Red Pollard

Writer-director Gary Ross ( "Pleasantville") bought the film rights before the book was even written, and later cast Tobey Maguire as jockey Red Pollard, and Jeff Bridges and Oscar winner Chris Cooper as Seabiscuit's owner and trainer, respectively.

Summer Movie Preview 2007

VILES: Stevens is in need of inspiration during his recovery, he can get it from the true story of "Seabiscuit" and from the jockey Red Pollard, who did recover from a life-threatening injury to ride again and to win again -- Lou.

CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2003 2003

Thus Seabiscuit came to the Howard stables, to the trainer, Tom Smith, and finally to a jockey named Red Pollard.

Celebrities Hardwick, Elizabeth 2001

Before the triumphs and travails of the jockey Red Pollard, consider the hard life of so many.

Celebrities Hardwick, Elizabeth 2001

Red Pollard, who would ride Seabiscuit, was born in 1909, in Edmonton, Alberta.

Celebrities Hardwick, Elizabeth 2001

A tale of winning races, broken bones, chest caved in, loss of the sight in one eye, Red Pollard, noted rider.

Celebrities Hardwick, Elizabeth 2001

Seabiscuit in place of his regular rider, Red Pollard, who was injured.

TheHorse.com News 2010

It was a too-good-to-be-true story that was true, with an underdog Thoroughbred and three unforgettable humans at its center: the tenacious, hard-luck jockey Red Pollard, abandoned by his parents at a young age; the taciturn trainer Tom Smith, a Westerner with an almost mystic understanding of the equine psyche, and owner Charles Howard, who built his fortune selling Buicks and used his salesman's savvy to help turn Seabiscuit into the most popular sports figure, two - or four-legged, of his time.

Summer's Mane Event 2007

If you don't, think Toby Maguire as Red Pollard: "HE FOULED ME!"

Beachwood Reporter 2009

If you don't, think Toby Maguire as Red Pollard: "HE FOULED ME!"

Beachwood Reporter 2009