One of these things was that Red Pollard, in real life was older than that of the role played by Tobey Maguire. Also, in the movie Red and his family were originally from and resided in the US. This isn't true. They were from Edmonton, Alberta. His family did fall upon hard times, but not because of the depression. They lost their brick factory business as the result of a flood. Their insurance didn't cover enough of the damages. A friend of the family was coming to the U.S. and brought Red Pollard with him. And unlike in the movie where his parents left him on a racetrack, it was the family friend that deserted him on a racetrack in Montana. Another false story in the movie is how Charles met his second wife, Marcela. Marcela was the older sister of Charles Howard's son's wife. Red Pollard had a wife, Angus. She was his nurse during his recovery after he shattered his leg. The movie unfortunately omitted Agnes, who did play a significant part in Pollard's recovery and return to the track. It was actually Agnes who hung the medal of Saint Christopher around Pollard's neck for good luck on the day of Seabiscuit's last race, not Charles Howard's
One of these things was that Red Pollard, in real life was older than that of the role played by Tobey Maguire. Also, in the movie Red and his family were originally from and resided in the US. This isn't true. They were from Edmonton, Alberta. His family did fall upon hard times, but not because of the depression. They lost their brick factory business as the result of a flood. Their insurance didn't cover enough of the damages. A friend of the family was coming to the U.S. and brought Red Pollard with him. And unlike in the movie where his parents left him on a racetrack, it was the family friend that deserted him on a racetrack in Montana. Another false story in the movie is how Charles met his second wife, Marcela. Marcela was the older sister of Charles Howard's son's wife. Red Pollard had a wife, Angus. She was his nurse during his recovery after he shattered his leg. The movie unfortunately omitted Agnes, who did play a significant part in Pollard's recovery and return to the track. It was actually Agnes who hung the medal of Saint Christopher around Pollard's neck for good luck on the day of Seabiscuit's last race, not Charles Howard's