MAN O' WAR

Man o' War was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1957. In 1959, the Man o' War Stakes was created in his honor. In The Blood-Horse magazine 1999 ranking of the top 100 U.S. Thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, Man o' War was ranked No. 1. He was also ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press as the greatest horse of the 20th century in a separate poll. He was also ranked No. 1 greatest horse in racing history by Sports Illustrated in 1992. ESPN ranked Man o' War as number 84 on their list of the top athletes of the 20th century.

He was the unofficial 1920 American horse of the year and was honored with Babe Ruth as the outstanding athlete of the year by The New York Times. In 1919 and 1920 Man O War 20 of 21 races. He lost one race finishing 2nd losing by a neck to horse named Upset. Man O War got revenge beating Upset in their next race by two lengths.

Man o' War was the odds-on favorite in every start of his career and justified that faith even in his sole defeat. He typically won in front-running fashion and was only closely pushed in two of his starts. He won the Belmont Stakes by twenty lengths and the Lawrence Realization by a hundred lengths. He set record times in both of those races plus many more at distances ranging from 6 to 13 furlongs. In many of his starts, he won under heavy restraint and often conceded his rivals large amounts of weight. He retired as the then-leading money-earner in American history.

Below is a slideshow and an audio tribute to Man O' War. The audio starts with music and then a 5 minute historical history of Man O' War's life and his many triumphs.

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It starts with music and then goes into a commentary of Man O' War's racing career.

Man O' War Slideshow

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