Whimpering ] 160 00:17:44,410 --> 00:17:47,402 Dad, don't do this. We'll be back. 161 00:17:58,791 --> 00:18:00,986 Go on. Go with Mr. Blodget. No. 162 00:18:01,060 --> 00:18:04,757 He's gonna take care of you, sweetie. Go with him. Mom, don't do this. 163 00:18:04,830 --> 00:18:06,889 [ Gasping ] 164 00:18:29,989 --> 00:18:33,322 l don't know. You still look pretty tall to be a jockey. 165 00:18:34,393 --> 00:18:37,157 l've never been over 115. 166 00:18:37,229 --> 00:18:40,289 Where'd you learn to ride like that? Home. 167 00:18:41,767 --> 00:18:44,861 All right. Here's the way it works. 168 00:18:44,937 --> 00:18:48,498 l pay you $10 a week to ride. You owe nine dollars for your meals, 169 00:18:48,574 --> 00:18:51,566 six dollars to sleep in the stalls, three dollar tack fee. 170 00:18:51,644 --> 00:18:54,875 That's the deal. How do l pay all that back? 171 00:18:54,947 --> 00:18:57,108 [ Scoffs ] You win. 172 00:18:57,183 --> 00:19:00,209 [Jockey Grunting ] Ow! 173 00:19:00,286 --> 00:19:02,948 [ Indistinct Shouting ] 174 00:19:03,022 --> 00:19:07,118 You son of a bitch! Get off of me! 175 00:19:13,732 --> 00:19:17,668 - [ Fabric Ripping ] - [Jockey Shouting ] 176 00:19:18,771 --> 00:19:21,535 [Jockey Screams ] 177 00:19:27,713 --> 00:19:30,273 Yah! 178 00:19:32,218 --> 00:19:34,686 [Jockey ] Get lost! 179 00:19:34,753 --> 00:19:37,017 [ Both Grunting ] 180 00:19:40,226 --> 00:19:43,559 [ Grunting ] 181 00:19:45,097 --> 00:19:47,190 [ Yells, Indistinct ] 182 00:19:47,266 --> 00:19:49,757 [ Grunts ] 183 00:19:51,303 --> 00:19:54,238 Get off of me! Get off of me! 184 00:19:54,306 --> 00:19:56,433 [ Indistinct Shouting ] 185 00:19:56,509 --> 00:19:59,376 [ Crowd Cheering, Shouting ] 186 00:19:59,445 --> 00:20:01,606 [ Cheering, Shouting Continue ] 187 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,080 Get off of me! 188 00:20:11,824 --> 00:20:15,760 A nose? You lose a race a nose, you'd better fall off tryin:! 189 00:20:15,828 --> 00:20:21,198 Here. Muck these stalls down, every damn one of'em! 190 00:20:21,267 --> 00:20:24,259 A nose! For Christ's sake! 191 00:20:30,943 --> 00:20:34,276 [ Charles ] No. No, Bill. l'm not gonna do it. No more layoffs. 192 00:20:34,346 --> 00:20:37,315 Well, it can't get any worse. 193 00:20:37,383 --> 00:20:41,479 Look, if it stays like this, we'll just-- 194 00:20:41,554 --> 00:20:46,514 Bill, we'll be fine, really. We will. 195 00:20:46,592 --> 00:20:50,892 All right. l'll see you in town. 196 00:20:57,403 --> 00:21:01,635 Frankie, come on. It's a glorious day outside. 197 00:21:01,707 --> 00:21:05,473 - Why don't-- Why don't you go fishing or something? - l'm reading. 198 00:21:05,544 --> 00:21:10,311 You can read when it's raining. Come on. l'll teach you to drive the truck. 199 00:21:10,382 --> 00:21:13,909 You already taught me to drive the truck. 200 00:21:13,986 --> 00:21:16,978 - Well, what are you reading? - Flash Gordon. 201 00:21:17,056 --> 00:21:22,119 - [ Sighs ] - Come on, Dad. It's about the future! 202 00:21:29,301 --> 00:21:31,792 We'll be in San Francisco till Wednesday. 203 00:21:31,870 --> 00:21:35,237 [ Charles Continues Talking, Indistinct ] 204 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:12,206 [ Ignition Turns Over ] [ Birds Squawk ] 205 00:22:42,741 --> 00:22:45,938 [ Ringing ] 206 00:22:49,982 --> 00:22:54,578 Yeah? What? 207 00:23:09,868 --> 00:23:12,701 [ Crying, Muted ] 208 00:23:33,225 --> 00:23:35,785 [ Clock Ticking ] 209 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:03,213 [ Inhales Sharply, Sobs ] 210 00:24:53,205 --> 00:24:56,197 [ Crossing Bell Dinging ] 211 00:25:07,986 --> 00:25:11,922 - [ Charles ] Come inside. - l'm not done. 212 00:25:11,990 --> 00:25:14,481 Sam can do that. 213 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:19,623 l don't want Sam to do it. l want to do it. 214 00:25:20,666 --> 00:25:24,500 - Annie. - Don-- Don-- No! 215 00:25:31,476 --> 00:25:34,138 [ Driver] Ma'am. 216 00:25:37,583 --> 00:25:39,847 [ Engine Revs ] 217 00:26:03,942 --> 00:26:06,934 - [ Indistinct Shouting ] - [ Boxer Grunts ] 218 00:26:07,012 --> 00:26:09,207 [ Shouting, Grunting Continue ] 219 00:26:12,351 --> 00:26:14,717 [ Cheering ] 220 00:26:23,695 --> 00:26:27,722 - [ Yelling, Indistinct ] - [ Gasping ] 221 00:26:27,799 --> 00:26:29,926 Come on, Red! Come on! 222 00:26:35,507 --> 00:26:38,135 [ Crowd Cheering ] 223 00:26:45,484 --> 00:26:50,649 [ Muted Cheering ] [ Muted Gasping ] 224 00:26:56,728 --> 00:26:59,856 [ Crossing Bell Dinging ] 225 00:27:11,343 --> 00:27:14,835 [ Mariachi ] 226 00:27:19,451 --> 00:27:22,648 [ Narrator ] At a time when the world really needed a drink, 227 00:27:22,721 --> 00:27:26,851 you couldn't get one in the United States of America. [ Chattering In Spanish ] 228 00:27:26,925 --> 00:27:30,326 Liquor was illegal. Diversions were scarce, 229 00:27:30,395 --> 00:27:34,297 and there's just so much a human being can do without. 230 00:27:35,767 --> 00:27:38,600 Soon, the border town was born, 231 00:27:38,670 --> 00:27:44,108 providing everything to the south that their neighbor to the north would not. 232 00:27:44,176 --> 00:27:49,773 You could find anything; food, companionship, 233 00:27:49,848 --> 00:27:55,286 decent gin, and with gambling outlawed as well, 234 00:27:55,354 --> 00:27:59,654 - the chance to turn bad luck into good. - [ Crowd Cheering ] 235 00:28:03,962 --> 00:28:07,762 Relax! You got it! You got it! You got it! 236 00:28:07,833 --> 00:28:10,495 Go! 237 00:28:10,569 --> 00:28:14,198 That jockey was ridin' like he's got an anvil in his pocket. 238 00:28:14,272 --> 00:28:18,368 l'm gonna bet with you no more. l no like it. 239 00:28:23,181 --> 00:28:25,342 Who's that? 240 00:28:25,417 --> 00:28:28,386 George Woolf, greatest jockey in the world. 241 00:28:37,129 --> 00:28:40,360 [ Kids Chattering ] 242 00:28:40,432 --> 00:28:43,890 [ Woman ] That's Charles Howard? [ Woman #2 ] Yeah. 243 00:28:43,969 --> 00:28:47,029 l thought he came down here for a-- Quickie divorce? 244 00:28:47,105 --> 00:28:51,633 - Why? - [ Woman ] Look at him. 245 00:28:52,878 --> 00:28:55,540 Nothing quick about that. 246 00:28:55,614 --> 00:28:58,708 [ Grunts, Sniffs ] 247 00:29:01,987 --> 00:29:04,080 [ Exhales ] 248 00:29:06,258 --> 00:29:08,624 [ Sniffs ] 249 00:29:11,596 --> 00:29:13,621 [ Retching ] 250 00:29:16,701 --> 00:29:20,262 It was in the palace of the great sultan. 251 00:29:20,338 --> 00:29:24,274 [Jockey ] Sultan of where? The Sultan of Araby. 252 00:29:24,342 --> 00:29:29,439 l'd been living there for almost a year, racing his Arabians across the desert by day... 253 00:29:29,514 --> 00:29:33,109 and finishing my personal history of the region by night. 254 00:29:33,185 --> 00:29:38,953 Then one day, the sultan summons me into his throne room. 255 00:29:39,024 --> 00:29:42,050 He looks at me and says, 256 00:29:42,127 --> 00:29:46,188 - "John Pollard--" - "John Pollard, you are my greatest jockey. 257 00:29:46,264 --> 00:29:52,032 It is you l have chosen to ride my hundred-mile race from Kusmat to Tripoli." 258 00:29:52,104 --> 00:29:56,006 [ All Chuckling ] 200-mile. 259 00:29:56,074 --> 00:29:58,941 All right. 200-mile. Excuse me, sahib. 260 00:30:02,214 --> 00:30:06,514 - [ Red ] You didn't need to wreck it, Georgie. - When you started tellin' that story, it was only 50 miles. 261 00:30:06,585 --> 00:30:10,180 Yeah, well, everything gets longer in the retellin'. 262 00:30:10,255 --> 00:30:13,713 Just ask your friend Wanda over there. 263 00:30:13,792 --> 00:30:17,592 You know, if you start ridin' a little more and talkin' a little less, you might start winnin' some races. 264 00:30:17,662 --> 00:30:20,563 - l got two bucks says l beat you in this one. - [ George ] l'm not sure if you do, 265 00:30:20,632 --> 00:30:23,157 but l got five says l beat you. [ Red ] Done. 266 00:30:23,235 --> 00:30:26,534 [ Starting Bell Rings ] [Jockeys Shouting ] 267 00:30:27,706 --> 00:30:31,142 - [ Red ] Give me odds. You're the favorite. - Even money. 268 00:30:31,209 --> 00:30:34,372 - Nah! Forget it! Two-to-one! - Fine. 269 00:30:34,446 --> 00:30:38,405 You got it. Hey,Johnny. You're on a speed horse. What are you doin' back here with me? 270 00:30:38,483 --> 00:30:41,816 l like the conversation, and it's not a speed horse. Don't try to hook me. 271 00:30:41,887 --> 00:30:44,048 You goin' tonight? Nah. You? 272 00:30:44,122 --> 00:30:46,522 Nah. What time? 273 00:30:47,225 --> 00:30:50,251 l don't know. 8:00? Okeydoke. 274 00:30:50,328 --> 00:30:53,729 Oops. There's my hole! Gotta go! Yah! [ Yells ] 275 00:30:55,233 --> 00:30:57,667 [ Coaxing Horse ] 276 00:30:59,070 --> 00:31:02,039 [ Red ] Goddamn it! 277 00:31:04,409 --> 00:31:07,401 [ Man Shouting In Spanish, Indistinct ] 278 00:31:09,581 --> 00:31:12,744 - [ Men Shouting In Spanish ] - [ Horse Whinnying ] - Whoa! 279 00:31:12,817 --> 00:31:16,048 - [ Shouting Continues ] - [ Gun Cocks ] - [ Man ] We got him! 280 00:31:16,121 --> 00:31:20,581 - l'll take him. - Get the hell out of here. 281 00:31:20,659 --> 00:31:25,062 - l said, l'll take him. - He's got a fractured foot. 282 00:31:25,130 --> 00:31:27,928 If you're gonna shoot him anyway, l'll save you the bullet. 283 00:31:27,999 --> 00:31:30,593 [ Horse Whinnies ] 284 00:31:30,669 --> 00:31:34,605 - [ Man ] Whoa. - Fine. 285 00:31:34,673 --> 00:31:38,268 Let him go. Hey. Let him have him. [ Man ] Mira. 286 00:31:38,343 --> 00:31:41,642 [ Men Shouting In Spanish ] [ Horse Whinnies ] 287 00:31:43,014 --> 00:31:45,244 [ Grunting Softly ] 288 00:31:50,655 --> 00:31:52,589 Now, bud. 289 00:31:58,196 --> 00:32:00,664 Yeah, boy. 290 00:32:04,736 --> 00:32:07,671 [ Mariachi ] 291 00:32:10,008 --> 00:32:13,637 [ Girls Singing In Spanish ] 292 00:32:13,712 --> 00:32:16,875 [ Chattering, Laughter ] 293 00:32:20,752 --> 00:32:23,414 [ All Cheering, Whooping ] 294 00:32:27,425 --> 00:32:29,791 [ Cheering Continues ] 295 00:32:44,009 --> 00:32:48,810 Okeydoke,Johnny. There's the hole! Gotta fly! 296 00:32:52,117 --> 00:32:57,180 [ All Cheering, Whooping ] [ Man ] Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! 297 00:33:01,860 --> 00:33:05,728 [ Red ] There once was a princess from Siam... 298 00:33:05,797 --> 00:33:09,528 who was sitting here sort oflike l am. 299 00:33:09,601 --> 00:33:15,301 l wined her and dined her, and then l reclined her. 300 00:33:15,373 --> 00:33:18,365 [ Singing Continues, Faint ] 301 00:33:18,443 --> 00:33:24,006 Ah, shit. What rhymes with Siam? 302 00:33:24,082 --> 00:33:26,983 That's great. You make that up? 303 00:33:27,052 --> 00:33:30,818 Pretty obvious, huh? 304 00:33:30,889 --> 00:33:36,156 - That's beautiful. - No. You're beautiful. 305 00:33:36,227 --> 00:33:39,321 Don't say that. You pay me. 306 00:33:42,167 --> 00:33:47,195 So, you wanna--you know-- 307 00:33:47,272 --> 00:33:49,536 get going? 308 00:33:51,376 --> 00:33:53,936 Sure. Why not? 309 00:34:11,129 --> 00:34:15,793 - How do you miss a hole like that? - There's my hole! Gotta fly! 310 00:34:15,867 --> 00:34:17,892 [ Trainer ] Are you blind? 311 00:34:24,042 --> 00:34:27,671 �ngel, are you okay? 312 00:34:29,814 --> 00:34:32,977 [ Crowd ] �Ol�! 313 00:34:34,018 --> 00:34:36,248 �Ol�! 314 00:34:36,321 --> 00:34:38,983 [ All Chattering, Cheering ] 315 00:34:51,569 --> 00:34:55,096 [ Cheering Continues, Distant ] 316 00:35:03,081 --> 00:35:05,606 [ Woman ] You don't wanna watch? 317 00:35:07,318 --> 00:35:09,752 No. Not really. 318 00:35:11,022 --> 00:35:14,355 l don't either. 319 00:35:15,827 --> 00:35:18,921 [ Crowd, Distant ] �Ol�! 320 00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:26,161 So, what? They brought you down here to make you feel better? Is that it? 321 00:35:28,540 --> 00:35:31,509 Yes. Sort of. 322 00:35:31,576 --> 00:35:34,704 Those guys, they think everything is fixed with a party. 