The race was flagged off and as the bell sounded, the two horses started off head to head, and then Seabiscuit began inching forward creating a lead of two lengths and maintained it until the backstretch, where War Admiral, as is his wont, caught up with Seabiscuit. Horse to horse, neck to neck they set the track ablaze. With about two hundred yards to cover, Seabiscuit began taking the lead, Woolf let go of the whip and Seabiscuit pushed on to leading by two lengths, then three lengths and finally finishing the race with élan by a full four lengths, with what flourish! The stands erupted and the crowd went completely berserk, for it was indeed the victory of the indomitable spirit that flickers in every heart, though it takes a spark like this to make an all consuming inferno of it!
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Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006
Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri
For complete IIPM article click here
Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006
Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri
