Mendocino County Museum 400 East Commercial Street Willits, CA  95490 "When they retired Seabiscuit to Ridgewood, everybody in Willits felt like they owned Seabiscuit. He put Willits on the map." --Mary Stuart, Willits, March 28, 2002, Mendocino County Museum Oral History Collection

"I can close my eyes and see Charles Howard. … Charles Howard was a very distinguished looking man, kind of balding with white hair, and a very pleasant kind of reddish complexion ... Just a very pleasant gentleman." -- Lee Persico, Willits, April 5, 2002, Mendocino County Museum Oral History Collection

"And when Red Pollard was in the hospital, we got to meet him then, and sign his cast. He was a real rowdy young man. … Oh, to meet Red Pollard who had ridden Seabiscuit was the ultimate … at that time. …There were a lot of good memories like that."

--Mary Stuart, Willits, March 28, 2002, Mendocino County Museum Oral History Collection

Seabiscuit Links

Seabiscuit Heritage Foundation

This group is dedicated to the preservation of Ridgewood Ranch.

Seabiscuit from PBS

The site includes an interview with Laura Hillenbrand and many other special features including a radio broadcast of a race.

Seabiscuit: An American Legend

by Laura Hillenbrand

Thoroughbred Champions

A biography of Seabiscuit as a thoroughbred racer.