<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> United States Racing Hall of Fame (1958) #25--Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Life - size statues at Santa Anita Park and Saratoga Springs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Last updated on June 16, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <P> Seabiscuit (May 23, 1933--May 17, 1947) was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse in the United States, who became the top money winning racehorse up to the 1940s, as noted in films and books . He beat the 1938 Triple - Crown winner, War Admiral, by 4 lengths in a 2 - horse special at Pimlico, and was voted American Horse of the Year for 1938 . </P> <P> A small horse, Seabiscuit had an inauspicious start to his racing career, winning only a fourth of his first 40 races, but became an unlikely champion and a symbol of hope to many Americans during the Great Depression . </P>

Who won the 1938 race between seabiscuit and war admiral