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Pimlico Special Returns

After a one year hiatus, the historic Pimlico Special Stakes returns to the Maryland track’s spring meet stakes calendar. This news gives me the perfect excuse to post the call of the 1938 Pimlico Special, otherwise known as the great Seabiscuit-War Admiral match race, in which the ‘Biscuit upset the mighty ‘Admiral by four lengths:


[Many thanks to Bill at RacingFigures.com for the trove of classic calls. More will be appearing on Railbird soon.]


1 Comment

Fabulous, Railbird.
I kept waiting for the fractions! Torture! At least the 3/4s!

Posted by Ernie Munick on March 18, 2008 @ 6:32 pm