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Today in History: November 1, Seabiscuit wins “Race of the Century”

Also on this day, the first Japanese car produced in the U.S. rolled off the assembly line at the Honda manufacturing plant in Marysville, Ohio

A microphone is held to racehorse Seabiscuit
Canadian jockey John ‘Red’ Pollard (1909 – 1981) holds a microphone up to the mouth of winning race horse Seabiscuit, 1938. (Photo by Getty Images)
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Seabiscuit defeated the favored Triple Crown winner War Admiral by four lengths in what was dubbed the “Race of the Century” at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

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