A Horse of Paradoxes
A son of the great Man O' War, War Admiral had much to live up to. His
imposing chestnut father was a legend as a racehorse and as a sire.
Indeed, Man O' War was a national hero in the 1930's.
Though he didn't resemble his father in looks, the unflappable brown colt
went on to make his sire and his owner - the illustrious Samuel Riddle -
proud. His 1937 Triple Crown victory was followed by a championship
three-year-old season and Horse of the Year title. Best remembered for his
1938 Pimlico Special loss to Seabiscuit, War Admiral finished his four-year-old
season a winner nonetheless. Again his father's best son, War Admiral
progeny include 40 stakes winners that inherited his great heart both in spirit
and in physical size.
Ed Bowen is an Eclipse Award-winning writer and author of more than a dozen other books,
including At the Wire: Horse Racing's Greatest
Moments, Legacies of the Turf,
and
Thoroughbred Legends titles Man o' War and Nashua.
Other Thoroughbreds Legends books available:
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