An over-worked horse and a broken-down jockey capture the nation's imagination.

Seabiscuit American Experience

Premiered September 25, 2011
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Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit was dung-colored and boxy, with stumpy legs that wouldn't completely straighten, a straggly tail and an ungainly gait, but though he didn't look the part, he was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history.

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