Seabiscuit - Saratoga Springs, NY
Posted by: 
neoc1
N 43° 04.560 W 073° 46.377
18T E 599891 N 4769985
A statue of the famous race horse Seabiscuit is located on the grounds of the National Racing Museum and Hall Of Fame at 191 Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Waymark Code: WM14KRC
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2021
Views: 1
A life-size bronze statue of Seabiscuit depicts the race horse with his head turned slightly to the right while standing on all four legs on a bronze plinth with the inscription SEABISCUIT on the front. The statue was created by Tex Hughlette Wheeler in 1941 and placed at the newly created National Racing Museum in 1950. When the museum was expanded in 2000 it was once again relocated to the east side of the building.
The statue is set on a rectangular, polished, black granite base the front of which has a laurel wreath and the inscription:
SEABISCUIT
1933 - 1947
The side of the base has the inscription:
BISCUIT'S COURAGE, HONESTY AND PHYSICAL
PROWESS DEFINITELY PLACE HIM AMONG THE
THOROUGHBRED IMMORTALS OF TURF HISTORY.
HE HAD INTELLIGENCE AND UNDERSTANDING
ALMOST SPIRITUAL IN QUALITY.
|
A nearby sign has a biography of Seabiscuit. It is inscribed:
Seabiscuit
Hughlette (Tex) Wheeler
Bronze, 1941
Gift: Heirs of Charles S. Howard
Seabiscuit was former claiming horse
who rose to fame the height of
América's Great Depression. In 1938 he
defeated Triple Crown winner War
Admiral in match race. Two years later
coming off what, should have been
career-ending injury, he matched this feat
by winning the world's richest race
Santa Anita Handicap. Seabiscuit retired
with-world-record earnings of $437,780.
|
TITLE: Seabiscuit
ARTIST(S): Tex Hughlette Wheeler
DATE: 1941
MEDIUM: bronze statue, granite base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 71501013
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Grounds of the Racing Museum and Hall of Fame at 1921 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The statue is dated 1941 with the inscription on the bronze plinth (not the base):
TEX HUGHLETTE WHEELER Sc. 1941; note its 1941 and not 1940.
|
Visit Instructions:
Please give the date of your visit, your impressions of the sculpture, and at least ONE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH. Add any additional information you may have, particularly any personal observations about the condition of the sculpture.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|