"Randy Newman is a unique and brilliant songwriter ... The Natural (for which he won his first Grammy), Awakenings, Ragtime, Seabiscuit, James and the Giant Peach, A Bug's Life, Meyerowitz ...

The second is the horse Tom chooses for Charles, Seabiscuit, an unconventional choice as despite his pedigreed lineage, Seabiscuit is small at fifteen and a half hands tall with a slight limp.