Colorized 1940 Seabiscuit Santa Anita Handicap Footage (Video)

On Saturday, Santa Anita Park premiered four minutes of recently-acquired color footage of Seabiscuit's 1940 Santa Anita Handicap win. The footage was aired on the track's simulcast channel prior to Shared Belief's Big Cap victory. If you weren't at the track, you can watch it here!

Originally shot on 35 mm film, the video was discovered and edited by longtime Hollywood Park Television Department producer, Kip Hannon, who is now working as a video archivist at UCLA.   

“The footage is for the most part, absolutely pristine,” said Santa Anita Vice President of Marketing, Nate Newby. “I think very few people alive today have seen the 1940 ’Big Cap in color, and when they do, they are going to be amazed.

“We’ve edited this down to four minutes and I think people are going to be blown away by what they see. This is a perfect time to show it, on the 75th anniversary of one of the greatest moments in Santa Anita history.”

You can watch more video of great stakes races at Santa Anita's YouTube channel.

Source: Santa Anita