Where Did Seabiscuit Die?

Seabiscuit was privately owned by the Howards, not by a racing syndicate, and when he died an untimely death at Ridgewood Ranch on May 17, 1947, the Howard family wanted his burial to be personal and private.

What happened to Seabiscuit after he retired?

Retirement, later life, and offspring

When he was retired to the Ridgewood Ranch near Willits, California, he was horse racing's all-time leading money winner. Put out to stud, Seabiscuit sired 108 foals, including two moderately successful racehorses: Sea Sovereign and Sea Swallow.

Where did they bury Seabiscuit?

In Blood-Horse magazine's list of burial sites of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbreds, Seabiscuit is listed as being buried at owner Charles Howard's famous Ridgewood Ranch, near Willits, in Mendocino County.

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