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Old 05-12-2013, 09:02 PM
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That was actually George Woolf up, and he shouted back "So long, Charlie!" to Charles Kurtsinger.
Right about Woolf--thanks. I hadn't realized that the expression "So long Charlie" originated with Woolf and that race.

In some of the Googled links and I think in the movie, too, Woolf supposedly yells "So long Charlie just as Seabiscuit starts to pull away from War Admiral. But in the film clip, Woolf is yelling something after he crosses the finish line. Dramatic license, I guess.

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Old 05-15-2013, 06:58 PM
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Very cool. Pimlico was packed for the match race. It would be cool to talk to someone who was there, but probably not many around anymore. Thanks sharing steve!

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Old 05-15-2013, 09:36 PM
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Talking The Movie,Not all the Same!

I got to be a extra at Santa Anita while they were filming there and got to keep a hat and overcoat they wanted me to wear!
The real funny thing was there were about 300 race fans and gamblers there that volunteered to be extras but I don't think they thought it through enough because for "continuity sake" during lunch and breaks they tried to keep all these degenerate horse race players in one spot so they could continue after lunch,well with the O.T.B. in close proximity to the area we were shooting there was no way to keep us from going to get some kind of action while we were standing around.
sure enough a lot of the "Extras" shot were different and if you go through the film looking for yourself it becomes very apparent!
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