| Man o' War | |
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- Man o' War, 1920 - |
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| Sire | Fair Play |
| Grandsire | Hastings |
| Dam | Mahubah |
| Damsire | Rock Sand |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1917 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | August Belmont, Jr. |
| Owner | Samuel D. Riddle |
| Trainer | Louis Feustel Thomas Cooke |
| Record | 21: 20-1-0 |
| Earnings | $249,465 |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Tremont Stakes (1919) Grand Union Hotel Stakes (1919) Sanford Stakes (1919) United States Hotel Stakes (1919) Hopeful Stakes (1919) Futurity Stakes (1919) Youthful Stakes (1919) Preakness Stakes (1920) Belmont Stakes (1920) Travers Stakes (1920) Jockey Club Gold Cup (1920) Lawrence Realization Stakes (1920) Withers Stakes (1920) Potomac Handicap (1920) Dwyer Stakes (1920) |
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| Racing Awards | |
| United States Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1919) United States Horse of the Year (1920) Leading sire in North America (1926) |
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| Honours | |
| U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1957) #1 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Life-size statue at Kentucky Horse Park Man o' War Stakes at Belmont Park Man o' War Boulevard in Lexington, Kentucky Man o' War Road in Riddlewood, Pennsylvania |
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| Infobox last updated on: August 23, 2007. Fair Play (1905-1929 was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was successful on the track but even more so as a sire. Hastings (foaled 1893 in Versailles Kentucky -17 June 1917 was an American Thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. Mahubah (1910-1931 was an American Bay Thoroughbred Filly racehorse. Rock Sand (1900-1914 was a Dark Bay/Brown Thoroughbred Race horse bred by Sir James Miller at his Hamilton Stud in Newmarket. Chestnut is a hair coat color of Horses consisting of a reddish-to-brown coat with a mane and tail the same or lighter in color than the coat August Belmont Jr, ( February 18, 1853 - December 10, 1924) was an American financier the builder of New York's Belmont Park Samuel Doyle Riddle ( July 1, 1861 &ndash January 8, 1951) He was born in Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania, a small town southwest The Tremont Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually for 2-year-olds at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. The Grand Union Hotel Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs New York. The Sanford Stakes is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race raced annually at the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs New York. The United States Hotel Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in the late summer or early autumn until 1955 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga The Futurity Stakes, commonly referred to as the Belmont Futurity, is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid September at Belmont Park The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs New York. The Jockey Club Gold Cup, established in 1919 is a prestigious Thoroughbred flat race open to horses of either gender three-years-old and up The Lawrence Realization Stakes was an American horse race first run in 1889 The Withers Stakes is a race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses willing to compete one mile on the dirt The Dwyer Stakes is an American Grade II Stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred Racehorses held annually at Belmont Park racetrack The American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing honor awarded annually in Thoroughbred Flat racing The American Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The list below shows the leading sire of racehorses in North America for each year since 1830 The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred In 1999 a panel for The Blood-Horse magazine made up of distinguished Horse racing people Howard Battle Lenny Hale Jay Hovdey, A statue is a Sculpture in the round representing a person or persons an animal or an event normally full-length as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size The Kentucky Horse Park is a working horse farm and an educational theme park opened in 1978 in Lexington Kentucky. The Man o' War Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. History and Information It is world-famous as the home of the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown. Man o' War Boulevard, named after the legendary racehorse Man o' War, is a 17-mile (27 km Urban arterial, circling Lexington Kentucky to its Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. Riddlewood is a residential housing development in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia in the | |
Man o' War, (March 29, 1917 Nursery Stud farm, Lexington, Kentucky - November 1, 1947, Faraway Farm) is considered by some to be the greatest Thoroughbred racehorse of all time. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide Sport and Industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred Horses It is governed by different national [1] During his career just after World War I, he won 20 of 21 races and $249,465 in purses. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All [2]
From the prominent sire Fair Play, out of the mare Mahubah, Man o' War was owned and bred by August Belmont, Jr. (1851-1924), whose father's accomplishments were recognized through the naming of the Belmont Stakes. Fair Play (1905-1929 was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was successful on the track but even more so as a sire. Mahubah (1910-1931 was an American Bay Thoroughbred Filly racehorse. August Belmont Jr, ( February 18, 1853 - December 10, 1924) was an American financier the builder of New York's Belmont Park The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. However, Belmont Jr. joined the United States Army at age 65 to serve in France during World War I. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. While overseas, his wife named the new foal "Man o' War" in honor of her husband. [3] However, the Belmonts decided to liquidate their racing stable. At Saratoga yearling sale in 1918, Man o' War was sold to Samuel D. Riddle for $5,000 who brought him to his Glen Riddle Farm near Berlin, Maryland. Saratoga is a Town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. Samuel Doyle Riddle ( July 1, 1861 &ndash January 8, 1951) He was born in Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania, a small town southwest Glen Riddle Farm was a large Horse farm in Berlin Maryland in the United States. Berlin is a town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States.