323 00:35:37,248 --> 00:35:40,308 l'm sorry. Who are you? 324 00:35:40,385 --> 00:35:44,446 Oh. Marcela Zabala. 325 00:35:47,325 --> 00:35:52,024 My sister, Isabella, she's married-- No. No, no. l know. 326 00:35:52,096 --> 00:35:56,032 Nice to meet you. Charles. Mucho gusto. 327 00:36:09,414 --> 00:36:12,247 So, do you feel better? 328 00:36:17,322 --> 00:36:21,759 No. No, not really. 329 00:36:23,061 --> 00:36:26,758 No. How could you? 330 00:36:26,831 --> 00:36:29,698 With something like that. 331 00:36:44,916 --> 00:36:48,010 [ Cheering, Muted ] 332 00:36:48,086 --> 00:36:51,681 [ Counting In Spanish ] 333 00:37:02,667 --> 00:37:06,694 [ Light Slapping ] [ George ] Come on, buddy. Wake up. 334 00:37:06,771 --> 00:37:09,433 Come on. 335 00:37:11,609 --> 00:37:14,442 [ Groans ] 336 00:37:14,512 --> 00:37:16,707 [ Sighs ] 337 00:37:18,816 --> 00:37:22,912 - Did l lose? - Oh, no. You clobbered him. 338 00:37:26,624 --> 00:37:29,092 Easy. [ Groans ] 339 00:37:29,160 --> 00:37:31,788 Easy, easy. Nice and slow. l'm fine. l'm fine. 340 00:37:31,863 --> 00:37:33,854 Come on. Let me buy you some turtle soup. l'm fine, George. 341 00:37:33,932 --> 00:37:37,925 Go win yourself a race or something. Let's go down to Sloan's, and we'll just-- 342 00:37:38,002 --> 00:37:42,564 l'm fine, George. l don't need your help, and l sure as shit don't need your charity. 343 00:37:44,909 --> 00:37:48,174 Leave me alone, all right? 344 00:37:53,251 --> 00:37:57,779 [ Sighs ] It's been 20 years since l've been on a horse. [ Marcela ] Don't worry. 345 00:37:57,855 --> 00:38:01,086 It's the kind of thing that comes right back. 346 00:38:08,399 --> 00:38:11,391 [ Clicks Tongue ] 347 00:38:21,212 --> 00:38:23,476 Let's go. 348 00:38:30,788 --> 00:38:34,155 [ Marcela ] Come on! [ Charles Whistles ] 349 00:38:41,966 --> 00:38:44,730 [ No Audible Dialogue ] 350 00:39:03,655 --> 00:39:05,885 [ Bells Ringing ] 351 00:39:05,957 --> 00:39:09,393 [ Bells Continue Ringing ] [ All Chattering, Cheering ] 352 00:39:09,460 --> 00:39:12,361 [ Inaudible Dialogue ] 353 00:39:15,533 --> 00:39:18,161 [ Man ] What? She got you back up on a horse, and now you wanna buy 'em? 354 00:39:18,236 --> 00:39:22,673 [ Charles ] Yeah. Maybe. Maybe a couple. [ Man ] You wanna win or just own 'em? 355 00:39:22,740 --> 00:39:25,766 l wanna win. What sort of question is that? 356 00:39:25,843 --> 00:39:28,676 Well, you're gonna need a trainer before you buy horses. 357 00:39:28,746 --> 00:39:31,840 No. You need two. So you can fire one, eh? 358 00:39:31,916 --> 00:39:34,851 [ Distant Cheering ] 359 00:39:36,421 --> 00:39:40,357 Randy Thatcher's barn. Trains about 50 or 60 ponies. 360 00:39:40,425 --> 00:39:45,658 Good fella too. Real horse person. A real horse-shitter. Scusa. 361 00:39:45,730 --> 00:39:49,097 Now, now. l don't know. Maybe you want a smaller barn, somebody who can take the time to-- 362 00:39:49,167 --> 00:39:53,194 - [ Charles ] Who's that? - [ Man ] Huh? 363 00:39:53,271 --> 00:39:57,935 Oh, he's a crackpot. Lives alone in the bushes. 364 00:39:58,009 --> 00:40:00,705 What's he do? 365 00:40:00,778 --> 00:40:06,478 l don't know. He used to be a trainer, farrier. Now hejust looks after that horse. 366 00:40:07,852 --> 00:40:11,117 Come on. Let's look at another barn. 367 00:40:13,491 --> 00:40:16,756 [ Animal Calls, Distant ] 368 00:40:20,965 --> 00:40:23,695 [ Branches Snapping ] 369 00:40:27,972 --> 00:40:31,703 - Howdy. - Hello. 370 00:40:35,980 --> 00:40:40,144 Wh-- You hungry? No. No, thanks. 371 00:40:40,218 --> 00:40:43,210 l'm fine. Charles Howard. 372 00:40:43,287 --> 00:40:46,450 Tom... Smith. Nice to meet you, Tom. 373 00:40:49,260 --> 00:40:52,855 [ Exhales Sharply ] What's-- What's in his bandage? 374 00:40:54,766 --> 00:41:00,204 Oh, that's hawthorn root. It increases circulation. 375 00:41:00,271 --> 00:41:04,071 You wanna sit down? 376 00:41:04,142 --> 00:41:07,134 Oh. All right. Thank you. 377 00:41:10,848 --> 00:41:14,306 [ Coughs ] Will he get better? 378 00:41:14,385 --> 00:41:17,445 Already is... a little. 379 00:41:17,522 --> 00:41:21,959 Will he race? [ Dog Barking, Distant ] 380 00:41:22,026 --> 00:41:25,757 No. Not that one. 381 00:41:26,964 --> 00:41:30,491 So why are you fixing him? 382 00:41:30,568 --> 00:41:32,661 'Cause l can. 383 00:41:36,374 --> 00:41:39,969 Every horse is good for somethin'. 384 00:41:40,044 --> 00:41:44,071 He could be a cart horse or a lead pony. 385 00:41:44,148 --> 00:41:47,208 And he's still nice to look at. 386 00:41:47,285 --> 00:41:51,745 You know,you don't throw a whole life away... 387 00:41:51,823 --> 00:41:54,417 just 'cause he's banged up a little. 388 00:42:08,172 --> 00:42:11,107 Is that coffee? 389 00:42:11,175 --> 00:42:13,166 Yeah. 390 00:42:17,615 --> 00:42:21,381 It's bad, though. [ Chuckles ] 391 00:42:21,652 --> 00:42:24,120 You always tell the truth? 392 00:42:24,188 --> 00:42:27,248 Well, l try to. 393 00:42:42,373 --> 00:42:46,776 [ Tom ] It ain'tjust the speed. It's the heart. 394 00:42:46,844 --> 00:42:50,871 You want something that's not afraid to compete. 395 00:42:50,948 --> 00:42:54,645 Half these horses are just show ponies. 396 00:42:54,719 --> 00:42:58,120 You want something that's not gonna run from a fight. 397 00:42:59,390 --> 00:43:03,053 How do you find that? 398 00:43:03,127 --> 00:43:06,722 Look, l won the Robles Handicap. l was second in the Tijuana Derby. 399 00:43:06,797 --> 00:43:09,891 l won the Manzanita Oaks. You know, that used to be a stakes race. 400 00:43:09,967 --> 00:43:13,630 l know. l would've won T.J., but the piece of shit lugged out on me. 401 00:43:13,704 --> 00:43:19,074 - Sounds great. We'll let ya know. - Look. l can work 'em out in the morning. 402 00:43:19,143 --> 00:43:24,445 [ Horse Nickers ] Or even hot-walk 'em if you need me to. 403 00:43:24,515 --> 00:43:28,178 Really? You'll hot-walk 'em? 404 00:43:28,252 --> 00:43:31,517 This is somethin' else. 405 00:43:31,589 --> 00:43:33,989 A dream come true, walkin' you around. 406 00:43:34,058 --> 00:43:38,620 Hook you up to a plow, pull me around for a little while. Come on. 407 00:43:38,696 --> 00:43:42,826 You ever run in the money? Huh? 408 00:43:42,900 --> 00:43:45,869 Hey. Hey. You ever run in the money? 409 00:43:45,937 --> 00:43:49,873 [ Horse Whinnies ] l don't think so. Couldn't beat a human being, let alone another horse. 410 00:43:49,941 --> 00:43:54,844 [ Scoffs ] You goddamn sack-of-crap old plater. 411 00:43:54,912 --> 00:43:59,406 Probably the fastest you're gonna run in your entire life, you piece-of-shit old glue-pot. 412 00:43:59,483 --> 00:44:03,442 - That's right. - [ Horse Nickers ] 413 00:44:20,972 --> 00:44:26,137 [ Narrator ] The first time he saw Seabiscuit, the colt was walking through the fog at 5;00 in the morning. 414 00:44:27,611 --> 00:44:31,672 Smith would say later that the horse looked right through him... 415 00:44:31,749 --> 00:44:35,014 as if to say, "What the hell are you looking at? 416 00:44:35,086 --> 00:44:39,921 - Who do you think you are?" - [ Horse Grunting ] 417 00:44:39,991 --> 00:44:42,755 He was a small horse, barely 15 hands. 418 00:44:42,827 --> 00:44:47,594 He was hurting too. There was a limp in his walk, 419 00:44:47,665 --> 00:44:51,192 a wheezing when he breathed. 420 00:44:51,268 --> 00:44:53,828 Smith didn't pay attention to that. 421 00:44:53,904 --> 00:44:58,568 He was looking the horse in the eye. 422 00:44:58,642 --> 00:45:02,442 God... damn. 423 00:45:08,619 --> 00:45:13,215 He was the son of Hard Tack, sired by the mighty Man O' War. 424 00:45:13,290 --> 00:45:17,056 But the breeding did little to impress anyone at Claiborne Farms. 425 00:45:17,128 --> 00:45:20,029 Get rid of him. 426 00:45:20,097 --> 00:45:23,123 [ Whinnying ] 427 00:45:24,301 --> 00:45:29,068 At six months, he was shipped off to train with the legendary trainer Sunny Fitzsimmons, 428 00:45:29,140 --> 00:45:32,871 who, over time, developed a similar opinion of the colt. 429 00:45:32,943 --> 00:45:36,709 Is that a racehorse or a lead pony? 430 00:45:37,915 --> 00:45:41,146 [ Narrator ] Thejudgment wasn't helped by his gentle nature. 431 00:45:41,218 --> 00:45:45,951 Where his sire had been a fierce, almost violent competitor, 432 00:45:46,023 --> 00:45:48,992 Seabiscuit took to sleeping for huge chunks of the day... 433 00:45:49,060 --> 00:45:54,259 and enjoyed lolling for hours under the boughs of thejuniper trees. 434 00:45:54,331 --> 00:45:57,892 His other great talent was eating. 435 00:45:57,968 --> 00:46:03,338 Though half the size of other colts, Seabiscuit could frequently eat twice as much. 436 00:46:04,642 --> 00:46:07,668 Fitzsimmons decided the horse was lazy... 437 00:46:07,745 --> 00:46:11,340 and felt sure he could train the obstinance out ofhim. 438 00:46:11,415 --> 00:46:15,852 l want you to hit him as many times as you can over a quarter of a mile. 439 00:46:15,920 --> 00:46:20,289 When he didn't improve, they decided the colt was incorrigible. 440 00:46:22,226 --> 00:46:24,717 They made him a training partner to better horses, 441 00:46:24,795 --> 00:46:27,286 forcing him to lose head-to-head duels... 442 00:46:27,364 --> 00:46:29,730 to boost the confidence of the other animal. 443 00:46:31,035 --> 00:46:32,969 By the time he was three years old, 444 00:46:33,037 --> 00:46:36,495 Seabiscuit was struggling in two cheap claiming races a week. 445 00:46:37,942 --> 00:46:42,276 Soon he grew as bitter and angry as his sire Hard Tack had been. 446 00:46:44,748 --> 00:46:48,184 He was sold for the rock-bottom price of $2,000. 447 00:46:52,123 --> 00:46:54,853 And, of course, it all made sense. 448 00:46:54,925 --> 00:46:58,725 Champions were large, they were sleek, 449 00:46:58,796 --> 00:47:00,787 they were without imperfection. 450 00:47:02,266 --> 00:47:06,225 When they finally did race him, he didjust what they had trained him to do. 451 00:47:06,303 --> 00:47:08,237 He lost. 452 00:47:08,706 --> 00:47:10,606 [ Banging ] [ Seabiscuit Neighing ] 453 00:47:10,674 --> 00:47:12,608 What exactly is it you like? 454 00:47:12,676 --> 00:47:15,702 [ Neighing ] He's got spirit. 455 00:47:15,779 --> 00:47:18,339 [ Banging ] l'll say. 456 00:47:19,650 --> 00:47:23,211 Can-- Can he be ridden? Oh, sure. 457 00:47:23,287 --> 00:47:26,688 -[ Banging ] - [ Neighing ] 458 00:47:26,757 --> 00:47:29,817 Eventually. [ Neighing ] 459 00:47:29,894 --> 00:47:33,830 He can be a little touchy. Yeah, l got it. 460 00:47:33,898 --> 00:47:36,526 No. Really. 461 00:47:36,600 --> 00:47:38,591 l'm fine. 462 00:47:39,970 --> 00:47:43,201 - [ Neighing ] -[ Men Shouting ] 463 00:47:45,442 --> 00:47:47,273 [ Fabric Tearing ] 464 00:47:47,344 --> 00:47:49,812 Jesus Christ! That horse is nuts! 465 00:47:52,082 --> 00:47:56,075 [ Growling, Neighing ] 466 00:48:02,293 --> 00:48:04,227 [ Neighing Continues ] 467 00:48:08,232 --> 00:48:11,201 [ Red ] Come on! Come on! Come on! 468 00:48:11,268 --> 00:48:13,236 Let's go! Come on, you sons ofbitches! 469 00:48:17,474 --> 00:48:21,638 [ Neighing ] 470 00:48:25,115 --> 00:48:27,174 [ Red ] Let's go! Come on! 471 00:48:29,353 --> 00:48:31,287 Let's go! Come on, you sons of bitches! 472 00:48:31,355 --> 00:48:34,085 l'll take all of you! Come on! Come on! 473 00:48:34,158 --> 00:48:36,956 [ Snorting ] 474 00:48:37,027 --> 00:48:39,860 [ Neighing ] [ Banging ] 475 00:48:47,338 --> 00:48:50,000 [ Banging ] [ Growling ] 476 00:48:50,074 --> 00:48:54,602 [ Neighing ] 477 00:48:54,678 --> 00:48:58,341 [ Neighing ] 478 00:48:58,415 --> 00:49:01,316 It's okay. 479 00:49:03,020 --> 00:49:06,148 - l'm not afraid of you. - [ Snorting ] 480 00:49:06,223 --> 00:49:09,215 Sure. l know. 481 00:49:10,761 --> 00:49:13,855 l know what you're all about. 