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Red Pollard was the grandson of Michael Pollard, born in 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.
Red Pollard Share: Copy Link Young Pollard. Corbis. John Pollard was born in 1909 and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, in the western reaches of the Canadian wilderness. The second of seven children ...
Red Pollard was born in November 1909 making him 30 at the time of Seabiscuit’s race into history. And George Woolf was born on May 31, 1910. On the day of the 1940 ‘hundred grander ...
Feb 3, 2015 · John (Red) Pollard may have ridden one of the most famous race horses in history, but his life was anything but glamorous and easy. Pollard was born in 1909 in Edmonton, Alberta, and lived in affluence until 1915 when the family business, a brickyard, was destroyed in a massive flood. Within seconds the family fortune went from riches to rags.
John Pollard was born in 1909 and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, in the western reaches of the Canadian wilderness. The second of seven children born to a bankrupt Irish brick manufacturer, Johnny — as he was known to his family — grew up in a boisterous home. He was passionate about athletics — particularly boxing — and so fond of ...
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Seabiscuit with Red Pollard. In 1938, as a five-year-old, Seabiscuit's success continued. On February 19, Pollard suffered a terrible fall while racing on Fair Knightess, another of Howard's horses. With half of Pollard's chest caved in by the weight of the fallen horse, Howard had to find a new jockey.
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Nov 2, 2008 · After nearly disastrous injuries, Seabiscuit and jockey Red Pollard return to Santa Anita for a third and final try at winning the "hundred grander". Excerpt...
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