Man O’ War
“Man O’ War was the kind of thoroughbred that brought you closer to divinity than most people had been before.” This quote by an unknown describes Man O’ War well; “Man O’ War was America’s legendary thoroughbred race-horse” (“Man O’ War 1917-1947”) and was the type of horse that taught his rider, the people around him, and the entire world that if you keep pushing you can reach any and all goals. Man O’ War was a loving horse that made many feel as if they were getting closer to God. To most people, Man O’ War was a work of art that was brought down to them straight from God because he was perfect; he was a gorgeous stallion that seemed to most as unbeatable. Man O’ War raced his heart out and dominated every race he was in, even the one race he lost. Man O’ War was an important figure in the 1920s American history because he changed the perspective of horse racing forever.
Man O’ War was a horse of pure famous bloodlines. Born on March 29, 1917 in Lexington, Kentucky at Nursery Stud, Man O’ War was bred into racing; his parents are the one and only Fair Play and Mahubah. The sire (father) is Fair Play – a racing champion
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whose dam (mother) is Fairy Gold, another champion on the racetrack. Man O’ War’s dam (mother) is the daughter of Rock Sand – the 1903 English Triple crown winner. By having this champion background it was guaranteed to his breeder August Belmont Jr. that Man O’ War would do amazing on the track. To become who he was throughout his 1919-1920 racing career, Man O’ War was trained by Louis Feustel. Samuel D.
Riddle was Man O’ War’s owner and he knew of his amazing pedigree so he used those advantages in order to train Man O’ War to become as good of a racer as his parents and their parents. As soon as Man O’ War was born, his racing career was kicked into a complete gallop. Man O’ War’s first official race was at the Purse Race on the Belmont Track on June 6, 1919. Man O’ War won first place in this race which caused Samuel D. Riddle to know how well this horse was going to do in the rest of the races throughout the season. Samuel D. Riddle and Louis Feustel learned of Man O’ War’s remarkable talent and speed through the first race; that race opened up a world of possibilities for Man O’ War. For Man O’ War to be as widely known as he is, Man O’ War had to triumph every race and overcome every other horse in those
races. Man O’ War became famous once he began to win every race that he started. He won 20 out of 21 races that he started. One of his big wins was a match race at the Dwyer Stakes on July 10, 1920. This race was between Man O’ War and John P. Grier (aka Johnny Grier). In this race Clarence Kummer rode Man O’ War while Ed Ambrose was riding Johnny Grier. “The horses ran neck-neck, and their times were spectacular: 23.24 seconds at the first quarter; 57.24 seconds at the five- furlong pole; 1 minute 9.24 seconds at the six-furlong marker; and 1 minute 35.36 seconds at the mile pole. In the stretch Kummer touched Man O’ War once with the whip, and the horse responded by taking a huge twenty-four foot stride (standard stride…eighteen to twenty feet) that thrust him into a one- length lead. Man O’ War won the race by nearly two lengths and set a new world record of 1 minute 49.12 seconds for the mile-and-one-sixteenth course.” (“Man O’ War 1917-1947”) Man O’ War also dominated at the Preakness and set another world record at the Belmont Stakes. “He triumphed in the Belmont Stakes winning the latter by twenty lengths in a new track record of 2:14 and 1/5.” (Salter 997) This record stayed in place for more than fifty years until the famous Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by another amazing length beating Man O’ War’s record. The only race Man O’ War lost was to a horse named Upset at the Stanford Memorial Stakes where he came in second. This was only Man O’ War’s seventh race as a two-year-old. The only reason Man O’ War lost was because “he was slowed by a bungled start, by an obvious foul, and by the 130 pounds he was carrying to Upset’s 117 pounds.” (“Man O’ War 1917-1947”) As time went on Man O’ War’s weight requirement increased to 138 pounds around three-years-old causing racing to become harder for Man O’ War, though he still never lost another race, Riddle decided to retire him in order to keep him healthy and well. Man O’ War changed the look of horse racing from a gambling pit to an amazing sport. Man O’ War also made horse racing quite popular and raised the attendance at the race tracks. “Attendance at race tracks was a twenty-year low. By 1922, that had all changed because of one horse: Man O’ War.” (Gipe, Man O’ War’s Record) Horse racing had been seen as a diversion for the wealth to do “immoral” gambling. Once Man O’ War entered the track and everybody began to see his wonderful talents the beliefs about the race tracks had been changed forever. Man O’ War made many world records hard to beat with his times; on the race track Man O’ War set an all-time record for the 1 and 1/16 mile at a speed of 1:49.12. Man O’ War was a needed aspect for horse racing in order to make it as beautiful of a sport as it is now. Man O’ War was given the nickname “Big Red” because of his deep chestnut color as well as his large size. Man O’ War was seen as “beautiful, powerful, and seemingly invincible.” (“Man O’ War 1917-1947”) Man O’ War had two different jockeys throughout his racing career. His first jockey was Johnny Luftus but after Luftus was denied a renewal of his Jockey license he was replaced by Clarence Kummer, who then led Man O’ War into an astonishing racing career. Many horses have to adapt to a new rider over time and sometimes mess up during their first race as partners but this was not the case with Man O’ War, he began his training with his new jockey and very quickly learned his ways and they only had one loss throughout their entire career together. The lessons that have been learned from this horse are that if you want to achieve something – work hard; if you fall a couple times get up, try again and keep going. Man O’ War won three large awards for his remarkable accomplishments; in 2006, Man O’ War was rewarded “Greatest Race Horse that Ever Lived” for the 86th year in a row. “Big Red” also gained “National Hero” status. During World War II, the First Cavalry stationed in Japan gave him the honorary military rank of “Colonel.” Man O’ War was an incredible horse that changed parts of this country for the better.
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