Noor: A Champion Thoroughbred's Unlikely Journey from California to Kentucky

While Seabiscuit is perhaps the best—known Thoroughbred in history, Charles S. Howard owned another remarkable racehorse that should never be forgotten. Irish—bred Noor dominated the 1950 racing season, setting world records in victories over Citation and winning the Hollywood Gold Cup by defeating a Triple Crown winner, the Horse of the Year and the previous year's Kentucky Derby winner. Sadly, that fame faded as he failed to sire champions, and Noor was buried in an unmarked grave in Nort...