This Is Where Seabiscuit Is Buried

May 2024 ยท 1 minute read

Discarded by his first owners after his unpromising early races, Seabiscuit was eventually bought by the millionaire Charles Howard and his trainer, Tom Smith, who were in the stands at that claiming race in Saratoga, New York in 1936, according to Horsey Hooves. By 1937, Seabiscuit was winning race after race. He continued winning right up until his famous race against War Admiral in 1938, which he won, and Howard and Smith kept pushing him until he inevitably suffered a serious injury and had to be retired, per Britannica.

Seabiscuit went to Howard's ranch in Mendocino County, California, where Howard put him out to stud. He sired 108 foals in total during his final years, per Riding Hall. Two of his offspring, Sea Sovereign and Sea Swallow, grew up to win prizes as racehorses.

That ranch, Ridgewood Ranch, is now owned by the Golden Rule Church Association, according to the ranch's website. The association has left Howard's family home intact, and Seabiscuit's stud barn remains in place, too. The ranch currently serves as a historical trove of Seabiscuit memorabilia as well as the site of a 20-acre redwood forest.

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