482 00:49:21,272 --> 00:49:23,206 You hungry? 483 00:49:25,576 --> 00:49:27,567 Huh? 484 00:49:30,014 --> 00:49:32,778 Yeah. Bet you are. 485 00:49:33,851 --> 00:49:37,514 Huh? Come on. 486 00:49:37,588 --> 00:49:39,579 Come on, boy. 487 00:49:45,195 --> 00:49:48,790 [ Snorts, Grumbles ] 488 00:49:48,866 --> 00:49:51,357 [ Chuckles ] Yeah. 489 00:49:52,903 --> 00:49:55,371 [ Snorting ] 490 00:49:55,439 --> 00:49:58,567 Why don't you just breeze him around one turn. 491 00:49:58,642 --> 00:50:01,304 Give the folks a look. [ Red ] Right. 492 00:50:02,746 --> 00:50:06,238 Red Pollard, Mr. and Mrs. Howard. Yeah. Hi. 493 00:50:06,317 --> 00:50:09,753 Hello. [ Neighing ] 494 00:50:09,820 --> 00:50:11,754 Well, we'll just be movin' on. 495 00:50:17,661 --> 00:50:19,788 Does he breeze? 496 00:50:19,863 --> 00:50:22,263 Well, we'll find out. 497 00:50:41,051 --> 00:50:43,611 Seems pretty fast. Yeah. 498 00:50:43,687 --> 00:50:45,712 In every direction. 499 00:50:47,624 --> 00:50:50,320 Hell, he's so beat up, it's hard to tell what he's like. 500 00:50:51,495 --> 00:50:53,793 l just can't help feelin' they got him... 501 00:50:53,864 --> 00:50:56,424 so screwed up runnin'in a circle, 502 00:50:56,500 --> 00:51:00,459 he's forgotten what he was born to do. 503 00:51:01,672 --> 00:51:04,835 He just needs to learn how to be a horse again. 504 00:51:06,510 --> 00:51:09,070 Well, how do you do that? 505 00:51:16,520 --> 00:51:20,980 How far do you want me to take him? Till he stops. 506 00:51:22,426 --> 00:51:25,054 Okay. 507 00:51:25,129 --> 00:51:27,120 That seems like a pretty good ride. 508 00:51:28,732 --> 00:51:31,633 Hope so. 509 00:51:49,219 --> 00:51:51,153 That's it, boy. 510 00:51:51,221 --> 00:51:53,155 You're all right. 511 00:51:53,223 --> 00:51:55,817 Let's see what you got, boy. [ Clicks Tongue ] Ha! Ha! 512 00:51:55,893 --> 00:51:59,351 Ha! Ha! Whoo! 513 00:51:59,430 --> 00:52:02,297 That's it, boy. That's it! 514 00:52:08,405 --> 00:52:10,498 Yeah! 515 00:52:17,214 --> 00:52:19,512 Whoo! 516 00:52:23,120 --> 00:52:25,111 Whoo-hoo! 517 00:52:33,964 --> 00:52:37,491 Well, at least he wasn't expensive. No. That's true. 518 00:52:40,571 --> 00:52:43,938 Whoo! [ Laughs ] 519 00:52:48,479 --> 00:52:51,346 Goddamn it! You're an amazing animal! 520 00:52:55,652 --> 00:52:58,951 Whoo! [ Laughs ] 521 00:53:06,096 --> 00:53:08,690 [ Whistle Blowing ] 522 00:53:18,275 --> 00:53:20,266 You can come inside, you know. 523 00:53:20,344 --> 00:53:23,541 l'm fine. Thank you. Yeah, you look it. 524 00:53:25,282 --> 00:53:27,307 No, really, l'm fine. 525 00:53:28,385 --> 00:53:31,320 Okay. Suit yourself. 526 00:53:43,333 --> 00:53:45,392 [ Charles ] Welcome. 527 00:53:59,349 --> 00:54:01,943 Thank you. You're welcome. 528 00:54:13,297 --> 00:54:15,288 [ Charles ] It's okay. 529 00:54:16,366 --> 00:54:18,300 Oh, l'm not that hungry. 530 00:54:18,368 --> 00:54:20,996 Mmm. Sure you're not. 531 00:54:22,272 --> 00:54:24,206 It's just a lot of food. 532 00:54:29,479 --> 00:54:32,004 It's okay. 533 00:54:32,082 --> 00:54:34,448 Rather have you strong than thin. 534 00:54:58,141 --> 00:55:00,268 [ Narrator ] They called it "relief," 535 00:55:00,344 --> 00:55:02,209 but it was a lot more than that. 536 00:55:02,279 --> 00:55:04,509 It had dozens of names; 537 00:55:04,581 --> 00:55:07,072 N.R.A., W.P.A., 538 00:55:07,150 --> 00:55:09,584 the C.C.C. 539 00:55:09,653 --> 00:55:12,417 But it really came down tojust one thing. 540 00:55:14,725 --> 00:55:17,193 For the first time in a long time, 541 00:55:17,260 --> 00:55:19,251 someone cared. 542 00:55:20,597 --> 00:55:23,760 For the first time in a long time, 543 00:55:23,834 --> 00:55:26,325 you were no longer alone. 544 00:56:16,186 --> 00:56:19,178 [ Crickets Chirping ] 545 00:56:57,060 --> 00:57:01,997 [ Horse Neighing ] [ Banging ] 546 00:57:06,002 --> 00:57:09,199 [ Bucket Clattering ] 547 00:57:10,741 --> 00:57:13,403 [ Bleating ] Goat racing? 548 00:57:13,477 --> 00:57:17,413 Oh, no.Just trying to calm him down a little. 549 00:57:17,481 --> 00:57:20,348 Smart ones hate being alone all the time. 550 00:57:20,417 --> 00:57:23,250 Oh. And sometimes another animal, 551 00:57:23,320 --> 00:57:26,289 it just-- just soothes them a bit. 552 00:57:26,356 --> 00:57:28,586 [ Bleating ] 553 00:57:32,529 --> 00:57:35,862 [ Bleating ] 554 00:57:49,446 --> 00:57:51,607 [ Snorting ] 555 00:58:05,095 --> 00:58:07,495 Pretty quiet in there. 556 00:58:07,564 --> 00:58:10,158 [ Laughing ] What'd you do? 557 00:58:10,233 --> 00:58:12,224 Go take a look. 558 00:58:20,043 --> 00:58:23,706 Oh. [ Chuckling ] 559 00:58:23,780 --> 00:58:28,683 Rock of ages, cleft for me 560 00:58:28,752 --> 00:58:33,746 l am hid and safe in thee 561 00:58:33,824 --> 00:58:38,761 For the water and the blood 562 00:58:38,962 --> 00:58:40,896 From thy riven-- 563 00:58:40,964 --> 00:58:43,159 [ Tom ] Okay. You don't break him or anything, 564 00:58:43,233 --> 00:58:46,259 but we gotta see what he's got. 565 00:58:46,336 --> 00:58:49,464 [ Snorting ] You take him to the 5�/ pole... 566 00:58:49,539 --> 00:58:51,871 and turn him loose. 567 00:58:51,942 --> 00:58:55,036 Turn him loose? Yeah, son. 568 00:58:55,111 --> 00:58:57,102 He's a racehorse. 569 00:59:01,218 --> 00:59:03,618 Ha! Ha! Come on! 570 00:59:10,560 --> 00:59:12,152 Come on! 571 00:59:12,229 --> 00:59:16,290 Ha! Come on! l know you got more than this! Let's show 'em, boy! 572 00:59:21,171 --> 00:59:23,105 How's he look? 573 00:59:23,173 --> 00:59:25,300 Asleep. 574 00:59:26,476 --> 00:59:30,344 Come on! Let's show 'em, Pops! Come on! 575 00:59:40,123 --> 00:59:43,684 Whoo! There it is! Yeah! Whoo! 576 00:59:43,760 --> 00:59:45,921 Oh, my. 577 00:59:57,240 --> 00:59:59,936 Yeah, you and me! Let's go! 578 01:00:00,010 --> 01:00:01,705 Whoo! Whoo-hoo! 579 01:00:08,184 --> 01:00:10,118 [ Exhales ] 580 01:00:12,856 --> 01:00:15,256 -[ Charles ] Boy. Fast? - Oh. Yeah. 581 01:00:15,325 --> 01:00:17,316 How fast? 582 01:00:18,628 --> 01:00:22,086 Your horse just broke the track record at Tanforan. 583 01:00:27,070 --> 01:00:29,630 Sometimes they-- they just, uh, 584 01:00:29,706 --> 01:00:31,640 hanker for a little competition. 585 01:00:31,708 --> 01:00:34,176 [ Laughing ] 586 01:00:38,815 --> 01:00:42,444 As long as we're talkin'long shots, l got a real doozy for you, folks. 587 01:00:42,519 --> 01:00:45,113 [ Blows Slide Whistle ] We got a horse that's going off at 70-to-1, 588 01:00:45,188 --> 01:00:47,156 and that's a short price, my friends. 589 01:00:47,223 --> 01:00:50,249 This horse couldn't win a church raffle, let alone a $2,000 allowance. 590 01:00:50,327 --> 01:00:52,591 [ Taps Cymbal ] Yeah, talk about a jump in class. 591 01:00:52,662 --> 01:00:54,630 This is the skunk of the garden party. [ Raspberries ] 592 01:00:54,698 --> 01:00:56,632 Yes, he's the surprise in the punch bowl. 593 01:00:56,700 --> 01:01:00,727 As a matter of fact, l'll lay even money that this nag, Seabiscuit, couldn't even finish six furlongs. 594 01:01:00,804 --> 01:01:04,137 This is Tick-Tock McGlaughlin live at Clockers' Corner. 595 01:01:04,207 --> 01:01:06,402 [ Plays Call To Post ] 596 01:01:07,744 --> 01:01:10,577 Wow. [ Sighs ] l wanted maroon. They only had bright red. 597 01:01:10,647 --> 01:01:13,844 Oh, it looks great. You don't think the "H" is too big? 598 01:01:13,917 --> 01:01:16,249 You seen the size of our jockey? 599 01:01:16,319 --> 01:01:19,618 - [ Sighs ] - Come on. 600 01:01:28,598 --> 01:01:32,796 Okay. Favorite's that gray over there. 601 01:01:32,869 --> 01:01:34,860 He's got a big late charge, 602 01:01:34,938 --> 01:01:39,466 so lock in early with him and stay right off his flank. 603 01:01:39,542 --> 01:01:43,376 Okay. Once our boy sees who the competition is, 604 01:01:43,446 --> 01:01:45,380 he'll do most of the work. 605 01:01:45,448 --> 01:01:47,382 But don't move till that gray does. 606 01:01:47,450 --> 01:01:49,543 What if it's late? 607 01:01:49,619 --> 01:01:52,144 - [ Snorting ] - Let's go. 608 01:01:52,222 --> 01:01:54,747 -[ Track Announcer Over P.A.] Twelve minutes to post. - [ Seabiscuit Grumbles ] 609 01:01:54,824 --> 01:01:56,758 l don't think it's gonna matter much. 610 01:01:56,826 --> 01:01:59,488 [ Neighing ] Honestly. 611 01:01:59,562 --> 01:02:05,592 [ Call To Post ] 612 01:02:27,323 --> 01:02:31,521 -[ Man ] Come on in. -[ Track Announcer ] Number 3, Pollard on Seabiscuit. 613 01:02:34,030 --> 01:02:38,433 Hey, sahib. Kinda small, isn't he? 614 01:02:38,501 --> 01:02:41,129 Gonna look a lot smaller in a second, Georgie. 615 01:02:41,204 --> 01:02:43,001 l got five bucks says he doesn't. 616 01:02:44,774 --> 01:02:46,537 [ Snorting ] 617 01:02:46,609 --> 01:02:48,338 [ Track Announcer ] Starter's poised. The flag is up. 618 01:02:48,411 --> 01:02:52,211 -[ Bell Ringing ] -And there they go. 619 01:02:52,282 --> 01:02:56,116 Pirate's Gold breaks first, followed by Geronimo on the outside. 620 01:02:56,186 --> 01:02:59,485 Silver Treasure is third, followed by Seabiscuit. 621 01:03:00,657 --> 01:03:03,148 [ Track Announcer Continues, Indistinct ] 622 01:03:11,701 --> 01:03:14,033 They're coming by the five-furlong pole. 623 01:03:14,104 --> 01:03:18,200 It's Pirate's Gold, Geronimo, Hill's Army and Agua Dulce. 624 01:03:22,879 --> 01:03:25,541 Whoa! 625 01:03:25,615 --> 01:03:29,073 Son of a bitch! Ha! Ha! 626 01:03:30,720 --> 01:03:32,654 Piece of shit bastard! 627 01:03:35,492 --> 01:03:37,426 What the hell is he doing? 628 01:03:37,494 --> 01:03:40,327 [ Track Announcer ] ...opening up a 3�-- a 4-length lead-- 629 01:03:40,396 --> 01:03:42,193 - Let's go! - What are you doing? 630 01:03:42,265 --> 01:03:45,325 [ Red ] l'm gonna put you on the rail, you piece of shit! 631 01:03:46,669 --> 01:03:49,365 - Get off of me! - How do you like that, you son of a bitch? 632 01:03:49,439 --> 01:03:52,408 You're gonna drop me, man! 633 01:03:52,475 --> 01:03:56,411 -[ Track Announcer ] The two horses are flying down-- - You like the rail? 634 01:04:05,088 --> 01:04:08,182 - Here comes the cavalry charge! - [ Red ] Knock me off my horse! 635 01:04:09,959 --> 01:04:12,189 It's Silver Treasure on the inside. 636 01:04:14,697 --> 01:04:17,359 Silver Treasure on the inside. Silver Treasure and Pirate's Gold. 637 01:04:17,433 --> 01:04:20,800 And at the wire it's Silver Treasure. 638 01:04:25,942 --> 01:04:27,876 Aw, damn it. 639 01:04:27,944 --> 01:04:30,037 What the hell were you thinkin'? He fouled me. 640 01:04:31,447 --> 01:04:34,473 - What am l supposed to do, let him get away with that? - Well, yeah, when he's 40-to-1. 641 01:04:34,551 --> 01:04:37,213 - He almost put me in the rail! - Well, did he? 642 01:04:37,287 --> 01:04:39,585 Look, we had a plan. 643 01:04:39,656 --> 01:04:43,820 He fouled me, Tom! What am l supposed to do? He cut me off!. 644 01:04:48,164 --> 01:04:50,359 He fouled me! 645 01:04:50,433 --> 01:04:53,095 Son? Son. 646 01:04:55,004 --> 01:04:56,995 What are you so mad at? 647 01:05:08,418 --> 01:05:11,012 [ Red's Father's Voice ] There's a phone next door. We'll call you. 648 01:05:11,087 --> 01:05:13,749 Every couple of weeks, we'll call you and tell you where we are. 649 01:05:13,823 --> 01:05:17,156 [ Red's Voice ] No. We'rejust gonna go home. All right? 650 01:05:18,595 --> 01:05:20,586 [ No Audible Dialogue ] 651 01:05:22,365 --> 01:05:24,356 [ Sighs ] 652 01:05:26,002 --> 01:05:27,936 [ Father's Voice ] You have a gift. 653 01:05:28,004 --> 01:05:30,472 You have a gift. 654 01:05:37,847 --> 01:05:39,781 [ Red ] l need to borrow some money. 655 01:05:43,553 --> 01:05:46,021 All right. [ Red ] I, uh, 656 01:05:46,089 --> 01:05:48,649 l haven't been to a dentist, and m-- 657 01:05:50,927 --> 01:05:53,293 Well, l-I need to borrow some money. 