It's interesting how the film "The Black Stallion" borrowed from this true story about horse racing. In "The Black Stallion", I believed Mickey Rooney's character mentions the Iceman Woolf as one of the greatest jockeys and described how Woolf sat chilly on a horse. Another is the match race...
After watching the DVD of PBS "Seabiscuit", I'm really looking forward to seeing the upcoming film when it comes out. I think many of you are going to be surprised by Maguire's performance. Crawdaddy