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Lot # 129: 1937 Seabiscuit Race-Worn Horseshoe Silver Ashtray Gifted by C.S Howard

Category: Horse Racing

Starting Bid: $8,000.00

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Item was in Auction "Summer 2016 Catalog",
which ran from 5/17/2016 9:00 AM to
6/17/2016 9:00 PM



An unlikely champion, famed thoroughbred Seabiscuit became an inspiration to a depressed nation during the late 1930s. Here's a race-worn horseshoe from the stallion's July 24, 1937, race at Yonkers that is engraved: "Yonkers Handicap -7-24-37 - Seabiscuit - 1 1/16 MI, 144 1/5, New Track Record" around the shoe edge. It is further engraved: "John T-Fitzgerald From C.S. Howard, 1937" inside the ashtray and marked "Sterling" on the bottom. It is sterling silver and a spectacular piece commemorating one of the sport's all-time greats. In 1937, Seabiscuit won 11 of his 15 races and was the year's leading money winner domestically. War Admiral, who won the Triple Crown that season, was voted the most prestigious honor, the American Horse of the Year Award - the same honor bestowed upon Seabiscuit the following year.

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