658 01:05:53,363 --> 01:05:57,060 - That's fine. - l don't know when l can pay you back. 659 01:05:58,234 --> 01:06:01,169 l mean, when we win. When we win, l can pay you back. 660 01:06:01,237 --> 01:06:04,695 That is if you still want me to ride. 661 01:06:06,909 --> 01:06:09,036 Of course l want you to ride. 662 01:06:12,915 --> 01:06:14,849 How much do you need? 663 01:06:14,917 --> 01:06:16,851 [ Red Inhales ] Uh, 664 01:06:18,488 --> 01:06:20,479 ten dollars. 665 01:06:21,624 --> 01:06:24,491 Here. 666 01:06:28,231 --> 01:06:30,995 Than-- Uh-- It's fine. 667 01:06:37,140 --> 01:06:40,234 Thank you. l really appreciate it. 668 01:06:47,984 --> 01:06:52,580 That's it, Pops. We're okay now. It's all right, boy. 669 01:06:54,490 --> 01:06:56,458 Yeah, we're okay. 670 01:06:56,526 --> 01:06:58,756 Nothing to worry about. 671 01:06:58,828 --> 01:07:01,922 All the time in the world, boy. That's it, Pops. 672 01:07:01,998 --> 01:07:04,762 Nice lead. Just like that, boy. 673 01:07:04,834 --> 01:07:06,358 Just like that. 674 01:07:09,806 --> 01:07:13,105 What do you think, boy? You ready to go? 675 01:07:13,176 --> 01:07:16,373 [ Whinnies ] You and me. Let's go, boy. Let's go. Ha! Ha! 676 01:07:25,688 --> 01:07:27,656 Ha! Ha! 677 01:07:33,396 --> 01:07:36,559 [ No Audible Dialogue ] 678 01:07:41,371 --> 01:07:43,498 [ No Audible Dialogue ] 679 01:07:49,746 --> 01:07:52,613 [ Crowd Roaring ] 680 01:07:57,153 --> 01:07:59,280 Whoo! 681 01:08:00,690 --> 01:08:03,989 [ Narrator ] In the end, it wasn't the dams... 682 01:08:04,060 --> 01:08:07,393 or the roads or the bridges or the parks. 683 01:08:09,065 --> 01:08:11,761 Or the tunnels or the thousands of other public projects... 684 01:08:11,834 --> 01:08:13,825 that were built in those years. 685 01:08:15,037 --> 01:08:17,164 It was more invisible than that. 686 01:08:18,775 --> 01:08:21,141 Men who were broken only a year before... 687 01:08:21,210 --> 01:08:23,201 suddenly felt restored. 688 01:08:24,313 --> 01:08:27,646 Men who'd been shattered suddenly found their voice. 689 01:08:27,717 --> 01:08:30,277 Well, l just think this horse has a lot of heart. 690 01:08:30,353 --> 01:08:32,548 He may have been down, but he wasn't out. 691 01:08:32,622 --> 01:08:35,682 He may have lost a few, but he didn't let it get to him. 692 01:08:35,758 --> 01:08:38,158 We could all learn a lick or two from this little guy. 693 01:08:38,227 --> 01:08:40,161 Oh, and by the way, he doesn't know he's little. 694 01:08:40,229 --> 01:08:42,356 He thinks he's the biggest horse out there. 695 01:08:42,432 --> 01:08:45,629 - [ Laughing ] -So you got big plans for this little horse? 696 01:08:45,701 --> 01:08:47,965 Oh,yeah. See, sometimes when the little guy, 697 01:08:48,037 --> 01:08:51,871 he doesn't know he's a little guy, he can do great big things. 698 01:08:51,941 --> 01:08:54,068 - [ Clamoring ] - Can we get a shot here? 699 01:08:54,143 --> 01:08:56,873 See, this isn't the finish line. 700 01:08:56,946 --> 01:09:01,349 The future is the finish line, and the Biscuit is just the horse to get us there. 701 01:09:01,417 --> 01:09:03,885 [ McGlaughlin ] "Just the horse to get us there. " 702 01:09:03,953 --> 01:09:06,683 You certainly made a believer out of me, Mr. Howard. 703 01:09:06,756 --> 01:09:08,690 It's time for this old tout to eat some crow. 704 01:09:08,758 --> 01:09:13,320 Four and 20 blackbirds, to be exact, all baked up in some humble pie, 705 01:09:13,396 --> 01:09:15,489 and l'll take mine � la mode. 706 01:09:15,565 --> 01:09:18,033 [ Call To Post ] Oh. 707 01:09:18,100 --> 01:09:20,193 And one more thing, Mr. Howard. l just wanna say-- 708 01:09:20,269 --> 01:09:23,363 Thanks for the champagne. Don't mention it. 709 01:09:23,439 --> 01:09:25,498 Did you see the infield? No, not yet. 710 01:09:25,575 --> 01:09:28,908 Take a look. Your little horse is sellin' out the cheap seats. 711 01:09:38,988 --> 01:09:40,922 Oh, my gosh. 712 01:09:40,990 --> 01:09:44,221 Hey, what do you think about all those folks in the infield, Red? 713 01:09:44,293 --> 01:09:47,126 That's who we're ridin' for, folks with a quarter in their pocket. 714 01:09:47,196 --> 01:09:49,130 Red! Red! Red! 715 01:09:49,198 --> 01:09:51,689 That's an awful lot of hoopla for such a little horse! 716 01:09:51,767 --> 01:09:54,930 "Though he be but little, he is fierce." 717 01:09:55,004 --> 01:09:57,131 What's that? What? That's Shakespeare, boys. 718 01:09:57,206 --> 01:10:00,607 That's Shakespeare. [ Laughing ] Oh, Shakespeare. 719 01:10:00,676 --> 01:10:04,544 [ Clamoring ] 720 01:10:06,215 --> 01:10:09,150 [ Cheering, Shouting ] 721 01:10:16,192 --> 01:10:18,786 Holy cow! 722 01:10:18,861 --> 01:10:21,955 [ Cheering ] 723 01:10:22,031 --> 01:10:24,898 Look at that, Biscuit. Look at that. 724 01:10:24,967 --> 01:10:27,492 There you go. Oh, my God. 725 01:10:30,640 --> 01:10:34,406 There he is! Seabiscuit! Yea! 726 01:10:38,981 --> 01:10:41,074 That's for you, Pops. 727 01:10:41,150 --> 01:10:43,141 That's for you. 728 01:10:51,928 --> 01:10:54,158 [ Cheering ] 729 01:11:17,019 --> 01:11:21,285 That makes six consecutive victories for this little colt from nowhere, one shy of the record. 730 01:11:21,357 --> 01:11:24,554 Why, he may be the biggest sensation on four legs since Hope and Crosby. 731 01:11:24,627 --> 01:11:28,586 Yes, it's standing room only every time this pint-size pony slips on a saddle, 732 01:11:28,664 --> 01:11:32,293 and if you can't afford the quarter, a comfy tree limb will catch you a glimpse. 733 01:11:32,368 --> 01:11:34,893 So what is the secret of this rags-to-riches story? 734 01:11:34,971 --> 01:11:37,531 l have it on good authority they feed Seabiscuit... 735 01:11:37,607 --> 01:11:39,905 two pints of ice-cold beer before every race. 736 01:11:39,976 --> 01:11:44,140 Reporting from trackside in an equine exclusive, Oh, my gosh! 737 01:11:44,213 --> 01:11:47,478 - this is Tick-Tock McGlaughlin, Movietone News. - Who was that? 738 01:11:50,486 --> 01:11:52,545 Ahh. 739 01:11:54,924 --> 01:11:56,915 Morning. 740 01:11:58,961 --> 01:12:01,122 What-- What's this? It's beer. 741 01:12:01,197 --> 01:12:03,324 From an admiring public. 742 01:12:03,399 --> 01:12:05,765 It's pretty good too. There's more in there. 743 01:12:09,672 --> 01:12:13,005 Where's the horse? Signing autographs. 744 01:12:13,075 --> 01:12:14,702 He what? 745 01:12:14,777 --> 01:12:16,802 [ Clamoring ] [ Flashbulbs Popping ] 746 01:12:16,879 --> 01:12:19,746 Here you go, Max. Let it dry for a minute before you sell it. 747 01:12:19,815 --> 01:12:22,682 Hey, Charles. You think you can break the record? 748 01:12:22,752 --> 01:12:24,947 Oh, let's ask him. Hey, Biscuit. 749 01:12:25,021 --> 01:12:27,683 You gonna win one more? You gonna break the record? 750 01:12:29,258 --> 01:12:32,193 Hey, Charles. What do you think finally turned this horse around? 751 01:12:32,261 --> 01:12:34,889 Well, l think we just gave him a chance. 752 01:12:34,964 --> 01:12:37,057 Sometimes all somebody needs is a second chance. 753 01:12:37,133 --> 01:12:39,727 [ Murmuring ] l think there are a lot of people out there... 754 01:12:39,802 --> 01:12:42,066 know just what l'm talking about. 755 01:12:42,138 --> 01:12:44,971 You got that right. 756 01:12:45,041 --> 01:12:47,566 Here, boys. Take some horseshoes with you. Right here, Charles. 757 01:12:47,643 --> 01:12:50,305 Hey, thanks. These are special. 758 01:12:50,379 --> 01:12:53,610 - Never run out of luck. - Great. 759 01:12:59,622 --> 01:13:03,217 Sam! Where the hell are my horseshoes? 760 01:13:05,961 --> 01:13:08,259 [ Charles ] You quit? l can't work like this. 761 01:13:08,330 --> 01:13:11,424 He's not a parade animal. He's a racehorse. 762 01:13:11,500 --> 01:13:15,129 Look, Tom, a little bit of public relations-- 763 01:13:15,204 --> 01:13:17,297 l can't get him to be a great horse... 764 01:13:17,373 --> 01:13:19,307 if l can't get the time to work with him. 765 01:13:19,375 --> 01:13:21,673 What do you mean? He is a great horse. 766 01:13:21,744 --> 01:13:24,406 We don't know that yet. He's won six stakes in a row. 767 01:13:24,480 --> 01:13:26,948 Against who? 768 01:13:28,684 --> 01:13:32,916 This-- This is a great horse. 769 01:13:41,263 --> 01:13:44,130 [ Man ] First he smashed them in the Kentucky Derby. 770 01:13:44,200 --> 01:13:46,430 Then he crushed them in the Preakness. 771 01:13:47,803 --> 01:13:51,864 Then he destroyed all comers in the Belmont to snatch the Triple Crown. 772 01:13:51,941 --> 01:13:54,535 At almost 18 hands, he's as big as he is fast. 773 01:13:54,610 --> 01:13:58,546 Eighteen hands? Can't be too fast a runner. 774 01:13:58,614 --> 01:14:01,344 Yeah, he's big. 775 01:14:01,417 --> 01:14:05,319 Born of perfect breeding, displaying perfect form, boasting a perfect record, 776 01:14:05,387 --> 01:14:09,881 the millionaire Mr. Riddle may have finally created the perfect horse. 777 01:14:09,959 --> 01:14:13,395 Until next time, this is Horace Halstedter for Metrotone News. 778 01:14:14,930 --> 01:14:17,023 [ Charles ] What the hell does that mean anyway? 779 01:14:17,099 --> 01:14:19,329 Perfect. He's perfect. 780 01:14:19,401 --> 01:14:21,369 What the hell does "perfect" mean? 781 01:14:21,437 --> 01:14:24,338 What? You show me something that's perfect, 782 01:14:24,406 --> 01:14:27,000 l'll show you something that's not. 783 01:14:31,547 --> 01:14:33,640 Look, he's obviously the best horse in the East. 784 01:14:33,716 --> 01:14:35,650 We're obviously the best horse in the West. 785 01:14:35,718 --> 01:14:37,811 The country deserves to see which horse is better. 786 01:14:37,887 --> 01:14:42,187 Yo-ho-ho-ho! You may not be able to see it, folks, but the gauntlet just landed on my desk. 787 01:14:42,258 --> 01:14:44,522 [ Light Bang ] Are we talking about a match race? 788 01:14:44,593 --> 01:14:48,427 Whatever Mr. Riddle wants. Match race, stakes race, potato sack race. 789 01:14:48,497 --> 01:14:51,898 Just 'cause we're littler doesn't mean we're scared. 790 01:14:51,967 --> 01:14:53,901 Right you are, and in the heartland of America, 791 01:14:53,969 --> 01:14:55,869 every little guy knows exactly what you mean. 792 01:14:55,938 --> 01:14:59,601 You hear that, Mr. Riddle? You have an appointment with destiny, a date with-- 793 01:15:02,444 --> 01:15:04,571 Destiny. Destiny. Yes, exactly. 794 01:15:04,647 --> 01:15:07,775 So destiny, and his name is Seabiscuit. 795 01:15:07,850 --> 01:15:10,910 [ Man ] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. [ Clamoring ] 796 01:15:10,986 --> 01:15:14,547 Does Seabiscuit stand a chance-- l'm glad they finally have racing in California. 797 01:15:14,623 --> 01:15:17,057 [ Laughing ] Do they use Western saddles out there? 798 01:15:17,126 --> 01:15:19,594 - [ Laughing ] - Look. 799 01:15:19,662 --> 01:15:22,324 Comparing these two horses is ridiculous. 800 01:15:22,398 --> 01:15:24,593 War Admiral is a real racehorse... 801 01:15:24,667 --> 01:15:27,261 who's won every prestigious race in America. 802 01:15:27,336 --> 01:15:31,238 This little colt of theirs is running out on some cow track. 803 01:15:31,307 --> 01:15:33,400 [ Laughing ] 804 01:15:33,475 --> 01:15:35,466 If we responded to every fledgling challenger... 805 01:15:35,544 --> 01:15:38,445 who wants to make a name for themselves, 806 01:15:38,514 --> 01:15:40,607 it wouldn't be fair to us. 807 01:15:40,683 --> 01:15:43,117 But it wouldn't be fair to them either. 808 01:15:43,185 --> 01:15:45,983 You wouldn't putJack Dempsey in the ring with a middleweight. 