“This is Man o’ War. He ran in twenty-one races and won twenty of them. A hoss named Upset beat him at Saratoga when he was turned sideways at the start. He beat that hoss bad afterward. As a three-year-old he ran in eleven races and won them all. He ran a mile in 1:35 4/5 and broke the track record. He won the Lawrence Realization by a hundred lengths and set a new record. There wasn’t anything to run with him when they retired him to stud, He is a great sire; he sired horses that have won thre

Today the Grade 1 Man o’ War Stakes runs at Belmont Park. Bred by Hall of Fame member August Belmont II, Man o’ War was sold as a yearling at Saratoga for $5,000 to Samuel D. Riddle. Trained by Hall of Famer Louis Feustel, he won his first six starts as a 2-year-old in 1919, then with 130 pounds, lost the Sanford Memorial Stakes by a half-length to Upset, a horse he defeated in their six other meetings. Man o’ War finished the year with easy victories in the Hopeful and Futurity. As a 3-year-old

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Triple Crown Heroes: War Admiral

🐎 War Admiral: Small in Size, Giant in Legacy Greatness doesn’t always arrive in an imposing package. Sometimes, it comes compact, determined, and fueled by pure heart. War Admiral was exactly that kind of champion — a horse who proved that courage and willpower can outweigh size and expectations. Born to Greatness, Doubted Early Foaled in 1934 in Kentucky, War Admiral carried one of the most famous bloodlines in racing history as the son of Man o’ War. Yet despite his legendary heritage, he fa

The day Seabiscuit beat War Admiral | Sports of Yore

War Admiral winning the 1937 Belmont Stakes, and Triple Crown, after cutting a sizable gash in his right front leg while stumbling at the start | Horse Lovers Community

The historic 1938 match-up between Seabiscuit & Triple Crown winner War Admiral. A race for the ages! | Ultra Thoroughbred Breeding And Racing