Seabiscuit Statue Returned Home After 55 Years

Descendants of the owner, trainer, and jockey of Seabiscuit paid tribute to the legendary American racehorse June 23 as a life-sized bronze sculpture of the horse was unveiled and formally dedicated at Ridgewood Ranch in Willits, Calif.
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Descendants of the owner, trainer, and jockey of Seabiscuit paid tribute to the legendary American racehorse June 23 as a life-sized bronze sculpture of the horse was unveiled and formally dedicated at Ridgewood Ranch in Willits, Calif.

The private ceremony took place more than 55 years after a Seabiscuit statue had been removed from the ranch where the horse legend spent his final racing and retirement years, died, and was buried.

Retired Marine Col. Michael Howard, great grandson of the horse’s owner, Charles Howard, read a statement from Laura Hillenbrand, whose best-selling book rekindled national interest in the horse and led to an Academy Award-nominated film.

“I can say with perfect certainty that nothing could have thrilled (Charles Howard) more than to see people gather here at his beloved ranch to dedicate a statue crafted to celebrate Seabiscuit and to carry the horse’s legend forward to new generations,” said Hillenbrand. “May the world never forget the magnificent Seabiscuit

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