This may come as no surprise to fans of the 2003 film "Seabiscuit," but a Sacramento County neighborhood wasn't the first use of the name "Rosemont."
Rosemont, a prize-winning thoroughbred who took first place in the 1937 Santa Anita Handicap, was the subject of news reels and radio updates.
In that race, the Virginia-born Rosemont beat out Seabiscuit for the win.
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So why didn't Rosemont get a feature film?
Watch the above video to see Rosemont win the 1937 race, and click here to listen to a radio broadcast of the same contest.
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