| War Admiral | |
|---|---|
 War Admiral: Thoroughbred Legends | |
| Sire | Man o' War |
| Grandsire | Fair Play |
| Dam | Brushup |
| Damsire | Sweep |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1934 |
| Country | United States  |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Samuel D. Riddle |
| Owner | Glen Riddle Farm Silks: Black, Yellow Sash, Yellow Bars on Sleeves, Black Cap |
| Trainer | George Conway |
| Record | 26: 21-3-1 |
| Earnings | $273,240 |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Great American Stakes (1936) Kentucky Derby (1937) Preakness Stakes (1937) Belmont Stakes (1937) Washington Handicap (1937) Pimlico Special (1937) Saratoga Cup (1938) Whitney Handicap (1938) Wilson Stakes (1938) Stars and Stripes Handicap (1938) Jockey Club Gold Cup (1938) Queens County Handicap (1938) | |
| Racing Awards | |
| 4th U.S. Triple Crown Champion (1937) U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1937) United States Horse of the Year (1937) Leading sire in North America (1945) Leading broodmare sire in North America (1962, 1964) | |
| Honours | |
| United States Racing Hall of Fame (1958) #13 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century | |
| Infobox last updated on: February 4, 2007. Edward L Bowen (born c1942 in West Virginia) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing Historian and author and the president of Man o' War, ( March 29, 1917 Nursery Stud farm Lexington Kentucky - November 1, 1947, Faraway Farm) is considered by Fair Play (1905-1929 was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was successful on the track but even more so as a sire. Sweep (foaled 1907 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred stallion racehorse. Bay is a hair coat color of Horses characterized by a reddish brown body color with a black Mane, Tail, ear edges and lower Samuel Doyle Riddle ( July 1, 1861 &ndash January 8, 1951) He was born in Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania, a small town southwest Glen Riddle Farm was a large Horse farm in Berlin Maryland in the United States. The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. The Pimlico Special is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore Maryland in mid May The Whitney Handicap (often referred to as the "Whitney Stakes" is an American Grade 1 handicap race for Thoroughbred Racehorses three The Stars and Stripes Breeders' Cup Turf Handicap is a Grade III flat horse race in the United States for Thoroughbred horses aged The Jockey Club Gold Cup, established in 1919 is a prestigious Thoroughbred flat race open to horses of either gender three-years-old and up The Queens County Handicap is an American Grade III race for Thoroughbred Race horses run each December on the dirt at Aqueduct The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three The American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing honor awarded annually in Thoroughbred Flat racing. The American Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The list below shows the leading sire of racehorses in North America for each year since 1830 The list below shows the leading sire of broodmares in North America for each year since 1924 The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred In 1999 a panel for The Blood-Horse magazine made up of distinguished Horse racing people Howard Battle Lenny Hale Jay Hovdey, | |
War Admiral (1934-1959) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, the offspring of the great thoroughbred Man o' War and the mare Brushup. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Thoroughbred is a horse breed This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. Man o' War, ( March 29, 1917 Nursery Stud farm Lexington Kentucky - November 1, 1947, Faraway Farm) is considered by He did not resemble his famous father physically, being much smaller (he was only 15'2 hands tall (most racehorses are between 16 and 17 hands) and had a brown coat inherited from his dam; although the movie Seabiscuit portrays him to be a much taller 18' hands - which would make him the same height as many draft horses) and taking the coat color of his father, but he did inherit his fiery temperament and talent. Seabiscuit is a 2003 American Drama film based on the best-selling book Seabiscuit An American Legend by Laura
War Admiral was born at Faraway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky and was owned by Samuel D. Riddle. Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. Samuel Doyle Riddle ( July 1, 1861 &ndash January 8, 1951) He was born in Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania, a small town southwest After 1936, his regular jockey until retirement was Charles Kurtsinger. Charles E Kurtsinger ( November 16, 1906 - September 24, 1946) was an American Hall of Fame Jockey who won the Racing out of his Glen Riddle Farm in Berlin, Maryland, War Admiral won 21 of his 26 starts, including the Pimlico Special and the coveted U.S. Triple Crown in 1937, earning him the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year. Glen Riddle Farm was a large Horse farm in Berlin Maryland in the United States. Berlin is a town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The Pimlico Special is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore Maryland in mid May The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The American Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American Thoroughbred horse racing.