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Racing Career
As a 2-year old
Trained by Louis Feustel and ridden by jockey Johnny Loftus, Man o' War made an impressive racing debut at Belmont Park on June 6, 1919, winning by six lengths. John P Loftus ( October 13, 1895 – March 23, 1976) was an American Thoroughbred Horse racing Hall of Fame History and Information It is world-famous as the home of the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Three weeks later he won the Keene Memorial Stakes.
In the early 1900s, there were no starting gates. Jockeys circled around but then gathered their horses in a line behind a flimsy piece of webbing, known as the barrier and were sent away when it was raised. [4] In Man o' War's only loss, the Sanford Memorial Stakes, he still was circling with his back to the starting line when the barrier was raised (though other accounts give other reasons, such as it was rigged. [5]) After the jockey got Man o' War turned around, he already was far behind the pack. In frustration, Johnny Loftus, the jockey, made three major errors while in the race. Three times he put Man O' War in bad positions, getting boxed in by other horses in the race. Despite this, he still came close to winning, losing by only a half-length, as Man O' War charged across the finish line, going much faster than any other horse on the field, and ultimately finishing second. The horse that won was Upset, whose name is sometimes thought to have popularized a new phrase in sports ("upset" meaning an upstart beating the favorite). An upset occurs in a Competition, frequently in electoral Politics or Sports, when the party popularly expected to win (the favourite Man o' War finished his 2-year-old campaign winning 9 of 10 races.
As a 3-year old
In 1920, Johnny Loftus was denied a renewal of his jockey's license by the racing commission and was replaced as Man o' War's rider by Clarence Kummer. John P Loftus ( October 13, 1895 – March 23, 1976) was an American Thoroughbred Horse racing Hall of Fame Loftus would retire and become a trainer.
At 3, he was a strapping 16. 2 hands (about 5-foot-6) and weighed about 1,125 pounds with a 72-inch girth. That May, 3-year-old Man o' War was not entered in the Kentucky Derby because his owner did not like racing in Kentucky and believed it was too early in the year for a young horse to go a mile and a quarter. The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. The previous year, Sir Barton had won the first-ever U.S. Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, though it was not yet called that at the time. Sir Barton, (1916-1937 was a chestnut Thoroughbred colt who in 1919 became the first winner of the American Triple Crown. The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three [6] It would gain that prestige and importance 10 years later when Gallant Fox accomplished the feat under a great deal of media attention. Gallant Fox (March 23 1927 - November 13 1954 was a United States Thoroughbred Horseracing champion
After handily winning the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Maryland, the horse was sent to Elmont, New York for the Belmont Stakes. The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 Elmont is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) as well as a bedroom suburb of New York City in Long Island, Nassau County New York The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. Man o' War won the then-1 3/8th miles race by 20 lengths, setting another American record with a time of 2:14. 20, beating Sir Barton's mark set in the previous year by over 3 full seconds. Sir Barton, (1916-1937 was a chestnut Thoroughbred colt who in 1919 became the first winner of the American Triple Crown. That year he also won the Dwyer Stakes, the Travers Stakes, the Stuyvesant Handicap, and the Jockey Club Gold Cup. The Dwyer Stakes is an American Grade II Stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred Racehorses held annually at Belmont Park racetrack The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs New York. The Stuyvesant Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held in the fall of the year at Aqueduct Race Track in Queens, New York. The Jockey Club Gold Cup, established in 1919 is a prestigious Thoroughbred flat race open to horses of either gender three-years-old and up As the racing season wound down, no one wanted to race his horse against the seemingly invincible Man o' War, who had easily won every race he entered. At the Lawrence Realization Stakes, no other horse was willing to go up against him until finally a good racehorse named Hoodwink was good-heartedly entered by Mrs. The Lawrence Realization Stakes was an American horse race first run in 1889 Riddle's niece, Sarah Jeffords. Man o' War won by an astonishing margin in excess of 100 lengths (some say more) while setting a new world record of 2:40 4/5 for a mile and five-eighths, besting the previous record by a full 6 seconds. His record still officially stands at the track.
