Man O' War (racehorse)
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Man O' War (1917-1947) is considered by some to have been one of the greatest thoroughbred race horses of all time.
A big, red colt, in 1918, August Belmont II sold Man O' War as a yearling to Samuel Doyle Riddle for $5,000.
In a comparatively short racing career (1919-1920), he compiled a 20-1 record against the best horses in America, including a 20-length victory in the Belmont Stakes in 1920. On October 12th, of that year, he met the first Sir Barton in a match race at Kenilworth Park in Windsor Ontario, Canada. In 1919, Sir Barton had become the first winner of the American Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. Man O' War won their head-to-head confrontation by seven lengths.
He also had an impressive stud career at Faraway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. Man O' War sired 61 stakes winners, most notably War Admiral. Another of his offspring, Hard Tack, sired Seabiscuit.
In 1957, Man O' War was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Man_O'_War_(racehorse)" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_O%27_War_(racehorse), used under the GNU Free Documentation License