War Admiral raced in the Eastern United States and in 1938 won eight major races including the Whitney Handicap and the Jockey Club Gold Cup. The Whitney Handicap (often referred to as the "Whitney Stakes" is an American Grade 1 handicap race for Thoroughbred Racehorses three The Jockey Club Gold Cup, established in 1919 is a prestigious Thoroughbred flat race open to horses of either gender three-years-old and up War Admiral would be linked forever to Seabiscuit, who was a son of War Admiral's half brother Hard Tack and the pre-eminent horse based primarily in the Western U. Seabiscuit ( May 23, 1933 &mdash May 17, 1947) was a champion Thoroughbred Race horse in the United States. Hard Tack (1926-1947 was an American Thoroughbred racehorse owned and bred by the Wheatley Stable of Gladys Mills Phipps and her S. Their famous match race in the 1938 Pimlico Special, which War Admiral lost to Seabiscuit by four lengths, is considered by some to be the best Thoroughbred horse race in American history. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Pimlico Special is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore Maryland in mid May This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
War Admiral retired with a career earnings total of $273,240. He was the leading American sire in 1945 and the leading juvenile sire in 1948. Before his death in 1959, War Admiral had sired 40 stakes winners. [1] Major War Admiral sires include Blue Peter, Searching, Busanda, Mr. For other racehorses of the same name see Blue Peter (horse Blue Peter (1946-1950 was an American Thoroughbred Champion Busanda (foaled 1947 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse best remembered as the dam of U Busher, Navy Page, Cold Command, and Admiral Vee. [2]
He also sired the filly Busher (ranked #40 in Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century). Busher (1942-1955 was a Thoroughbred racing Filly. She was sired by War Admiral, the winner of the Triple Crown in 1937 and In 1999 a panel for The Blood-Horse magazine made up of distinguished Horse racing people Howard Battle Lenny Hale Jay Hovdey,
War Admiral was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred In the Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, War Admiral was ranked #13. The Blood-Horse is an international weekly News Magazine about Thoroughbred horses Horse breeding, and Horseracing. In 1999 a panel for The Blood-Horse magazine made up of distinguished Horse racing people Howard Battle Lenny Hale Jay Hovdey,
Owner Sam Riddle commissioned equine artist Martin Stainforth to paint War Admiral's portrait. The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating Martin Frank Stainforth ( August 14, 1866 - April 22, 1957) was an British -born artist best known for his portraits of
| Sire Man o' War | Fair Play ch. Man o' War, ( March 29, 1917 Nursery Stud farm Lexington Kentucky - November 1, 1947, Faraway Farm) is considered by Fair Play (1905-1929 was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was successful on the track but even more so as a sire. 1905 | Hastings br. Hastings (foaled 1893 in Versailles Kentucky -17 June 1917 was an American Thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. 1893 | Spendthrift |
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| Cinderella | |||
| Fairy Gold ch. Spendthrift (foaled 1876 in Kentucky -21 October 1900 was an American Thoroughbred stallion racehorse. 1896 | Bend Or | ||
| Dame Masham | |||
| Mahubah b. Bend Or (1877-1903 was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1880 edition of the Epsom Derby. 1910 | Rock Sand br. Rock Sand (1900-1914 was a Dark Bay/Brown Thoroughbred Race horse bred by Sir James Miller at his Hamilton Stud in Newmarket. 1900 | Sainfoin | |
| Roquebrune | |||
| Merry Token b. 1891 | Merry Hampton | ||
| Mizpah | |||
| Dam Brushup 1929 | Sweep 1907 | Ben Brush | Bramble |
| Roseville | |||
| Pink Domino | Domino | ||
| Belle Rose | |||
| Annette 1921 | Harry of Hereford | John O'Gaunt | |
| Canterbury Pilgrim | |||
| Bathing Girl | Spearmint | ||
| Summer Girl |
See also
- Hillenbrand, Laura. Sweep (foaled 1907 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred stallion racehorse. Ben Brush (1893-1918 was a Thoroughbred Racehorse sired by Bramble the champion handicap horse of 1879 who ran marathon distances when marathons were the way of Domino (1891-1897 was a 19th century American Thoroughbred race horse. Laura Hillenbrand (born 1967 is the author of the acclaimed Seabiscuit An American Legend, a non-fiction account of the career of the great Racehorse Seabiscuit: An American Legend, (2001), Random House ISBN 978-0375502910
References
- War Admiral's pedigree and partial racing stats
- War Admiral's Kentucky Derby
- The War Admiral-Seabiscuit match at about.com
- War Admiral overview at Thoroughbred Times
- War Admiral biography
- War Admiral at the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
- Bowen, Edward L. War Admiral: Thoroughbred Legends (2002) Eclipse Press ISBN 978-1581500783
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