The final start of Man o' War's illustrious career came in Windsor, Ontario, Canada in the Kenilworth Park Gold Cup, a race that for the first time was filmed in its entirety. Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For this 1¼ mile match race, Man o' War was up against the great Sir Barton but easily drew away in the first furlong, showing a decided superiority to the first Triple Crown winner, and was slowed to win by 7 lengths. Following his undefeated season of 11 straight wins, the superstar horse was shipped to Faraway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, to stand at stud. Over his two-year career, Man o' War won 20 of 21 races, setting three world records, two American records and three track records.
(*The Kenilworth Park Gold Cup was in actuality a "match race" between Sir Barton and Man o' War. Another champion horse, Exterminator, was invited to compete in the race, since Canada did not allow match races. Due to the owners of the three not coming to a comprimise on the conditions of the race, Exterminator was scratched, and in fact raced that same day on a different track. )
A Sire of Champions
As a sire, Man o' War was impressive as well; he produced more than 64 stakes winners and 200 various champions. The father is defined as the Male Parent of an offspring The Adjective "paternal" refers to father parallel to "maternal" for Though many complain Mr. Riddle did not breed him to good enough mares after the first five seasons, he still sired many greats. He sired American Flag and Crusader who won back-to-back runnings of the Belmont Stakes in 1925 and 1926. American Flag (1922-1942 was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Crusader (1923-1940 was a chestnut Thoroughbred colt sired by Man o' War from the mare Star Fancy Both colts earned U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt honors plus Crusader was also voted U.S. Horse of the Year. The American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing honor awarded annually in Thoroughbred Flat racing. The American Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Among Man o' War's other famous offspring were Battleship, who won the 1938 English Grand National steeplechase, and War Admiral, the 1937 Triple Crown winner. Battleship (1927-1958 was an American Thoroughbred Racehorse who was the only horse in history to win both the American Grand National and the The Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt horse race in the world War Admiral ( 1934 - 1959) was an American Thoroughbred Racehorse, the offspring of the great thoroughbred Man o' War and Another of his offspring, Hard Tack, sired Seabiscuit. Hard Tack (1926-1947 was an American Thoroughbred racehorse owned and bred by the Wheatley Stable of Gladys Mills Phipps and her Seabiscuit ( May 23, 1933 &mdash May 17, 1947) was a champion Thoroughbred Race horse in the United States. His son War Relic was his most successful sire. War Relic (1938-1963 was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. A homebred of Samuel D Tiznow, Honour and Glory, and Bertrando are all sire-line descendants of Man o' War. Tiznow (foaled March 12 1997 in California) is an American Thoroughbred Racehorse owned by Michael L Bertrando (born 1989 is an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Many great horses, if you look long into their pedigrees, have some type of relation to Man O' War.
