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The film centers on three men, Red Pollard, Charles S. Howard, and Tom Smith who come together as, respectively, the principal jockey, owner, and trainer of championship racehorse, Seabiscuit. The story follows the redemption of the three men as they rise from troubled times to achieve fame and success through their association with the horse.
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Johnny "Red" Pollard. Protagonist. Seabiscuit's jockey. Considered to be a large jockey at 5'7" (most jockeys are 5'3"). Red's temper is attributed to his childhood. His childhood was difficult, as his parents tuned him over to a horse trainer after the depression hit. In order to earn extra money, Red would box.
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Seabiscuit's primary jockey, Johnny "Red" Pollard is an elegant and muscularly honed intellectual with bright orange hair. Born in 1910 in Edmonton, Canada, as one of six children, Pollard grows up in a wealthy home until a flood wipes out his father's brick factory and the family fortune. Although he is a bright child with a love of literature.
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The Boston girl was engaged to be married but found herself falling for Red's charm and rugged good looks. Tom Smith, Charles Howard, and Seabiscuit - Red's adopted family. Agnes was engaged to a successful Boston doctor when she met her broken down Jockey at a Boston hospital after his leg shattered.
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AP American racehorse Seabiscuit and jockey Johnny "Red" Pollard are shown at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on May 4, 1938. "This is horse racing's equivalent of 'Rocky,' but Rocky with horseshoes.
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Johnny 'Red' Pollard (the Cougar) and George Monroe Woolf (the Iceman) were both from Canada. Red Pollard was born in November 1909 making him 30 at the time of Seabiscuit's race into history. And.
Seabiscuit, with jockey Johnny "Red" Pollard, approaches the finish line beating Sir Emerson
Johnny 'Red' Pollard (the Cougar) and George Monroe Woolf (the Iceman) Johnny "Red" Pollard aboard Seabiscuit. were both from Canada. Red Pollard was born in November 1909 making him 30 at the time of Seabiscuit's race into history. And George Woolf was born on May 31, 1910. On the day of the 1940 'hundred grander', colloquially.
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With Smith, Howard, and new regular rider Johnny "Red" Pollard, things began to fall into place. Seabiscuit began to improve, winning the Governor's Handicap, Hendrie Handicap, Scarsdale Handicap, Bay Bridge Handicap (setting a track record), and World's Fair Handicap (another track record) by the end of 1936.
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Johnny Pollard was a thin man, five feet seven inches tall, born in Edmonton, Alberta. He had two nicknames. The first, "Red", came from his shockingly orange hair. The second, "the Cougar", came from his brief prizefighting career. Gregarious and with a surprisingly deep voice, Johnny was the second of seven children.
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Yes, in the spring of 1939 Red Pollard married his private duty nurse, Agnes Conlon, who cared for him after he shattered his leg. The two married at Charles Howard's ranch in Ridgewood, California. The movie unfortunately omitted Agnes, who did play a significant part in Pollard's recovery and return to the track.
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Red Pollard Share: Copy Link Young Pollard. Corbis. John Pollard was born in 1909 and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, in the western reaches of the Canadian wilderness.. Johnny — as he was known.
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America's iconic jockey, John Pollard, whose moniker "Red" Pollard was known. for his flaming red hair and was taller than most jockeys. At 5' 7", Red. and his wife Agnes called 249Vine Street located in Pawtucket's Darlington. neighborhood, their 'home'. Their two children, Norah and John would grow.
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John M. "Red" Pollard. Maintained by: Find a Grave. Originally Created by: Laura Kallock. Added: 24 May 2003. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 7481948. Source citation. Horse Racing Jockey. Born in Canada, his horseracing career lasted thirty years. Allied with Seabiscuit and owner Charles S. Howard, he became the equine's primary rider.
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Johnny "Red" Pollard in the winner's circle after his horse Seabiscuit won the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca, on Feb. 24, 1940 (AP)
American racehorse Seabiscuit and jockey Johnny "Red" Pollard are shown at Belmont Park in
Perhaps the biggest star of all to grace the grounds was the legendary racehorse, Seabiscuit. This once broken down little horse, along with his owner, Charles Howard, a self made San Francisco businessman, Johnny "Red" Pollard, a down on his luck prize fighter turned jockey and a little known trainer named Tom Smith embodied the American.
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Red Pollard was the grandson of Michael Pollard, born ca. 1834 in Ireland. Michael emigrated to New Jersey in 1850, moved to Illinois by 1855, and in 1863 married Irish immigrant Bridget Moloney. They moved to Iowa in 1870, where Red's father, John A., was born in 1875. John A. immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, in 1898.