809 01:15:46,055 --> 01:15:47,488 [ Laughing ] Huh? 810 01:15:47,556 --> 01:15:50,047 Would you? [ Laughing Continues ] 811 01:15:50,125 --> 01:15:52,992 "Middleweight"? l'll kill him. 812 01:15:53,062 --> 01:15:54,996 l'll knock his goddamn block off!. 813 01:15:55,064 --> 01:15:56,998 He's chicken! l know. l know. 814 01:15:57,066 --> 01:15:59,159 "Middleweight"? We just have to flush him out. 815 01:15:59,235 --> 01:16:01,465 [ Tom ] How? 816 01:16:01,537 --> 01:16:04,734 Well, this is still America. Right? Yeah. 817 01:16:04,807 --> 01:16:07,640 Cash. 818 01:16:07,710 --> 01:16:11,441 - A hundred thousand dollars? - The biggest purse in American history. 819 01:16:11,513 --> 01:16:15,574 l sure hope so. You'd get every top Eastern thoroughbred. All of'em. 820 01:16:15,651 --> 01:16:18,176 You'd put this place on the map. 821 01:16:18,254 --> 01:16:21,121 They might have all that blue blood crap. 822 01:16:21,190 --> 01:16:23,317 Our money is just as good as theirs. 823 01:16:23,392 --> 01:16:26,225 Charlie-- Doc, this is our moment. 824 01:16:26,295 --> 01:16:29,196 Now, they're stuck in the past. This is the future. 825 01:16:29,265 --> 01:16:31,631 Great. 826 01:16:31,700 --> 01:16:34,669 Come here. What? 827 01:16:34,737 --> 01:16:36,830 Come on. Don't you wanna see 'em? 828 01:16:36,906 --> 01:16:42,105 Pilin' off of those train cars. Comin' out here to your track. 829 01:16:43,212 --> 01:16:46,181 Huh? That's victory in itself. 830 01:16:46,248 --> 01:16:48,011 Doc? 831 01:16:48,083 --> 01:16:51,211 That's-- That's the finish line right there. 832 01:16:53,289 --> 01:16:55,348 You sell cars like this? 833 01:16:55,424 --> 01:16:57,358 Hundreds of'em. 834 01:16:57,426 --> 01:16:59,417 Hold your horses! Hold your horses! 835 01:16:59,495 --> 01:17:02,862 Just when you thought you'd seen it all, Doc Strub has raided the cookie jar. 836 01:17:02,932 --> 01:17:07,096 He has smashed the piggy bank and sold the family silver. $100,000 for one horse race? 837 01:17:07,169 --> 01:17:09,729 Makes me want to throw a saddle on my back. 838 01:17:09,805 --> 01:17:13,832 Will the Biscuit be the favorite? Not likely, folks. We're about to be invaded. 839 01:17:13,909 --> 01:17:16,503 [ Train Whistle ] We're talking Derby winners, 840 01:17:16,578 --> 01:17:18,569 Preakness winners, Belmont winners. 841 01:17:19,648 --> 01:17:21,843 Hold on, hold on. l guess that's all one horse. 842 01:17:21,917 --> 01:17:25,182 But at 100,000 bucks, how can the Admiral not want to dock his ship... 843 01:17:25,254 --> 01:17:27,188 in this friendly port? 844 01:17:27,256 --> 01:17:30,225 This is Tick-Tock McGlaughlin live from Clockers' Corner. 845 01:17:30,292 --> 01:17:32,522 [ Playing Call To Post On Xylophone ] 846 01:17:32,594 --> 01:17:36,553 They raised a hundred grand! Hey, how 'bout that hundred grander? 847 01:17:37,933 --> 01:17:39,867 No, thanks. [ Chortles ] 848 01:17:39,935 --> 01:17:42,028 [ Clamoring ] Excuse me, boys. 849 01:17:42,104 --> 01:17:44,004 Shit! Charles! 850 01:17:44,073 --> 01:17:47,270 Shit. Yeah, l know what you mean. 851 01:17:47,343 --> 01:17:49,334 The hell with it. We'll run him anyway. 852 01:17:49,411 --> 01:17:52,005 There are still going to be the greatest horses in the world, 853 01:17:52,081 --> 01:17:54,709 and if we win this thing, they're gonna have to face us. 854 01:17:54,783 --> 01:17:58,014 He's gonna have to face us. 855 01:17:58,420 --> 01:18:01,082 [ Thunderclap ] 856 01:18:05,761 --> 01:18:09,197 Okay. Special Agent's pure speed. 857 01:18:09,264 --> 01:18:11,960 He's gonna go to the lead, but he can't handle the distance. 858 01:18:12,034 --> 01:18:14,332 So don't get sucked in. l won't. 859 01:18:14,403 --> 01:18:16,564 Indian Broom could be there too. 860 01:18:16,638 --> 01:18:21,075 [ Tom ] We'll know they're holdin'him back if they use the ring bit. 861 01:18:21,143 --> 01:18:26,137 Now, the one to worry about is Rosemont. 862 01:18:26,215 --> 01:18:28,809 He closes like a freight train, 863 01:18:28,884 --> 01:18:31,045 and he'll fight you for it at the end. 864 01:18:31,120 --> 01:18:33,315 You gotta have some momentum built up... 865 01:18:33,389 --> 01:18:35,949 by the time he makes his move. 866 01:18:36,025 --> 01:18:39,290 [ Tom ] It's still kind of soggy out there from the other day, 867 01:18:39,361 --> 01:18:43,092 so try to stay off the rail where it's deep. 868 01:18:44,166 --> 01:18:46,157 [ Red ] l figured l'd sit back about three wide. 869 01:18:46,235 --> 01:18:48,294 [ Tom ] Yeah, that's fine. 870 01:18:49,972 --> 01:18:52,634 And other than that,just-- 871 01:18:53,709 --> 01:18:55,643 just try to feel it. 872 01:18:55,711 --> 01:18:57,645 [ Cheering ] 873 01:18:57,713 --> 01:18:59,704 [ Tom ] He'll tell you when he's ready. 874 01:19:05,487 --> 01:19:07,478 [ Gates Slam Shut ] 875 01:19:08,557 --> 01:19:10,548 [ Gates Slam Shut ] 876 01:19:11,760 --> 01:19:13,819 [ Gates Slam Shut ] 877 01:19:29,178 --> 01:19:31,510 [ Bell Ringing ] 878 01:19:31,580 --> 01:19:34,572 [ Crowd Roaring ] 879 01:20:31,673 --> 01:20:33,868 Yeah, boy! 880 01:20:36,912 --> 01:20:38,379 Come on, Red! 881 01:20:44,686 --> 01:20:46,916 Ha! Ha! 882 01:20:53,762 --> 01:20:56,595 [ Crowd Roaring ] 883 01:20:56,665 --> 01:20:58,792 Yeah, come on. Go! Go! 884 01:21:07,176 --> 01:21:09,940 - Whoo-hoo! - Watch him. Watch him. 885 01:21:15,217 --> 01:21:17,583 Come on! Come on! 886 01:21:19,555 --> 01:21:21,546 [ Flashbulb Pops ] 887 01:21:24,126 --> 01:21:26,492 [ Crowd Gasps, Groans ] 888 01:21:26,562 --> 01:21:28,496 It's not my fault. Not this time. 889 01:21:28,564 --> 01:21:31,055 l told you look out for Rosemont. l thought l had it. 890 01:21:31,133 --> 01:21:33,294 You stopped ridin'! l couldn't see him! 891 01:21:33,368 --> 01:21:36,030 What are you talkin' about? He was flyin' up your tail! 892 01:21:36,104 --> 01:21:38,572 Yeah, well, l can't-- What? 893 01:21:38,640 --> 01:21:40,631 See out there! 894 01:21:47,983 --> 01:21:50,349 He lied to us. What? 895 01:21:50,419 --> 01:21:53,354 He lied to us. You want a jockey who lies to us? 896 01:21:53,422 --> 01:21:56,357 What do you mean? 897 01:21:56,425 --> 01:22:00,589 He can't see. He's blind in one eye. 898 01:22:04,600 --> 01:22:07,194 [ Sighs, Mutters ] 899 01:22:12,241 --> 01:22:14,801 [ Muttering ] 900 01:22:16,411 --> 01:22:18,402 [ Chuckles ] 901 01:22:23,986 --> 01:22:26,045 It's fine, Tom. 902 01:22:28,156 --> 01:22:30,624 - It's fine? - Yeah, it's fine. 903 01:22:34,663 --> 01:22:36,722 "You don't throw a whole life away... 904 01:22:36,798 --> 01:22:40,063 just 'cause it's banged up a little bit." 905 01:22:43,105 --> 01:22:45,096 Good night. 906 01:22:47,276 --> 01:22:50,370 [ Clamoring ] All right, all right. Hold it. 907 01:22:50,445 --> 01:22:52,413 Well, l guess that little horse of theirs... 908 01:22:52,481 --> 01:22:54,711 turned out to be a glorified claimer after all. 909 01:22:54,783 --> 01:22:57,513 [ Reporters Laugh ] Huh? 910 01:22:57,586 --> 01:23:01,317 Well, at least we don't have to deal with this David and Goliath nonsense anymore. 911 01:23:01,390 --> 01:23:04,120 Huh? Huh? You can say that again. 912 01:23:04,192 --> 01:23:06,888 All right, boys. Let me through. Wait a minute. Mr. Riddle-- 913 01:23:06,962 --> 01:23:08,896 [ Clamoring ] 914 01:23:18,407 --> 01:23:20,398 [ Scoffs ] The hell with it. 915 01:23:23,078 --> 01:23:25,012 [ Charles ] Just a couple of announcements. 916 01:23:25,080 --> 01:23:29,073 First, Red Pollard will remain Seabiscuit's jockey, 917 01:23:29,151 --> 01:23:31,085 now and forever. 918 01:23:31,153 --> 01:23:35,590 Second, if they're too scared to come and race us, we're gonna go find them. 919 01:23:35,657 --> 01:23:38,387 We're gonna enter every race where War Admiral is on the card, 920 01:23:38,460 --> 01:23:41,588 and if he scratches, which he probably will, 921 01:23:41,663 --> 01:23:43,756 we'll enter the next race he's on the card. 922 01:23:43,832 --> 01:23:47,063 And we won't come home until we've faced him, win, lose or draw. 923 01:23:49,071 --> 01:23:51,801 You know, 924 01:23:51,873 --> 01:23:54,706 l'd rather have one horse like this than a hundred War Admirals. 925 01:23:54,776 --> 01:23:58,735 - Thanks, fellas. - [ Clamoring ] 926 01:23:58,814 --> 01:24:00,907 [ Whistle Blowing ] 927 01:24:00,982 --> 01:24:03,143 [ Crossing Guard Bells Ringing ] 928 01:24:04,686 --> 01:24:07,120 [ Man Speaking Over P.A., Indistinct ] 929 01:24:09,257 --> 01:24:11,487 [ Man ] Gotta see him! [ Woman ] Come on! 930 01:24:11,560 --> 01:24:15,656 [ Excited Chattering ] 931 01:24:15,731 --> 01:24:18,723 [ Cheering, Applause ] 932 01:24:21,403 --> 01:24:24,372 Look, I, uh-- l really don't know what to say. 933 01:24:24,439 --> 01:24:26,373 Uh, we appreciate it. [ Laughing ] 934 01:24:26,441 --> 01:24:28,568 l'm sure the Biscuit appreciates it too. 935 01:24:28,643 --> 01:24:31,737 He's just a little shy about speaking in public. 936 01:24:31,813 --> 01:24:34,304 [ Laughing ] He'd thank you himself. 937 01:24:35,550 --> 01:24:39,418 l guess, uh, you all are here today... 938 01:24:39,488 --> 01:24:42,685 because this is a horse who won't give up. 939 01:24:42,758 --> 01:24:46,785 [ Man ] That's right. Even when life beats him by a nose. 940 01:24:46,862 --> 01:24:48,955 That's right! Ain't that the truth. 941 01:24:50,065 --> 01:24:53,796 But, heck, everybody loses a couple. 942 01:24:53,869 --> 01:24:56,235 [ Man ] Yes, sir. 943 01:24:56,304 --> 01:24:59,171 And you either pack up and you go home, or you keep fighting! 944 01:24:59,241 --> 01:25:00,833 Isn't that right? Yeah! 945 01:25:00,909 --> 01:25:04,208 - That's right! -[ Charles ] That's right. 946 01:25:04,279 --> 01:25:06,804 Now, 947 01:25:06,882 --> 01:25:09,043 do you want to see a match race? Yeah! 948 01:25:09,117 --> 01:25:11,711 Yeah! You do? 949 01:25:11,787 --> 01:25:14,950 Yeah! You wanna see this young fella ridin' that horse? 950 01:25:15,023 --> 01:25:16,854 - Yeah! - Yes! 951 01:25:16,925 --> 01:25:18,517 Seabiscuit! 952 01:25:18,593 --> 01:25:20,618 [ Cheering ] 953 01:25:21,696 --> 01:25:23,823 Extra! Extra! Biscuit on the warpath! [ Flashbulb Popping ] 954 01:25:23,899 --> 01:25:27,391 Will there be a match race? It's all right here. 955 01:25:27,469 --> 01:25:29,937 Extra! Extra! Biscuit on the warpath! 956 01:25:30,005 --> 01:25:31,996 [ Charles ] l don't know what they're so worried about. 957 01:25:32,073 --> 01:25:35,565 l mean, look at us. Our horse is too small. 958 01:25:35,644 --> 01:25:37,703 Our jockey's too big. [ Crowd Laughs ] 959 01:25:37,779 --> 01:25:40,213 - Our trainer is too old. -[ Laughing ] 960 01:25:40,282 --> 01:25:43,410 Forgive me, Tom. And l'm too dumb to know the difference! 961 01:25:43,485 --> 01:25:47,478 - Yeah, Charlie! - You'd think they'd want to race us instead of running away! 962 01:25:47,556 --> 01:25:49,547 [ Crowd ] Yeah! 963 01:25:57,265 --> 01:26:01,031 Ladies and gentlemen, l am staring at a swarm of humanity, 964 01:26:01,102 --> 01:26:04,367 a sea of hungry faces demanding the match of a lifetime. 965 01:26:04,439 --> 01:26:07,374 They have come here tonight in the cold, in the wind, 966 01:26:07,442 --> 01:26:10,240 [ Mimics Wind Blowing ] in the chill of a late October night. 967 01:26:10,312 --> 01:26:14,442 Let me make my way over to one of them so you can hear it for yourself. 968 01:26:14,516 --> 01:26:16,450 Excuse me. Excuse me. l'm sorry. Excuse me. 969 01:26:16,518 --> 01:26:18,452 Ma'am, ma'am, if l may. 970 01:26:18,520 --> 01:26:20,954 What brings you out here tonight with your three small children, 971 01:26:21,022 --> 01:26:23,388 clamoring for a view of this little horse? 972 01:26:23,458 --> 01:26:25,449 Because we want to see a match race! 973 01:26:25,527 --> 01:26:28,724 [ Cheering ] 974 01:26:28,797 --> 01:26:31,391 l said, don't you think... 