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Triple Crown
On this day, Century Man o'War and his rider Sir Barton were the first to ever win a Triple Crown. He won by seven lengths, but some say Sir Barton was not even at his best that day. -
War Admiral
War Admiral won the Belmont Stakes by three lengths. He broke the Belmont Stakes record and track record and tied the world record that was set by Handy Mandy. -
Seabiscuit
Throughout Seasbiscuit's career, he didn't win a lot, but he did break alteast twelve track records. He was also the son of the famous race horse, Century Man o'War. -
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A Getaway
Sports gave fans a break from their reality with financial dificulties to listen and enjoy baseball games for a few hours. During this time, the Great Depression was in action so a lot of fans would use sports as their getaway. -
Stadium Building
Los Angeles was suppose to hold the 1932 Olympics and they were in the process of expanding their coliseum. Because of the Great Depression at this time, they were forced to scratch the whole project. -
Baseball in the Great Depression
Baseball players would show up to practice with only the clothes they had. Some came without gloves and spikes. Most came with no food in their stomachs. -
Cincinnati Reds
Because of the Great Depression, the Cincinnati Reds declared bankruptcy in 1933. Following them, the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Phillies, and the Boston Braves were all in their worst shape. -
The New Deal
In 1933, president Franklin D. Roosevelt started the first New Deal. This program was focused around the idea of Relief, Reform, and Recovery. -
Pimlico Special
On the Pimlico racetrack in Maryland, Seabiscuit beat the Triple Crown winner War Admiral by four lengths. Everyone was shocked by the win because War Admiral was the expected one to win. -
Biscuit and Admiral
In 1938, Seabiscuit and War Admiral became America's Leading horses by their winning records at the ages of four and five. Biscuit's totals were 17 races won out of 26 within two years. Adimiral had won a total of nine out of 10 in 1938 alone.
