“So long, Charley …”: Harold Washburn, telephone interview, November 9, 1998.
25
steeplechase fence collapsed: Ralph Theroux, telephone interview, February 1, 1999.
26
“He looked all broken up …”: “Winner Pays $6,”
, November 2, 1938,
; “Biscuit Choice,”
, n.d.
27
George yells back at Kurtsinger:
, downloaded video (New York: ABC Sports, May 14, 1996, accessed March 26, 1997); America Online, ABC Sports racing page.
28
fans vault rail:
, video; America Online, ABC Sports racing page; “Seabiscuit Defeats Admiral,”
, November 2, 1938, p.34.
29
Riddle’s reaction: “In the Paddock,”
, November 1938; “Wife of Biscuit’s Owner in Tears,”
, November 1938.
30
“old pal Red …”: Audiotape, “Clem McCarthy’s Call of the Seabiscuit–War Admiral Match Race.”
31
paddock scene: “40,000 Watch Seabiscuit Defeat War Admiral,”
, November 1, 1938; “Seabiscuit Beats War Admiral,”
, n.d.
32
“I said mine on the track …”: Ibid.
33
Kurtsinger whispers in War Admiral’s ear: “Rodger H. Pippen,”
, n.d.
34
“If only Red …”: “Rider’s Views,”
, November 1938.
35
Woolf, Kurtsinger postrace quotes: “He’s the Best Horse,”
, November 2, 1938; “Rival Jockey Lauds Biscuit,”