975 01:26:31,466 --> 01:26:33,457 Mr. Riddle owes this country a-- 976 01:26:33,535 --> 01:26:35,366 Match race! 977 01:26:35,437 --> 01:26:38,873 Match race! Match race! Match race! 978 01:26:38,940 --> 01:26:42,307 Match race! Match race! Match race! 979 01:26:42,377 --> 01:26:44,607 Match race! Match race! 980 01:26:45,780 --> 01:26:47,714 Fine, but it's on my terms. 981 01:26:47,782 --> 01:26:49,613 Any terms you want. 982 01:26:49,684 --> 01:26:52,619 Mile and 3/16ths. l won't accept anything else. 983 01:26:52,687 --> 01:26:55,247 All right. Want a walk-up start with a bell. 984 01:26:56,525 --> 01:26:58,584 We won't be using any contraptions. 985 01:26:58,660 --> 01:27:01,094 You mean a starting gate? 986 01:27:02,664 --> 01:27:06,998 - Fine. - And we run it here, at our home track. 987 01:27:07,068 --> 01:27:09,059 That's not negotiable. 988 01:27:10,205 --> 01:27:12,298 Mmm. Seems like a nice enough place. 989 01:27:14,075 --> 01:27:16,566 Oh, l'm sure you'll find it quite comfortable, Mr. Howard. 990 01:27:26,054 --> 01:27:28,318 [ Red ] Jesus Christ! 991 01:27:28,390 --> 01:27:31,223 [ Red ] l wanna be a horse. 992 01:27:31,293 --> 01:27:34,228 [ Tom ] Well, you're almost big enough. 993 01:27:34,296 --> 01:27:36,628 [ Red ] That's very funny. 994 01:27:36,698 --> 01:27:39,531 [ Marcela ] It doesn't even smell like a barn. 995 01:27:39,601 --> 01:27:42,695 [ Charles ] Hmm. They probably deodorize it every morning. 996 01:27:42,771 --> 01:27:44,705 [ Tom ] Well, they still crap. 997 01:27:47,342 --> 01:27:51,005 [ Laughing ] Well, they do. They do. 998 01:27:51,079 --> 01:27:52,979 Over here, pal. Right over here! 999 01:27:53,048 --> 01:27:56,040 There you go! This way. This way. 1000 01:27:56,117 --> 01:27:58,051 [ Whinnies ] Biscuit, here-- 1001 01:27:58,119 --> 01:28:00,053 Whoa! What's that thing? 1002 01:28:03,725 --> 01:28:05,886 [ Red ] They got us in the servants'quarters. 1003 01:28:05,961 --> 01:28:09,158 Is that him? No. 1004 01:28:11,199 --> 01:28:13,190 Bit too small. 1005 01:28:15,804 --> 01:28:17,738 That's him. 1006 01:28:20,041 --> 01:28:22,669 [ Charles ] Oh, my God. 1007 01:28:29,484 --> 01:28:32,749 Maybe he's the kind of horse that just looks good in the paddock. 1008 01:28:38,326 --> 01:28:40,794 Wow. 1009 01:28:43,031 --> 01:28:45,192 We gotta get to the lead. 1010 01:28:45,266 --> 01:28:47,427 Biscuit never goes to the lead. 1011 01:28:47,502 --> 01:28:51,836 l know, but... we gotta teach him to break first. 1012 01:28:51,906 --> 01:28:55,205 If that monster shakes loose, 1013 01:28:55,276 --> 01:28:57,335 we'll never catch him. 1014 01:28:58,413 --> 01:29:00,540 What, retrain him? 1015 01:29:03,785 --> 01:29:06,379 We got two weeks. 1016 01:29:06,454 --> 01:29:08,547 [ Scoffs, Chuckles ] 1017 01:29:14,262 --> 01:29:16,355 Excuse me. [ Clears Throat ] 1018 01:29:16,431 --> 01:29:18,456 Uh, 1019 01:29:18,533 --> 01:29:21,366 we'd like to buy your bell. 1020 01:29:23,438 --> 01:29:26,839 They didn't tell me you were comin'. Oh, probably just an oversight. 1021 01:29:26,908 --> 01:29:28,842 Do you want me to turn on some lights? 1022 01:29:28,910 --> 01:29:30,571 No. No. No? 1023 01:29:30,645 --> 01:29:35,514 [ Tom ] Okay. It's a predatory response. 1024 01:29:35,583 --> 01:29:37,915 If l just brush it past his flank, 1025 01:29:37,986 --> 01:29:39,920 he'll bolt. 1026 01:29:39,988 --> 01:29:43,389 - We want to teach him to do it with the bell. - How far you want me to take him? 1027 01:29:43,458 --> 01:29:46,916 A hundred feet. Just so he learns to break first. 1028 01:29:46,995 --> 01:29:49,327 Okay. Got it. 1029 01:29:50,565 --> 01:29:53,557 - You ready? - Ready. 1030 01:29:55,970 --> 01:29:57,733 [ Whip Whooshes ] [ Bell Rings ] 1031 01:30:03,578 --> 01:30:06,240 [ Rings ] 1032 01:30:08,216 --> 01:30:10,207 [ Whip Whooshes ] [ Bell Rings ] 1033 01:30:11,586 --> 01:30:14,680 [ Rings ] 1034 01:30:17,425 --> 01:30:20,519 All right. Here we go. 1035 01:30:22,430 --> 01:30:23,954 [ Rings ] 1036 01:30:26,568 --> 01:30:31,164 [ Whistling ] 1037 01:30:35,176 --> 01:30:37,167 [ Whistling Continues ] 1038 01:30:37,245 --> 01:30:41,375 Oh, come on, Tom! When you gonna work that horse out? 1039 01:30:42,684 --> 01:30:44,618 When he wakes up, l guess. 1040 01:30:44,686 --> 01:30:47,519 Geez! 1041 01:30:47,589 --> 01:30:49,386 For cryin'out loud! 1042 01:30:51,059 --> 01:30:52,993 [ Red ] The whole track? 1043 01:30:53,061 --> 01:30:55,689 l just want him to do it once... 1044 01:30:55,764 --> 01:30:57,789 with nothin' in front of him. 1045 01:30:57,866 --> 01:31:01,461 - Yeah, but l can't see out there. - That's all right. He can. 1046 01:31:01,536 --> 01:31:05,165 Aw, come on, Tom. Tom, please. Wha-- 1047 01:31:05,240 --> 01:31:07,572 Why do you always have to do this? Shit! 1048 01:31:07,642 --> 01:31:11,134 - [ Rings ] - [ Red ] Oh, great. 1049 01:31:11,212 --> 01:31:13,146 [ Chuckling ] 1050 01:31:14,215 --> 01:31:16,740 [ Seabiscuit Panting ] [ Red ] Jesus Christ. 1051 01:31:16,818 --> 01:31:19,946 [ Thundering Hoofbeats ] 1052 01:31:22,190 --> 01:31:24,181 [ Red ] Wow. Huh. 1053 01:31:25,360 --> 01:31:27,555 Oh, my God. 1054 01:31:30,398 --> 01:31:32,389 [ Red Chuckles ] 1055 01:31:39,474 --> 01:31:41,465 Tim. Hey. 1056 01:31:43,144 --> 01:31:45,908 Pumpkin. Hey. 1057 01:31:45,980 --> 01:31:48,813 How ya doin', Pumpkin? 1058 01:31:48,883 --> 01:31:51,351 Ohhh. Are you shy? 1059 01:31:52,854 --> 01:31:54,913 Hey, Red? 1060 01:31:57,625 --> 01:31:59,616 Oh, my gosh. 1061 01:32:00,695 --> 01:32:04,062 Yeah. Guess l should have used you as a jockey instead of a groom. 1062 01:32:04,132 --> 01:32:06,396 No, no. It was-- 1063 01:32:06,467 --> 01:32:08,401 That was great. 1064 01:32:09,470 --> 01:32:11,461 Look, l-l'm in a little trouble. 1065 01:32:11,539 --> 01:32:15,236 l got this horse over in Annex, and l been tryin' to sell a share of him. 1066 01:32:15,310 --> 01:32:17,210 Tough times and all? 1067 01:32:17,278 --> 01:32:20,475 l was wonderin' if-- if maybe you'd breeze him for me. 1068 01:32:20,548 --> 01:32:23,813 If folks saw Red Pollard-- 1069 01:32:23,885 --> 01:32:26,353 Yeah. l'll breeze your horse for you. 1070 01:32:29,524 --> 01:32:31,458 It's on. [ Red ] Good. 1071 01:32:31,526 --> 01:32:33,790 Just take him for five furlongs at around a minute-one. 1072 01:32:33,862 --> 01:32:36,831 [ Sighs ] Can he do that? Should. 1073 01:32:41,636 --> 01:32:43,627 [ Man ] Try it now. 1074 01:32:43,705 --> 01:32:46,105 [ Engine Grinding ] 1075 01:32:48,877 --> 01:32:50,742 [ Starter Whirring ] 1076 01:32:53,248 --> 01:32:55,910 Okay, try it again. [ Engine Grinding ] 1077 01:32:55,984 --> 01:32:58,350 [ Engine Starts, Revs, Backfires ] 1078 01:32:58,419 --> 01:33:01,286 - [ Neighing ] - Whoa! Whoa! 1079 01:33:01,356 --> 01:33:04,257 - Easy! Easy! Easy! - [ Neighing ] 1080 01:33:04,325 --> 01:33:07,260 [ Horse Shrieking ] 1081 01:33:10,198 --> 01:33:12,689 [ Whinnying ] 1082 01:33:12,767 --> 01:33:14,962 [ Grunting ] 1083 01:33:16,938 --> 01:33:20,669 Aaah! 1084 01:33:22,210 --> 01:33:24,269 - [ Man #1 ] Stop it! -[ Man #2 ] Whoa! 1085 01:33:24,345 --> 01:33:26,313 [ Men Shouting ] 1086 01:33:28,249 --> 01:33:30,274 [ Grunts ] 1087 01:33:59,614 --> 01:34:03,311 Look, most of the damage was restricted to his leg. How bad is it? 1088 01:34:03,384 --> 01:34:06,376 God, l don't know. It's, uh, shattered. 1089 01:34:06,454 --> 01:34:09,048 Eleven, 12 breaks. Something like that. 1090 01:34:09,123 --> 01:34:12,388 We're gonna have to operate. 1091 01:34:12,460 --> 01:34:14,655 Just sit tight for me. 1092 01:34:56,037 --> 01:34:58,471 Well, we're all done. 1093 01:34:58,539 --> 01:35:01,633 He'll always limp, but, uh, it looks like he's gonna walk again. 1094 01:35:01,709 --> 01:35:05,110 [ Sighs ] W-Will he ride? 1095 01:35:05,179 --> 01:35:07,977 No, he's not gonna ride. 1096 01:35:08,049 --> 01:35:11,644 Y-You're sure? He won't ride. He's gonna walk. 1097 01:35:11,719 --> 01:35:13,846 You take care. 1098 01:35:13,921 --> 01:35:15,912 Th-- Thank you. 1099 01:35:19,794 --> 01:35:21,455 Hey. 1100 01:35:21,529 --> 01:35:24,362 Uh, you should see the other guy. 1101 01:35:24,432 --> 01:35:28,926 You're gonna be fine. Couple of months, you're gonna be up and around like new. 1102 01:35:29,003 --> 01:35:33,667 l'm the one who makes up the stories, remember? 1103 01:35:35,343 --> 01:35:37,334 Well, yeah. 1104 01:35:37,412 --> 01:35:40,245 Uh, maybe a little longer than that. 1105 01:35:40,314 --> 01:35:42,305 Yeah. 1106 01:35:44,886 --> 01:35:49,255 Look, I, uh-- l think we're gonna have to scratch. 1107 01:35:49,323 --> 01:35:52,850 No. No, don't scratch. 1108 01:35:52,927 --> 01:35:56,021 Son, he's a great horse, but he can't run by himself. 1109 01:35:56,097 --> 01:35:58,998 Don't scratch. 1110 01:36:01,102 --> 01:36:03,070 [ Sighs ] 1111 01:36:04,439 --> 01:36:07,772 Call Woolf. 1112 01:36:07,842 --> 01:36:11,972 - Son, nobody's riding-- - It's okay. 1113 01:36:12,046 --> 01:36:14,105 Call him. 1114 01:36:14,182 --> 01:36:16,116 Are you gonna scratch? 1115 01:36:16,184 --> 01:36:18,118 No, we're not gonna scratch. 1116 01:36:18,186 --> 01:36:21,349 Red Pollard wants Seabiscuit to win this race more than anything in the world. 1117 01:36:21,422 --> 01:36:23,322 He wouldn't let us scratch. 1118 01:36:23,391 --> 01:36:25,951 Thank you much. l appreciate it. 1119 01:36:26,027 --> 01:36:28,518 You're welcome. 1120 01:36:28,596 --> 01:36:30,996 [ McGlaughlin ] The Iceman cometh! What a pinch hitter. 1121 01:36:31,065 --> 01:36:35,126 Why, it's like getting Babe Ruth off the bench. Nerves of steel, ice water in his veins. 1122 01:36:35,203 --> 01:36:37,137 Why, George Woolf is-- 1123 01:36:37,205 --> 01:36:39,139 Irrelevant. 1124 01:36:39,207 --> 01:36:42,199 They can get the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as far as l'm concerned. 1125 01:36:42,276 --> 01:36:46,303 Won't make any difference. War Admiral is a superior horse with superior breeding. 1126 01:36:46,380 --> 01:36:48,905 Doesn't matter who the passenger is. 1127 01:36:51,452 --> 01:36:53,613 He's got a strong left lead, Georgie. 1128 01:36:53,688 --> 01:36:55,849 Banks like a friggin' airplane. 1129 01:36:55,923 --> 01:36:59,723 He might need help switching to it, so ease him off the rail just before the turn. 1130 01:36:59,794 --> 01:37:02,729 Like you did in the Gold Cup. Exactly. 1131 01:37:02,797 --> 01:37:05,561 He needs a good warm-up, so take him out slow. 1132 01:37:05,633 --> 01:37:08,261 When you do ask him, don't use the whip. 1133 01:37:08,336 --> 01:37:12,238 Just flick it twice, show him it's there. He'll know it's time. 1134 01:37:12,306 --> 01:37:15,241 Right. 1135 01:37:15,309 --> 01:37:18,676 And, um, never on the left side. 1136 01:37:18,746 --> 01:37:22,079 They hit him on the left side when he was a baby. 1137 01:37:22,150 --> 01:37:25,381 l wish it was you,Johnny. Aw, come on. 1138 01:37:25,453 --> 01:37:28,513 l'll be right there with you. 1139 01:37:30,391 --> 01:37:32,951 Aaah! 1140 01:37:33,027 --> 01:37:36,292 Ay, ya, ya, ya, ya! 1141 01:37:38,099 --> 01:37:42,092 Great. Now, show him the stick at the quarter pole, 1142 01:37:42,170 --> 01:37:45,071 and he'll give you a whole new gear. 1143 01:37:45,139 --> 01:37:47,573 [ Kissing Sound ] 1144 01:37:49,610 --> 01:37:51,441 [ Red ] Okay, now, 1145 01:37:51,512 --> 01:37:54,970 force him to that left lead a little earlier, 1146 01:37:55,049 --> 01:37:58,075 and he'll give you even more. 1147 01:38:00,321 --> 01:38:02,482 [ Red ] Great. 1148 01:38:02,557 --> 01:38:04,422 Now, shut the door. 1149 01:38:20,641 --> 01:38:25,635 Okay. You know how Smith wants you to fight for the lead by the first turn? 1150 01:38:25,713 --> 01:38:29,342 Yeah. We were workin' with that bell. [ Thunder Rumbling ] 1151 01:38:29,417 --> 01:38:32,477 l was a little nervous about that. No, that's fine. 1152 01:38:32,553 --> 01:38:35,351 But you gotta give it up on the backstretch. 