The 2003 biographical horse-racing movie
Seabiscuit was based on
Laura Hillenbrand's best-selling non-fiction book,
Seabiscuit: An American Legend. The film is loosely based on the life and racing career of an undersized and overlooked thoroughbred
Depression Era race horse, whose success not only lifted the spirits of the racing team behind him, but the entire nation.
Original costume worn by Tobey Maguire
as Red Pollard in Seabiscuit
In the sport drama,
Tobey Maguire starred as
Seasbiscuit's jockey
'Red Pollard' and I know professional racing jockeys are traditionally short, but when you see this outfit in person suddenly you don't feel so small.
The film was nominated for seven
Oscars, including a nod for
Costume Design by
Judianna Makovsky. You can also see her costume work in
The Hunger Games, The Last Airbender, the
National Treasure movie franchise and in the first
Harry Potter film, to name but a few.
Seabiscuit movie poster
If you're a fan of horse-racing movies, be sure to also check out these
original costumes and props from Disney's Secretariat movie.
1930's style costume and riding crop from Seabiscuit
If you're wondering what film those hockey sticks and golf clubs next to the costume are from, I believe they are props from 1996's sports comedy,
Happy Gilmore, which starred
Adam Sandler as a rejected ice hockey player who tests his skill on the golf course instead.
Seabiscuit movie poster
Buy the book the movie is inspired by:
Seabiscuit: An American Legend (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
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