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American Classic winners
with Man o' War blood
Many people are surprised to learn that
one of America's most popular racehorses was not entered in
America's most prestigious race, the
Kentucky Derby. Owner Samuel D. Riddle was unconvinced of the
safety of running a three year old at the distance so soon in the year.
Man o' War did race in the Preakness Stakes and Belmont
Stakes. He won both easily.
Although Man o' War himself never raced
in the Kentucky Derby he had a number of descendents who did.
The first winner was his tiny gelding son Clyde Van Dusen, who won in the
slop in 1929. In 1937, War Admiral won the Derby impressively
on his way to a Triple Crown.
The first classic winners by Man o' War were actually American Flag and
Crusader in 1925 and 1926 respectively. Appropriately enough,
they captured
the Belmont Stakes, named for the family of Man o' War's breeder,
August Belmont II.
Below is a chart of the Classic winners.
Triple Crown winners are capitalized and marked with an asterisk after their name.
The descendents of Man o' War are marked in orange.
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pedigree, click here:
www.PedigreeQuery.com.
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Along with the lists of Consensus Champions
and Official American Champions,
there are more lists available by
clicking the appropriate buttons. First is a list of the
Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame
inductees with Man o' War blood, and the second is the Top 100
Racehorses of the 20th Century, as decided by
'The
Blood-Horse' . Again, all horses marked in orange are
descendents of Man o' War.
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