1153 01:38:35,423 --> 01:38:38,688 Give it up? Give him back the lead. 1154 01:38:39,994 --> 01:38:42,019 He fights for it, Georgie. 1155 01:38:42,096 --> 01:38:45,395 If you bring him head to head with that other horse, 1156 01:38:45,466 --> 01:38:47,627 and he looks him in the eye, 1157 01:38:47,702 --> 01:38:50,170 there's no way he loses that race. 1158 01:38:50,238 --> 01:38:54,140 You just hold him through that final turn... 1159 01:38:54,208 --> 01:38:56,870 and let him get a good look at the Admiral. 1160 01:38:56,944 --> 01:38:59,708 Then let him go. 1161 01:38:59,780 --> 01:39:03,375 It's not in his feet, Georgie. 1162 01:39:03,451 --> 01:39:06,045 [ Thunderclap ] It's right here. 1163 01:39:11,359 --> 01:39:13,827 [ Narrator ] By 10;00 a.m. the closest place to park... 1164 01:39:13,894 --> 01:39:15,987 was 15 blocks away. 1165 01:39:16,063 --> 01:39:18,998 The volume of refreshments alone was staggering. 1166 01:39:19,066 --> 01:39:21,864 Seventeen thousand gallons oflemonade. 1167 01:39:21,936 --> 01:39:24,803 Sixty thousand hot dogs. 1168 01:39:24,872 --> 01:39:28,000 Two thousand kegs ofbeer. 1169 01:39:28,075 --> 01:39:30,066 NBC broadcast the race, 1170 01:39:30,144 --> 01:39:33,841 and businesses around America scheduled a half day of work... 1171 01:39:33,914 --> 01:39:36,041 so their employees could hear the call, 1172 01:39:36,117 --> 01:39:39,450 thanks, in part, to a missive fired by Mr. Howard only the day before. 1173 01:39:39,520 --> 01:39:42,182 Look, l know this is a fancy track and all, 1174 01:39:42,256 --> 01:39:44,588 but l think they oughta open up the infield... 1175 01:39:44,659 --> 01:39:47,492 so normal folks can come see the race. 1176 01:39:47,561 --> 01:39:50,359 You shouldn't have to be rich to enjoy something like this. 1177 01:39:50,431 --> 01:39:54,663 [ Narrator ] Seabiscuit entered the race a two-to-one underdog, 1178 01:39:54,735 --> 01:39:57,670 but you would never know it from the growing noise in the infield. 1179 01:39:57,738 --> 01:39:59,365 [ Boy ] Get your program! 1180 01:39:59,440 --> 01:40:02,603 [ Narrator ] By the time it was over, more than 40 million Americans... 1181 01:40:02,677 --> 01:40:05,043 would hear the call. 1182 01:40:05,112 --> 01:40:09,446 [ Tom ] Okay, it's--it's still kinda soggy at the rail, 1183 01:40:09,517 --> 01:40:12,680 so try to keep him out of there. 1184 01:40:12,753 --> 01:40:16,382 There's a dry tractor tread about five feet out off the fence. 1185 01:40:16,457 --> 01:40:19,449 l walked the track this morning. 1186 01:40:19,527 --> 01:40:21,791 Good. Good. 1187 01:40:21,862 --> 01:40:26,595 Now, he oughta break just like we worked on. 1188 01:40:28,135 --> 01:40:31,969 But, um, there's one more thing. 1189 01:40:32,039 --> 01:40:35,031 What? Let him catch me on the backstretch? 1190 01:40:36,277 --> 01:40:39,212 You're not the only one who knows this horse. 1191 01:40:42,783 --> 01:40:44,648 [ Charles ] Safe trip, George. 1192 01:40:44,719 --> 01:40:47,552 And a short one. Let's go, Sam. 1193 01:40:55,396 --> 01:40:58,058 Charley! George. Huh. 1194 01:40:58,132 --> 01:41:00,566 [ Man On Radio ] The twojockeys have acknowledged each other. 1195 01:41:00,634 --> 01:41:03,865 It's a quick hello, like boxers touching gloves. 1196 01:41:03,938 --> 01:41:06,270 Come on, George. This is no time for small talk. 1197 01:41:06,340 --> 01:41:09,832 Both the horses are now on the main track, and you can hear the roar from the crowd. 1198 01:41:09,910 --> 01:41:12,674 [ Crowd Cheering ] 1199 01:41:29,730 --> 01:41:31,960 [ Quiet Chattering, Indistinct ] 1200 01:41:33,434 --> 01:41:35,698 [ Boy ] There he is! 1201 01:42:04,131 --> 01:42:07,567 [ Cheering Continues ] 1202 01:42:13,073 --> 01:42:16,008 [ Nickering ] 1203 01:42:16,076 --> 01:42:18,237 [ Whinnying ] 1204 01:42:38,466 --> 01:42:41,867 [ Bell Ringing ] 1205 01:42:44,305 --> 01:42:47,103 [ Man On Radio ] It's Seabiscuit by a nose, now by a head. 1206 01:42:47,174 --> 01:42:51,770 He's leading War Admiral, pressing on him a neck behind. 1207 01:42:51,846 --> 01:42:56,613 They fly toward the clubhouse turn. Who will be into it first? 1208 01:42:56,684 --> 01:43:00,711 It's Seabiscuit, and he was there first and driving for the backstretch! 1209 01:43:00,788 --> 01:43:03,256 [ Loud Cheering ] 1210 01:43:08,896 --> 01:43:12,923 Now, coming into the backstretch, it's Seabiscuit. 1211 01:43:13,000 --> 01:43:16,197 Going down the backstretch. 1212 01:43:22,109 --> 01:43:24,270 [ No Audible Dialogue ] 1213 01:43:31,118 --> 01:43:33,916 Now, back him off, son. Back him off. Back him off. 1214 01:43:36,857 --> 01:43:39,724 Come on back, George. Come on, come on, come on. 1215 01:43:39,793 --> 01:43:43,695 [ Race Announcer ] Now on the backstretch, Seabiscuit still with the lead. 1216 01:43:43,764 --> 01:43:46,062 Come on, Georgie. Don't fool around. 1217 01:43:48,135 --> 01:43:51,571 l sure hope you're right, Red. Here we go. 1218 01:43:51,639 --> 01:43:53,573 Easy, Pops. 1219 01:43:59,413 --> 01:44:01,347 Goddamn it,Johnny. 1220 01:44:11,659 --> 01:44:15,925 [ Track Announcer ] It's now War Admiral! It's War Admiral! 1221 01:44:15,996 --> 01:44:19,830 It's Seabiscuit and War Admiral, neck and neck as they go down the backstretch! 1222 01:44:26,106 --> 01:44:29,439 Close, Pops. Easy, Pops. 1223 01:44:30,844 --> 01:44:33,472 That's it. Whoo. 1224 01:44:39,453 --> 01:44:42,479 [ Announcer ] It's Seabiscuit. Now War Admiral! Now Seabiscuit! Now War Admiral! 1225 01:44:42,556 --> 01:44:44,353 Not going now, Pops. 1226 01:44:45,826 --> 01:44:50,820 [ Announcer Shouting, Indistinct ] 1227 01:44:59,740 --> 01:45:01,833 Do it. 1228 01:45:01,909 --> 01:45:03,900 Do it now. Come on, George! 1229 01:45:03,978 --> 01:45:07,072 - Turn him loose. Turn him loose. - Do it now, George! 1230 01:45:08,749 --> 01:45:10,910 So long, Charley! 1231 01:45:10,985 --> 01:45:13,146 Hyah! 1232 01:45:14,254 --> 01:45:18,554 - Turn him loose! -[ Announcer ] Here comes Seabiscuit! 1233 01:45:23,564 --> 01:45:26,397 It's Seabiscuit going away! 1234 01:45:26,467 --> 01:45:29,163 [ Continues, Indistinct ] 1235 01:45:29,236 --> 01:45:32,103 Come on, Biscuit! 1236 01:45:36,644 --> 01:45:40,705 [ Cheering Grows Louder] 1237 01:45:46,086 --> 01:45:49,283 Yes! Yes! Whoo! Yes! 1238 01:45:49,356 --> 01:45:53,918 [ Whooping ] 1239 01:46:05,105 --> 01:46:08,336 [ Excited Chattering ] 1240 01:46:48,816 --> 01:46:52,479 [ Cheering ] 1241 01:46:52,553 --> 01:46:54,612 Congratulations. 1242 01:46:54,688 --> 01:46:57,122 Amazing. Congratulations. Thank you. 1243 01:46:57,191 --> 01:47:00,183 [ Amplified On Speaker] Iceman, you did it. How does it feel? 1244 01:47:00,260 --> 01:47:03,593 Well, l just wish my good friend Red Pollard was up here today instead of me. 1245 01:47:03,664 --> 01:47:05,655 He will be. 1246 01:47:09,636 --> 01:47:13,936 [ Man On Radio ] This concludes our radio broadcast of the race of the century. 1247 01:47:14,007 --> 01:47:17,374 Now a word from our sponsor, the American Oil Company. 1248 01:47:17,444 --> 01:47:20,845 Money can't buy a finer motor oil-- 1249 01:47:20,914 --> 01:47:23,906 [ Triumphal ] 1250 01:47:38,932 --> 01:47:41,492 Easy does it. 1251 01:47:41,568 --> 01:47:44,594 Watch it. Wa-- Watch those wheels. 1252 01:47:56,383 --> 01:48:00,285 [ Whistle Blowing ] 1253 01:48:30,617 --> 01:48:33,108 [ Call To Post ] 1254 01:48:37,925 --> 01:48:41,588 All hail the conquering hero. Yes, folks, he's back. The little engine that could. 1255 01:48:41,662 --> 01:48:45,428 No more match races for this little pony because, quite frankly, they're all outta matches. 1256 01:48:45,499 --> 01:48:49,094 Who's he gonna race? Pegasus? l pity these other horses. Heh. 1257 01:48:50,170 --> 01:48:52,661 [ Loud Cheering ] 1258 01:49:51,765 --> 01:49:53,699 [ Thumping Sound ] 1259 01:49:55,802 --> 01:49:58,498 [ Thumping Continues ] 1260 01:50:06,280 --> 01:50:11,115 [ Thumping Continues ] 1261 01:50:13,987 --> 01:50:17,286 [ Whinnying ] [ Shouts ] 1262 01:50:19,359 --> 01:50:22,760 [ Whinny Echoing ] 1263 01:50:32,172 --> 01:50:36,268 [ Whinny Echoing ] 1264 01:50:44,952 --> 01:50:47,284 When will they know? [ Marcela On Phone ] l don't know. 1265 01:50:47,354 --> 01:50:50,915 Maybe an hour. l'm not sure. Charles is with the vet right now. 1266 01:50:50,991 --> 01:50:53,152 [ Sighs ] 1267 01:50:53,226 --> 01:50:56,286 Does it hurt when he bends it? 'Cause if it doesn't hurt when he bends it-- 1268 01:50:56,363 --> 01:50:59,093 We don't know anything yet. l'll call you as soon as we do. 1269 01:50:59,166 --> 01:51:01,657 l promise. All right. 1270 01:51:06,406 --> 01:51:10,843 He was runnin' easy on me. There was no warning. 1271 01:51:10,911 --> 01:51:13,709 He's gotta be all right. He's gotta be all right. 1272 01:51:15,615 --> 01:51:17,981 Mr. Howard. 1273 01:51:24,091 --> 01:51:28,357 [ Sighs ] Well, he ruptured a whole ligament. 1274 01:51:28,428 --> 01:51:31,488 l put a splint on him just to keep him immobilized, 1275 01:51:31,565 --> 01:51:33,795 but right now he's totally lame. 1276 01:51:35,535 --> 01:51:37,469 He's not gonna race again. 1277 01:51:41,875 --> 01:51:44,605 Look, um-- 1278 01:51:45,679 --> 01:51:50,343 l know this is hard, but l'll put him down for you if you want me to. 1279 01:52:00,527 --> 01:52:02,461 [ Vehicle Approaching ] 1280 01:52:26,620 --> 01:52:29,714 Oh, that's okay, Pops. l'll come to you. 1281 01:52:35,962 --> 01:52:37,953 Hey. 1282 01:52:41,635 --> 01:52:43,728 [ Nickering ] 1283 01:52:50,844 --> 01:52:52,835 Mmm. 1284 01:53:10,363 --> 01:53:12,627 See, 1285 01:53:12,699 --> 01:53:16,430 first you gotta get a little flexibility. 1286 01:53:16,503 --> 01:53:19,233 Yeah. Then you can put weight on it. 1287 01:53:19,306 --> 01:53:23,606 Then once you start to put weight on it, the whole leg gets stronger. 1288 01:53:23,677 --> 01:53:27,204 [ Grumbling ] l know. l know. l'm in a hurry too, Pops. 1289 01:53:27,280 --> 01:53:30,249 But you know what Hadrian said about Rome. 1290 01:53:30,317 --> 01:53:32,808 "Brick by brick, my citizens. 1291 01:53:32,886 --> 01:53:34,979 Brick by brick." 1292 01:53:36,456 --> 01:53:38,720 See, 1293 01:53:38,792 --> 01:53:40,919 they're Arabians, 1294 01:53:40,994 --> 01:53:43,224 so they don't need to drink. 1295 01:53:43,296 --> 01:53:47,460 These horses can go five or six days... 1296 01:53:47,534 --> 01:53:51,197 without a drop of water, like a camel. 1297 01:53:51,271 --> 01:53:54,968 Oh. l'm not sayin' that's what you should do. 1298 01:53:55,041 --> 01:53:58,841 l'm just saying that's what they do. 1299 01:53:58,912 --> 01:54:00,880 [ Nickers ] 1300 01:54:00,947 --> 01:54:03,438 Oh, good idea. 1301 01:54:04,651 --> 01:54:07,245 Take a little rest. 1302 01:54:32,012 --> 01:54:34,276 [ Branch Snaps ] [ Whinnies ] 1303 01:54:44,791 --> 01:54:46,725 l don't know, Red. 1304 01:54:46,793 --> 01:54:50,559 We're just gonna walk in a circle. You think the leg will hold you? 1305 01:54:52,032 --> 01:54:55,126 Horse weighs 1,200 pounds, Sam. l'm an afterthought. 1306 01:54:55,202 --> 01:54:57,170 No, l mean your leg. 1307 01:55:03,577 --> 01:55:07,673 [ Red ] Here comes Seabiscuit charging down the lane, 1308 01:55:07,747 --> 01:55:10,580 picking off competition one by one. 1309 01:55:10,650 --> 01:55:13,244 He's third! Now second! 1310 01:55:13,320 --> 01:55:15,254 Now first! 