SEABISCUIT

The legendary racehorse, SEABISCUIT, came back to the Michigan State Fairgrounds on August 18, 2005 as his  statue was unveiled by Racing Commissioner Christine White and sculptor Larry Halbert.  

SEABISCUIT, grandson of the famous Man 'o War, was born in 1933 and was considered a mediocre racehorse until September 7, 1936.  On that day, before a crowd of 28,000 people at the Detroit Fairgounds, SEABISCUIT won his first major stakes race, The Governor's Handicap.  SEABISCUIT and jockey, John (Red) Pollard repeated the feat on September 26, 1936 at the Fairgrounds, winning the Hendrie Handicap.

This incredible racehorse quickly became a national hero and in 1938, SEABISCUIT  was named Horse of the Year and in 1958, he was voted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame.  SEABISCUIT died in 1947 at the age of 14.

In 2006, a Historical Marker was erected by the statue that stands near the site where SEABISCUIT won his first major race.