In 1938 saw a race for the ages, two of the greats of the world of horse racing, War Admiral against Seabiscuit, below you can watch the footage of this historic race.
Many people believed War Admiral to be the faster of the two horses, but Seabiscuit took the early lead, showing he also had the acceleration and turn of foot, War Admiral pulled alongside Seabiscuit but struggled to pass, he did manage a short lead but Seabiscuit found another gear, the pair remained neck and neck but Seabiscuit would win the battle of wills and begin to pull away from War Admiral.