1311 01:55:15,322 --> 01:55:17,916 And it's Seabiscuit at the wire... 1312 01:55:17,991 --> 01:55:22,394 to win the Santa Anita Handicap with Red Pollard aboard! Yes! 1313 01:55:27,500 --> 01:55:29,491 Nice. 1314 01:55:42,849 --> 01:55:44,840 What? 1315 01:55:57,264 --> 01:55:59,459 - [ Loud Squawking ] - [ Whinnying ] 1316 01:55:59,532 --> 01:56:01,523 Whoa! 1317 01:56:01,601 --> 01:56:04,126 Whoa, Pops. Easy. 1318 01:56:07,707 --> 01:56:10,107 Whoa. 1319 01:56:10,176 --> 01:56:13,202 Wow. Wow, Pops. 1320 01:56:13,280 --> 01:56:15,908 You feel better, don't you, boy? 1321 01:56:21,554 --> 01:56:24,387 It's okay, Sam. l'm just gonna mow the lawn a little bit. 1322 01:56:24,457 --> 01:56:26,948 Fine with me, Red. 1323 01:56:37,304 --> 01:56:41,138 Way to go! All right. 1324 01:56:48,615 --> 01:56:51,175 Looking good. Yeah, you're great, man! 1325 01:56:53,053 --> 01:56:56,545 Whoo! [ Laughing ] 1326 01:57:34,427 --> 01:57:36,395 Is it even possible? Sure. 1327 01:57:36,463 --> 01:57:38,522 Most folks don't give it a chance. 1328 01:57:38,598 --> 01:57:40,691 Most folks just-- 1329 01:57:42,435 --> 01:57:47,236 The best thing to do is get him down there and let him gallop a little. 1330 01:57:47,307 --> 01:57:51,004 - That's the only way we're really gonna know. - Can he handle that? 1331 01:57:51,077 --> 01:57:53,875 Sure. l mean, l-I think so. 1332 01:58:16,369 --> 01:58:18,997 He worked great. l couldn't feel a thing. 1333 01:58:19,072 --> 01:58:22,405 Why don't we give him a full work on Friday morning. 1334 01:58:22,475 --> 01:58:25,069 Maybe six furlongs. See what we got. 1335 01:58:25,145 --> 01:58:27,443 Sure. l'll be here. 1336 01:58:27,514 --> 01:58:29,573 Thanks, George. You're welcome. 1337 01:58:31,684 --> 01:58:33,675 Comin' along. 1338 01:58:35,288 --> 01:58:37,552 Could he be ready? 1339 01:58:37,624 --> 01:58:41,355 For what? Come on. You know what. 1340 01:58:48,668 --> 01:58:51,466 Top of the morning to you. 1341 01:58:51,538 --> 01:58:54,598 That's, uh-- That's a nice colt. Who is he? 1342 01:58:54,674 --> 01:58:57,837 Just a two-year-old. He's not ready yet. Ah. 1343 01:58:57,911 --> 01:59:01,074 l thought maybe you were getting a horse ready for the hundred grander. 1344 01:59:01,147 --> 01:59:03,479 No. Just a two-year-old. 1345 01:59:05,385 --> 01:59:07,046 Hair of the dog. 1346 01:59:09,289 --> 01:59:11,814 You been here long? No.Just got here. 1347 01:59:11,891 --> 01:59:14,883 Catching up on my reading. 1348 01:59:14,961 --> 01:59:18,419 Well, l'm sure l'll see you soon. Okeydokey. 1349 01:59:22,302 --> 01:59:25,294 -[ Triangle Ringing ] - Stop the presses! Stop the presses! 1350 01:59:25,371 --> 01:59:27,305 This isn't a scoop, folks. 1351 01:59:27,373 --> 01:59:30,206 This is three scoops with hot fudge and a cherry on top. 1352 01:59:30,276 --> 01:59:34,007 And throw in some nuts, 'cause this little horse drives me crazy! 1353 01:59:34,080 --> 01:59:37,777 [ Metal Grating ] Guess who may be working six furlongs next Friday. 1354 01:59:37,851 --> 01:59:40,911 Guess who may be shooting for the Big 'Cap. Oh, my! Saints alive! 1355 01:59:40,987 --> 01:59:43,251 You guessed it. Man, oh, man! 1356 01:59:43,323 --> 01:59:45,917 Did you ever guess it! [ Gong Sounds ] 1357 01:59:45,992 --> 01:59:47,983 [ Gong Echoing ] 1358 01:59:54,834 --> 01:59:57,735 [ Man On P.A., Indistinct ] 1359 01:59:59,772 --> 02:00:04,573 A minute-12, minute-13. Something like that. 1360 02:00:04,644 --> 02:00:06,976 He starts to labor, just slow it down. 1361 02:00:07,046 --> 02:00:10,880 Try and see how he feels-- Oh, oh. Whoa, whoa. [ Whinnying ] 1362 02:00:10,950 --> 02:00:12,542 Got you. 1363 02:00:12,619 --> 02:00:15,315 [ Whinnying Continues ] 1364 02:00:15,388 --> 02:00:18,789 [ Snorting, Whinnying ] 1365 02:00:22,862 --> 02:00:25,854 That's all right, Pops. That's okay, boy. That's okay. 1366 02:00:25,932 --> 02:00:28,560 Come here. It's okay. 1367 02:00:39,078 --> 02:00:43,071 And this, the most unkindest cut of all. 1368 02:00:45,885 --> 02:00:49,252 Red. Red, let me talk to you. 1369 02:00:49,322 --> 02:00:51,313 Talk to me? You can't-- Red! 1370 02:00:51,391 --> 02:00:54,224 You can't do it! You could be crippled for the rest of your life. 1371 02:00:54,294 --> 02:00:57,661 l was crippled for the rest of my life. l got better. 1372 02:00:57,730 --> 02:01:01,427 He made me better. Hell, you made me better. 1373 02:01:04,470 --> 02:01:07,667 Jesus Christ. Red-- 1374 02:01:09,909 --> 02:01:13,777 And that's as much my horse as it is yours. 1375 02:01:21,955 --> 02:01:25,618 That's pretty quick. Goddamn it. 1376 02:01:25,692 --> 02:01:29,128 It's up to him, Red. Yeah, but if he says that l can't-- 1377 02:01:29,195 --> 02:01:32,358 He's the doctor. It's up to him. 1378 02:01:34,500 --> 02:01:36,434 [ Doctor ] You made this? 1379 02:01:36,502 --> 02:01:38,561 Mm-hmm. Yeah. 1380 02:01:38,638 --> 02:01:41,573 It-- It wraps around my riding boot, 1381 02:01:41,641 --> 02:01:44,303 fasten it all the way up the calf. Right. 1382 02:01:44,377 --> 02:01:47,710 l barely feel anything in the stirrups. 1383 02:01:53,486 --> 02:01:56,944 Look, it could shatter at any moment, even right now. 1384 02:01:57,023 --> 02:02:01,153 Forget about racing. You see that right there? That's barely healed. 1385 02:02:01,227 --> 02:02:05,926 There's no way to know how much weight it could hold under stress. 1386 02:02:05,999 --> 02:02:10,936 If it gets reinjured, it's possible he could never walk again. 1387 02:02:11,004 --> 02:02:14,838 Possible. He just said it was possible. 1388 02:02:14,907 --> 02:02:18,001 Well, hell, anything's possible. We proved that already, didn't we? 1389 02:02:18,077 --> 02:02:21,604 This is different. Yeah! This is really different. 1390 02:02:25,385 --> 02:02:29,879 It's not just a race. It's the Santa Anita. 1391 02:02:29,956 --> 02:02:32,618 l had that race. l was there. 1392 02:02:32,692 --> 02:02:34,626 l know. 1393 02:02:39,766 --> 02:02:44,362 [ Men ] If l had a million dollars 1394 02:02:44,437 --> 02:02:47,463 [ Excited Chattering ] [ Man ] What's going on? 1395 02:02:52,545 --> 02:02:55,776 [ Crowd Cheering ] 1396 02:02:56,883 --> 02:03:00,717 Well, even-- even with the brace, it'll barely hold him. 1397 02:03:00,787 --> 02:03:02,948 If he gets bumped, if he gets jostled-- 1398 02:03:03,022 --> 02:03:06,583 Do you want to know what l think? Of course. 1399 02:03:06,659 --> 02:03:10,652 l think it's better to break a man's leg than his heart. 1400 02:03:13,299 --> 02:03:15,893 It's not just the leg. It's not! Okay. 1401 02:03:15,968 --> 02:03:18,163 Mar, he could fall. He could get trampled. 1402 02:03:18,237 --> 02:03:21,695 If he gets thrown from that horse-- He could die? 1403 02:03:34,053 --> 02:03:38,183 You know, l play with this thing all the time too. 1404 02:03:38,257 --> 02:03:40,191 [ Inhales ] 1405 02:03:40,259 --> 02:03:44,593 And no matter how hard l try, l can't get that damn ball to stay in the hole. 1406 02:03:45,898 --> 02:03:48,059 It always rolls out again. 1407 02:03:55,541 --> 02:03:58,874 [ Sniffles ] Just let him ride, Charles. 1408 02:04:00,046 --> 02:04:02,105 Just let him do it. 1409 02:04:09,355 --> 02:04:12,654 Jumpin'Jehoshaphat, l could handle one comeback, but this is ridiculous. 1410 02:04:12,725 --> 02:04:16,752 Who's next-- Lazarus? Oh, the heroism, the madness, the excitement. 1411 02:04:16,829 --> 02:04:19,389 The largest crowd ever to see a race at Santa Anita! 1412 02:04:19,465 --> 02:04:22,593 Fifty-five thousand in the stands, 20,000 in the infield, 1413 02:04:22,668 --> 02:04:25,102 and it's only 12:00! 1414 02:04:42,989 --> 02:04:44,923 It's not bad. 1415 02:04:46,959 --> 02:04:49,393 St. Christopher. 1416 02:04:49,462 --> 02:04:51,487 For luck. 1417 02:04:51,564 --> 02:04:53,964 A little late for that, don't you think? 1418 02:05:01,407 --> 02:05:04,467 All right. Let's go win us a race. 1419 02:05:20,059 --> 02:05:22,721 Ready? Yup. 1420 02:05:28,067 --> 02:05:30,467 [ Grunts ] 1421 02:05:37,877 --> 02:05:39,811 Whichcee's the speed. 1422 02:05:39,879 --> 02:05:42,871 He's gonna be out on the lead, but... 1423 02:05:42,949 --> 02:05:45,440 l don't think he'll handle the distance. 1424 02:05:45,518 --> 02:05:47,850 Just stalk him like always. 1425 02:05:47,920 --> 02:05:50,320 Right. 1426 02:05:50,389 --> 02:05:52,721 Wedding Call could make a late run. 1427 02:05:52,792 --> 02:05:54,726 Now, he's got some guts, 1428 02:05:54,794 --> 02:05:58,286 so look out for him too. Won't make that mistake again. 1429 02:06:03,236 --> 02:06:06,797 Relax, guys. It's gonna be fine. 1430 02:06:06,873 --> 02:06:09,467 Okay. 1431 02:06:09,542 --> 02:06:14,036 [ Horns;Fanfare ] 1432 02:06:15,381 --> 02:06:19,078 [ Cheering ] 1433 02:06:34,000 --> 02:06:38,369 Charles, it's gonna be great. Thank you, Frank. Hope so. Bless you. 1434 02:06:38,437 --> 02:06:40,928 Good luck, Mr. Howard. Thank you. 1435 02:06:48,948 --> 02:06:51,143 Good luck. You're lookin' good. 1436 02:06:51,217 --> 02:06:53,208 Well, l feel fine. 1437 02:06:55,588 --> 02:06:59,752 [ Strub ] Relax. Buy you a couple of drinks, huh? 1438 02:06:59,825 --> 02:07:02,453 That's a good idea. [ Chuckles ] 1439 02:07:02,528 --> 02:07:04,519 Who you bettin'on? 1440 02:07:13,806 --> 02:07:16,468 [ Sighs ] [ Horse Nickers ] 1441 02:07:27,853 --> 02:07:29,787 [ Crowd Cheering ] 1442 02:07:50,309 --> 02:07:52,243 [ George ] Hey, old man. 1443 02:07:52,311 --> 02:07:54,245 What are you doing here? 1444 02:07:54,313 --> 02:07:57,976 Got another mount. Just 'cause l'm not riding him doesn't mean l'm gonna sit it out. 1445 02:07:58,050 --> 02:08:02,419 Don't worry. l don't stand a chance. 1446 02:08:02,488 --> 02:08:04,922 l'll see you at the finish. 1447 02:08:25,378 --> 02:08:28,108 [ Cheering Grows Louder ] 1448 02:08:30,182 --> 02:08:33,276 [ Bell Ringing ] 1449 02:08:33,352 --> 02:08:35,946 [ Running Hoofbeats ] 1450 02:08:46,432 --> 02:08:48,024 [ Grunting ] 1451 02:08:54,707 --> 02:08:57,471 Aaah. 1452 02:09:01,447 --> 02:09:03,438 [ Groans ] 1453 02:09:05,484 --> 02:09:07,850 Aaah. 1454 02:09:23,235 --> 02:09:25,169 Come on, boy. 1455 02:09:25,237 --> 02:09:27,865 Come on. Come on! 1456 02:09:33,679 --> 02:09:36,876 Hyah! Come on! Go! 1457 02:09:56,602 --> 02:09:59,036 - How you doin', Red? - Georgie. 1458 02:09:59,105 --> 02:10:01,733 You guys all right? 1459 02:10:04,610 --> 02:10:07,078 There you go, boy. 1460 02:10:08,814 --> 02:10:11,544 There it is. Have a nice ride,Johnny. 1461 02:10:14,386 --> 02:10:17,981 Come on, Pops. Ha! Ha! 1462 02:10:21,060 --> 02:10:23,551 Go on with it,Johnny! Go on! 1463 02:10:33,139 --> 02:10:35,004 Come on, Red! 1464 02:10:42,848 --> 02:10:46,648 Whoo-hoo! There it is, boy. 1465 02:10:46,719 --> 02:10:48,744 Come on, Biscuit! 1466 02:11:23,122 --> 02:11:27,616 [ Red's Voice ] You know, everybody thinks we found this broken-down horse and fixed him, 1467 02:11:28,627 --> 02:11:31,289 but we didn't. 1468 02:11:32,798 --> 02:11:34,789 He fixed us. 1469 02:11:36,202 --> 02:11:38,329 Every one of us. 1470 02:11:40,239 --> 02:11:42,298 And l guess, in a way, 1471 02:11:43,876 --> 02:11:46,868 we kind of fixed each other too. 1472 02:17:59,718 --> 02:18:05,122 If l had a million dollars 1473 02:18:05,190 --> 02:18:09,490 l knowjust what l would do 1474 02:18:09,561 --> 02:18:14,328 l'd tie a string around the world 1475 02:18:14,399 --> 02:18:18,733 And bring all of it to you 1476 02:18:20,238 --> 02:18:25,073 Those little things you pray for 1477 02:18:25,143 --> 02:18:29,978 Whatever they may be 1478 02:18:30,048 --> 02:18:35,645 l'd have enough to pay for them all 1479 02:18:35,721 --> 02:18:39,179 C.O.D. 1480 02:18:39,257 --> 02:18:44,251 If l spent a million dollars 1481 02:18:44,329 --> 02:18:48,561 l know l would never care 1482 02:18:48,634 --> 02:18:53,469 Because as long as you were mine 1483 02:18:53,538 --> 02:18:58,168 l'd still be a millionaire 1484 02:18:59,444 --> 02:19:03,881 That's why l'm always dreaming 1485 02:19:03,949 --> 02:19:08,215 Dreaming of what l would do 1486 02:19:08,286 --> 02:19:15,124 If l had a million dollars 1487 02:19:15,193 --> 02:19:21,530 For you