Santa Anita To Air Newly-Discovered Seabiscuit Footage On Big 'Cap Day
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Santa Anita Park has announced that four minutes of recently acquired color footage of Seabiscuit’s legendary win in the 1940 Santa Anita Handicap will be shown between races six and seven Saturday, Santa Anita Handicap Day.
Originally shot on 35 mm film, the video was discovered and edited by longtime Hollywood Park Television Department producer, Kip Hannan, who is now working as a video archivist at UCLA.
“The footage is for the most part, absolutely pristine,” said Santa Anita Vice President, 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.
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“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.”
Saturday’s 1940 Santa Anita Handicap Seabiscuit video will be broadcast on the track’s simulcast system and will be aired live as well at calracing.com.
