Who do you think had a greater impact or captivated the nation the most, Seabiscuit or Barbaro?

Question

I think that Seabiscuit did! But I just want to know your opinion!

Answer 1

BARBARO....SEABISCUIT HAD 3 MATCH RACES AND ONLY WON THE RACE AGAINST WAR ADMIRAL....HE RACED A HORSE THAT HAD JUST WON THE TRIPLE CROWN..SO HE BEAT A TIRED HORSE....BARBARO WAS COMING INTO HIS OWN, WHEN HE BROKE DOWN DURING THE RUNNING OF THE PREAKNESS STAKES. IT IS SAD THAT THIS DID NOT HAVE TO HAPPEN. BECAUSE HE HAD BROKE THRU THE GATE, HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED. BUT THE EYES OF THE WORLD WERE WATCHING OUR SPORT THAT DAY, AND TO SCRATCH A TRIPLE CROWN CONTENDER WOULD HAVE PISSED OFF ALOT OF PEOPLE....AND IT'S SAD BECAUSE HE WOULD HAD BEEN SAVED AND COULD HAVE RAN AGAINST INVASOR IN THE BREEDERS CUP CLASSIC LATER IN 2006...

Answer 2

john mccain

Answer 3

Seabuscuit hands down!!! Did you see the movie about him.

He was Awsome!!!

Answer 4

Seabiscuit had a greater impact and captivated the nation more than Barbaro.  Seabiscuit gave people hope in a time that people needed hope as the depression was not something to be taken lightly. Barbaro was a great horse but he didn't have the impact Seabiscuit did.

Answer 5

seabiscuit. when he ran ,people gather around cars radios and their homes.he would travel from ca. to ny by train. each stop  throngs come out to see him.

read the book and you would see there is no comparison

Answer 6

what about secretariat? ruffian?seattle slew?etc.etc.

Answer 7

I would say Barbaro.

The fight he had to put up with was just un-believeable. How strong that colt was, never lost a race, always did his job. And then when he got pulled up in the Preakness, I just thought, no way, after all he's done for us, it can't be Barbaro.

But now after all this has happen, maybe it was just ment to be, for Barbaro to be remembered how he is,  how long he fought to stay alive and well. After everything, we just look at it as, this was ment to happen. It was ment for Barbaro to be remembered as a strong heatered horse who was un-willing to be beaten or euthinized.

Barbaro is always going to be remembered for everything he's done, and I am very proud of him.

-mel

Answer 8

SEABUSCUIT...he changed the entire outlook on horse racing. barbaro was good and amazing but he was no seabuscuit.

Answer 9

I think it was Barbaro. Barbaro isn't called "America's Horse" for nothing.

Answer 10

Ultimately, Seabiscuit had a greater impact, because he was the proverbial underdog going against the supreme War Admiral, and the whole country got behind him, in true Rocky Balboa fashion.  Barbaro was a phenomenal horse, but was expected to perform well, unlike Seabiscuit.  While anyone who actively follows horse racing was touched by Barbaro's misfortune and ultimate death, many who don't care for horse racing couldn't care less....it's just another sports story to them.  Still, you have to wonder what "could have been" for Barbaro, who was an outstanding race horse.

Answer 11

Although both Barbaro and Seabiscuit made huge contributions to horse racing, I can't vote for either of them.

To me, the one horse who is the most memorable is Secretariat.

Answer 12

seabiscuit by far, when he was competiting the country was at a place where there was little hope, and no money... in a time where tv was not in every home the match race with the admiral was on the radio almost everywhere in our country...he was a less than average racehorse who rose up and beat the blue blood...people came out in droves just to get a glimpse of him, barbaro was a product of media hype , why else would a whole nation have to hear over and over who this horse was...he wasnt a champion, he was frail, and broke down...why is it that no one mentions the many horses that were put down at the recent bay meadows meet, four months 25 horses... is it really the public endearing themselves to that horse, or just the media story, and the press constantly drumming our heads with it...the other horses that were injured beyond medical help had people that cared about them too, they ran their hearts out too...are they less important to the world, or to their owners, or to racing...no they arent...they just didnt have that media crush to make them famous...it was a sad story about Barbaro, but Ive been around racing for over 30 years...and lots and lots of horses get put down each year, each month for that matter, and they never get mentioned, those owners did wrong trying to save him like they did, they knew he had little chance given his injuries... horses with less injuries and poorer owners would have put them down right away... this is a lot like two men accused of murder, one has resources the other doesnt, who do you think is going to get proper representation and get off, get media coverage...

Answer 13

To me it is Barbaro because he showed the most courage during his racing career and during his fight for his life.

But Seabiscuit was an awesome horse too.

Its really hard to choose but in my opinion it was Barbaro.

Answer 14

Seabiscuit.

horse racing was more popular and mainsteam during the Seabiscuit era.

Answer 15

Seabiscuit!

Answer 16

I believe Barbaro is going to have a greater impact because his severe injury and death brought to the public such "hidden" issues as the medical care of Thoroughbreds, laminitis, horse slaughter and the retirement of runners.

Seabiscuit was a great champion and the book & movie brought the industry back into the "mainstream" of sports fans, but the issues that Barbaro has brought into focus are so important (and ones which many in the industry would rather not have out in the public).

Answer 17

You sorta asked two questions here:  which horse had the greater impact and which horse captivated the nation the most.

I think Barbaro has probably had the greatest impact on horse racing since Secretariat.  To begin with: He was so good-looking:  seeing him was like watching a beautiful sunset or hearing a child laugh.  His breaking out of the gate and then being taken back to restart was something we haven't seen in one of the Triple Crown races. So that added drama to his racing career. And then his breaking down, the valiant effort by his owners to save him, the education for the general public about race horse health and frailty; the outpouring of public sympathy was all so important to racing and to horses in general.

But modern technology made it easy to follow and empathize with a horse like Barbaro and made it easy to show support for the horse.

On the other hand, Seabiscuit was basically what a dog breeder would call the runt of the litter:  he was small and homely. He was born and raced in a time when the average American had to figure out how to feed the family, not just turn on the TV or bang away at a computer.

Seabiscuit, who was actually an iron horse and raced a lot, especially compared with the today's thoroughbred, was exactly what the average American citizen was at that time: beaten down but not given credit for innate spirit. Seabiscuit came back from a serious injury without the advanced veterinary medicine and treatment available today.  And his original jockey was also considered a runt of the litter and just a journeyman.

To follow and root for Seabiscuit, the average American had to find a radio or a newspaper outside his house.  The Americans who embraced Seabiscuit did it in spite of the severe economic and technological limitations of their time.

There are times in sports when people unite behind a common cause and, in doing so, lift their collective spirits and, thus, the human condition. It is so important, when all seems to be lost, to have something, even a little something, to believe in. That is the story of Seabiscuit and the reason I believe he had the most impact.