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Man O'War

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ManOWar

Hold your strength till the barriers fly,
then close with the leaders eye to eye.
Thundering hooves and the mad jammed race,
blood in the nostrils, sweat in the face.
And children, remember wherever you are,
you carry the blood of Man o' War.
Anonymous

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Race Record

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General Information

Some people consider Man O'War the greatest race horse of all time
His sire was the rough and tough, extremely competive and high spirited Fair Play. Fair Play was out of the immortal Hastings. His dam was the gentle natured Mahuba. It was hoped that the foal would end up with a manageable gentleness.
One of his offspring War Admiral, was the fourth winner of the Triple Crown of Racing
When he died his funeral was broadcast on all three major radio networks

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His Pedigree

Note:Blue equals male (stallion) Red equals female (mare)

Man O'War(1917)Fair Play(1905)Hastings(1893)Spendthrift(1876)Australian(1858)
Aerolite(1861)
Cinderella II(1885)Tomohawk(1863)
Manna II(?)
Fairy Gold(1896)Bend Or(1877)Doncaster(1870)
Rouge Rose(1865)
Dame Masham(1889)Galliard(1880)
Pauline II(?)
Mahuba(1910)Rock Sand(1900)Sainfoin(1887)Springfield(1873)
Sanda(1878)
Roquebrune(1893)St Simon(1881)
St Marguerite(1879)
Merry Token(1891)Merry Hampton(1884)Hampton(1872)
Doll Tearsheet(?)
Mizpah(1880)MacGregor(?)
M/Underhand(?)

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Man O'WarLady's Secret
Bold RulerRuffian
Northern DancerGo For Wand
SecretariatLandaluce
Man O'War VS Secretariat



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Background courtesy of Thoroughbred Champions

Man o' War images from the fine art pages of
Cortez