Man o' War died in 1947 at the ripe age of 30 of an apparent heart attack only a very short time after his longtime groom, Will Harbut died. He was originally interred at Faraway Farm, but in the early 1970s his remains were moved to a new burial site at the Kentucky Horse Park where his grave is marked with a statue by American sculptor, Herbert Haseltine. The Kentucky Horse Park is a working horse farm and an educational theme park opened in 1978 in Lexington Kentucky. Herbert Haseltine (1877-1962 was an Italian -born French / American Animalier sculptor. He has been the subject of three notable biographies: the first, Man o' War by Page Cooper and Roger Treat, was first published in 1950, and is a classic of its kind; Walter Farley, author of The Black Stallion series, also wrote a slightly fictional biography of Man o' War; in 2006, Dorothy Ours wrote a new, extensively sourced biography entitled Man o' War: A Legend Like Lightning. Roger Treat (born 1906 died October 6, 1969) was an American sportswriter and author Walter Farley (b 26 June 1915 in Syracuse New York - d 16 October 1989 in Sarasota Florida) was an American The Black Stallion, known as "the Black" or "Shêtân" is the title character from author Walter Farley 's bestselling series about the wild stallion
Man o' War was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1957. The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred Soon after, the Man O' War Handicap Race was made in his honor. In the Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 U.S. Thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, Man o' War was ranked No. The Blood-Horse is an international weekly News Magazine about Thoroughbred horses Horse breeding, and Horseracing. In 1999 a panel for The Blood-Horse magazine made up of distinguished Horse racing people Howard Battle Lenny Hale Jay Hovdey, 1.
| Sire Fair Play ch. Fair Play (1905-1929 was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was successful on the track but even more so as a sire. 1905 |
Hastings br. Hastings (foaled 1893 in Versailles Kentucky -17 June 1917 was an American Thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. 1893 |
Spendthrift | Australian |
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| Aerolite | |||
| Cinderella | Tomahawk | ||
| Manna | |||
| Fairy Gold ch. Spendthrift (foaled 1876 in Kentucky -21 October 1900 was an American Thoroughbred stallion racehorse. 1896 |
Bend Or | Doncaster | |
| Rouge Rose | |||
| Dame Masham | Galliard | ||
| Pauline | |||
| Dam Mahubah b. Bend Or (1877-1903 was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1880 edition of the Epsom Derby. Doncaster was a Thoroughbred racehorse and the sire of the great stallion Bend Or. Mahubah (1910-1931 was an American Bay Thoroughbred Filly racehorse. 1910 |
Rock Sand br. Rock Sand (1900-1914 was a Dark Bay/Brown Thoroughbred Race horse bred by Sir James Miller at his Hamilton Stud in Newmarket. 1900 |
Sainfoin | Springfield |
| Sanda | |||
| Roquebrune | St.Simon | ||
| St. Sainfoins ( Onobrychis) are Eurasian perennial Herbs that have pale pink flowers and round single-seeded pods (see image below St Simon (1881- April 2, 1908) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and one of the most successful Sires in the history of the thoroughbred Marguerite | |||
| Merry Token b. 1891 |
Merry Hampton | Hampton | |
| Doll Tearsheet | |||
| Mizpah | Macgregor | ||
| Underhand Mare (FNo. 4-c) |
Through his sire, Man o' War is a descendant of the first English Triple Crown champion, West Australian, and King Tom. The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three West Australian (1850-1870 was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the first Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. King Tom (1851–1878 was an British Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by Harkaway and out of the exceptional mare Pocahontas His line traces to the Godolphin Arabian. The Godolphin Arabian ( ca 1724 - 1754 also known as the Godolphin Barb was an Arabian horse who was one of three stallions that were the founders
Notes
References
- Man o' War's pedigree and racing stats
- Hewitt, A. S. , & Hewitt, A. S. (1982), The Great Breeders and Their Methods, Thoroughbred Publishers, Lexington, KY
- Cooper, Page and Roger L. Treat (1950; reprinted 2004), Man o' War, Westholme Publishing, Yardley ISBN 1-59416-005-8
- Ours, Dorothy (2006), Man o' War: A Legend Like Lightning, St. Martin's Press, New York ISBN 0-312-34099-0
- Bowen, Edward L. (2000), Man o' War: Thoroughbred Legends, Eclipse Press ISBN 978-1581500400
- http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016132.html
External links
- Man o' War - Racing Icon
- The Ultimate Horse Dictionary
- Detailed race record for Man o' War at www.secondrunning.com
- August 24, 1919 New York Times article on Man o' War's win in the Grand Union Hotel Stakes
- Man o' War came close to perfection
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