The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)

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George Carson, Head Trainer at Milford Farms: Eight thousand dollars and you advised me.
Charles S. Howard, Seabiscuit's Owner: Haven't I heard enough about that in the last five years boss?

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Ted Knowles, Jockey: Say, I think your niece is swell.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: Well, you can't start an argument with me that way, me boy.
Ted Knowles, Jockey: I just wanted to know if it'd be okay by you if I dated her.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: And if it shouldn't be okay by me, I'm thinking you'd start an argument.
Ted Knowles, Jockey: Well, I thought maybe you had it in for jocks, too. Darned if I don't think I'd stand a better chance with her if I were a stable boy. She's a mystery, that Margaret is. You know, Mr. O'Hara, maybe you could put in a good word for me.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: Well, now, being the kind of man you are, Ted, I've an idea you can solve that mystery without my help. However, I might be willing to put in a word here and there if you do me a bit of a favor in return.
Ted Knowles, Jockey: Anything you say.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: I'll not say much. Just buy that colt there, Seabiscuit.
Ted Knowles, Jockey: Me, buy that little squirt? What for?
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: I like him.
Ted Knowles, Jockey: But he hasn't got a chance. George doesn't think so either, or he wouldn't be shipping him.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: I think you're both mistaken.
Ted Knowles, Jockey: Well, if you're so sure, why don't you buy him yourself?
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: No, no. So long as I train for other people, I'll never race one of me own. I might be tempted to give him special consideration.
Ted Knowles, Jockey: I feel the same way myself.

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Thomas Milford, Owner Milford Farms: You judge the next two or three, George. Shawn and I won't open our heads.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: I'll not so much as whisper. I give you me word.
Thomas Milford, Owner Milford Farms: Come on with him.
[stable hand brings up Seabiscuit]
Thomas Milford, Owner Milford Farms: And that was bred here? What is it?
George Carson, Head Trainer at Milford Farms: Seabiscuit by Hard Tack out of Swing On.
stable hand: He's always been kind of runty.
Thomas Milford, Owner Milford Farms: Yeah. Runty's right. Look at those knees. Big enough for a three-year-old. Well, George, deciding about this one won't strain you.
George Carson, Head Trainer at Milford Farms: Get him to the shipping paddock, quick.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: One minute. Mr. Millford, I gave you me word, and you can call me what you like, but I'm going to have me say. I'm begging you, I'm praying you, don't let this little man go.
George Carson, Head Trainer at Milford Farms: Well, can you beat that? Boss, I've stood for a lot here this morning, but if you keep this runty, big-kneed thing on the say of this Irish expert, I'm getting off the place.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: Man, you don't know what you're saying. I'll leave, and gladly, to trouble you no more on one condition: give this colt a chance to show you what he can do.
Thomas Milford, Owner Milford Farms: Nobody's going to leave over one yearling. Shawn, I promised George, and I'm keeping my word. Shipping paddock.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: The day will come, sir, when you'll hold your head higher and breathe deep to be called his owner.
Thomas Milford, Owner Milford Farms: You die hard, don't you, Shawn.
Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: I doubt if it's hard enough.

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The horse which plays Seabiscuit was a cousin to the real Seabiscuit.
Though shot in Technicolor, the film incorporates actual black-and-white footage of Seabiscuit in races.
In the close-ups, Seabiscuit was played by Sea Sovereign, his son.
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