NO His owner felt the distance of the Kentucky Derby was too long for 3 year-old horses. Man o War never ran in Kentucky. He raced mainly in New York State. He stood at stud in Kentucky. His famous son, War Admiral ran in the Kentucky Derby and won the Triple Crown. He was not as large as his sire. His nickname was the Mighty Atom. He got an X factor large heart from his dam. The X-factor large heart is only passed onto daughters by large heart sires. KDFever Judy of Valparaiso, Indiana
War Admiral
Nope, Man O' War didn't won the triple crown
There are 17 Kentucky Derby winners that are still living. They include Giacomo, Smarty Jones, Funny Cide, War Emblem, and Charismatic.
Man O' War and Secretariat were called Big Red- its easy to remember they both won the Kentucky Derby
in not totaly sure but i think his name was longshot
As of June 2008 he was standing at stud for Japan.
Man o' War never won the Triple Crown. In fact, he never ran in the Kentucky Derby. He did win the last two jewels of the Triple Crown, the Preakness and the Belmont. Man o' War, even to this day, is considered the greatest racehorse who ever lived. The only reason, they say, that he didn't win the Triple Crown, is because his owner refused to enter him in the Kentucky Derby. Even today, people know the name Man o' War. He lived to be thirty years old, and died of a failing heart. He was buried whole in a casket lined with his racing colors. He was the first to ever be buried this way. As many as 2,000 people attended his funeral, lining up for one last look or a pat on the neck and racing fans all over the country mourned him. Today his grave is marked by the famous Man O'War statue by Haseltine at the Kentucky Horse Park. At his feet his sons are buried, including his greatest son, War Admiral.
it was secretariat he was a famous horse that won the kentucky derby he also won the rose garland and you still can find horses that have his blood. by rancher girl
Seabiscuit [May 23, 1933 - May 17, 1947] never won any Kentucky Derby. He was named 'Horse of the Year' in 1938. But that was for his performance in races other than the Derby. It also was for his victory of November 1, 1938 over War Admiral [1934 - 1959], the Triple Crown winner of the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont and Preakness Stakes in the previous year.
Man O War Blvd. is named for the most famous race-horse ever. Man O War had his career just after World War I and won 20 of 21 races. He is listed as #1 of the Top 100 Racing Horses of the 20th Century. Among the races he won were the Belmont and Preakness Stakes but he never ran in the Kentucky Derby. Man o' War died in 1947 at the ripe age of 30 of an apparent heart attack only a very short time after his longtime groom, Will Harbut died. He was originally interred at Faraway Farm, but in the early 1970s his remains were moved to a new burial site at the Kentucky Horse Park where his grave is marked with a sculpture of the famous horse. The story goes, Man-O-War died of a broken heart when his groom died.
Clark Jr. started the Kentucky Derby on behalf of a group of businessmen in Louisville who wanted to bring the horse industry back to Kentucky. During the Civil War many of the horses in Kentucky were used for battle, and after the war they rarely made it back to their farms. To really bring the breeding and racing industry back to the state we needed something that would attract the best of the best. The Derby became a large social event so that it wouldn't be compared to the other races that existed at the time and weren't succeeding in attracting the horsemen. It worked and the Derby is currently the longest continuously running sporting event in the country.
Derby War Memorial was created in 1924.