Man o' War

Man o' War was the greatest race horse and leading money winner of his day, winning twenty of twenty-one starts and earning $249,465 in his lifetime. Foaled March 29, 1917, at August Belmont's Nursery Stud a few miles away, he was sold at auction as a yearling for $5,000 to Samuel D. Riddle, who remained his owner throughout his racing career and later retirement. Known as "Big Red," he sired 62 stakes winners whose earnings exceeded $3.5 million, and War Admiral, a Triple Crown winner, was the most famous of his offspring. Man o' War died November 1, 1947, and lies buried beneath this statue by noted sculptor Herbert Haseltine. As a two-year-old in 1919, he won the Futurity, Tremont, Grand Union Hotel, U.S. Hotel, Hopeful, Youthful, Hudson, Purse Race at Belmont, and Keene Memorial, with his only loss a second-place finish in the Sanford Memorial. As a three-year-old in 1920, he won the Belmont, Potomac, Dwyer, Preakness, Jockey Club, Stuyvesant, Kenilworth Gold Cup, Travers, Lawrence Realization, Withers, and Miller, winning all entered and setting record time in eight races.

Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky · United States