<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Significant horses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Gallant Sir, Pompoon, Seabiscuit </Td> </Tr> <P> John M. "Red" Pollard (October 27, 1909--March 7, 1981) was a Canadian horse racing jockey . A founding member of the Jockeys' Guild in 1940, Pollard rode at racetracks in the United States and is best known for riding Seabiscuit . </P> <P> Red Pollard was the grandson of Michael Pollard, born ca . 1834 in Ireland . Michael emigrated to New Jersey in 1850, moved to Illinois by 1855, and in 1863 married Irish immigrant Bridget Moloney . They moved to Iowa in 1870, where Red's father, John A., was born in 1875 . </P>

Why does red say he lost his first race with seabiscuit