GQ Forum Policy As It Affects War Admiral

Factual Questions
1

Recently I read an extract from a new book about Seabiscuit and I’m looking forward to reading the whole thing.

The extract told in gripping detail the story of a race Seabiscuit had with War Admiral, the former winning with something in hand.

The rider of Seabiscuit related how he looked over his shoulder at the beaten War Admiral up the home straight, and saw something in The Admiral’s eyes which he didn’t like. The eyes of a beaten champion who knew he was beat. Or something along those lines.

I got around to wondering if War Admiral ever won a race after that defeat, and I thought I’d ask here. Then I told myself that I should really check the internet first, or maybe wait for the book. Probably the question has been asked before and I would be wasting people’s time.

Then I thought that such a question might generate some discussion about the relative merits of War Admiral and his contemporaries, and I might find the details interesting.

So what happened to War Admiral and should I be asking you anyway?

2

Well, he didn’t race again, but that may have been due to his age. (Certainly, his owner and trainer never asked him whether he should be entered.)

War Admiral

I’ve have been forced to hang around horses quite a bit over the last 18 years. My reaction to the “beaten champion” remark is that it is pure anthropomorphism. YMMV

3

For the avoidance of doubt, I am not the author of the ‘Seabiscuit’ book. I am just telling you what I read.

I don’t write that War Admiral had a beaten look. If you read the post correctly, that was the rider’s view as interpreted by the author.

I don’t subscribe to anthromorphism. The passage just made me wonder what happened to War Admiral. You’ve given me a link and thanks for that.

In future, don’t bother.

4

mmmmm? Excuse me? You asked a question. I answered it as to whether he happened to have raced again after his loss to Seabiscuit. I then threw in a personal observation regarding the jockey’s comment on the horse’s attitude. It was not aimed at you, particularly. I did not challenge you, personally. If this sort of “extra commentary” bothers you, you may have a hard time dealing with a lot of responses, here.

5

Somehow I’m thinking the first post was Tom’s, the second was Deb’s.

6

Considering your response to tomndebb, Dr. Schadenfreude, you may also want to follow this link.

7

Fair enough. The confusion arose with someone locally giving me a wrong interpretation of YMMV.

Full and unreserved apologies to tomndebb.