Vagrancy (racehorse) Vagrancy (racehorse) Vagrancy was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Vagrancy was a bay filly born in 1939 out of Valkyr by Man o' War. She raced for Belair Stud and was trained for most of her career by “Sunny” Jim Fitzsimmons. She was a promising winner at age two and then ran twenty-one times at age three, when she was named the 1942 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly. She was also the champion "handicap" filly that season after beating the older crops in head-to-head races. At age three, she bloomed into the champion of her crop, winning nine stakes races
Seabiscuit: An American Legend Seabiscuit: An American Legend Seabiscuit: An American Legend is a non-fiction book written by Laura Hillenbrand, published in 2001. The book is a biography of the Thoroughbred racehorse Seabiscuit. It won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year and was adapted as a feature film in 2003. It has also been published under the title: "Seabiscuit: The True Story of Three Men and a Racehorse." The author has been praised for her ability to convey a sense of historical times. The 2003 film "Seabiscuit" was adapted from the book. "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" enjoyed near universal acclaim, with most