Man O'War

(b. 3/29/1917 - d. 11/1/1947)


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Hello, I'm Beth. I've been in love with Man O'War ever since I first found out about him when I was a teenager. It's very difficult to find a web page about the legendary racehorse. So I'm making one, any info I find I'll put on here. I'll have sites with more info about him.

Some people of today seem to think that Man O'War was just a great horse of his time not the greatest. Their reasoning is the fact that all his records he set has been beaten. Well here's a bit of trivia for everyone.

1. When Man O'War was racing they were using IRON shoes on the hooves, not the aluminum Secretariat was using.
2. The track wasn't as fast, looser. So it made a horse a bit slower, the ground wasn't as packed down.
3. During Man O'War's time there was no limit on how much weight a 2 or 3 yr old carried. So unlike Secretariat and Sea Biscuit (who carried 115 lbs), Man O'War was carrying 130lbs at the age of 3. Unheard of in this decade.

So if you look at the facts I just mentioned, even if it is few, they show that Man O'War was a pretty impressive horse.

He made all those amazing records with weight against him at a VERY young age. That is why he is tops on my list. If you find any more links about Man O'War please email me and let me know the address. It's hard to find information on him and any help would be greatly appreciated. Please sign my guestbook at Big Red's Stable, and leave your name and a message about one of the, in my opinion THE greatest race horse in the history of American horseracing, or anything you like. Thanks.

Beth Chaisson




Man O'War Information
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Descendants of Man O'War and his pedigree
Man O'War's 1st generation foals

Updated: May 22, 2005


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