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Red Pollard
Canadian horse racing jockey
John M. "Red" Pollard (October 27, &#; March 7, ) was a Canadian horse racingjockey. A founding member of the Jockeys' Guild in , Pollard rode at racetracks in the United States and is best known for riding Seabiscuit.
Family history
Red Pollard was the grandson of Michael Pollard, born in in Ireland.
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Michael emigrated to New Jersey in , moved to Illinois by , and in married Irish immigrant Bridget Moloney. They moved to Iowa in , where Red's father, John A., was born in
John A. immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, in After the turn of the century, he and his brother Frank founded the Pollard Bros Brickyard.
John M. "Red" Pollard was born in Edmonton in He spent his early years in affluence, but the family brickyard was destroyed when the North Saskatchewan Riverflooded in , instantly throwing the family into poverty.[1]
Career
Red Pollard stood 5&#;ft 7&#;in (&#;m) and weighed &#;lb (52&#;kg), which is considered big