Man o' War with Will Harbut (3)
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Photograph of the American Thoroughbred Man o' War with his groom Will Harbut. Harbut was Man o' War's groom at Faraway Farm from the fall of 1930 until the spring of 1946.
Newspaper headlines from around the world heralded Man o’ War (1917-1947) as “matchless,” the “wonder horse,” a “speed miracle,” and “peerless.”
After winning 20 of his 21 races, Man o’ War, owned by Samuel D. Riddle and trained by Louis Feustel, retired to stud duty in Kentucky. He was the leading North American sire in 1926. He remained a prominent Kentucky tourist attraction during his retirement years, and his funeral was broadcast live across the country.
Man o' War's statue and remains at the Kentucky Horse Park continue to draw thousands of visitors to the Bluegrass every year. A century after his birth, he is still ranked by many as the greatest American racehorse.
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Man o' War with Will Harbut (2)
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Photograph of the American Thoroughbred Man o' War with his groom Will Harbut. Harbut was Man o' War's groom at Faraway Farm from the fall of 1930 until the spring of 1946.
Newspaper headlines from around the world heralded Man o’ War (1917-1947) as “matchless,” the “wonder horse,” a “speed miracle,” and “peerless.”
After winning 20 of his 21 races, Man o’ War, owned by Samuel D. Riddle and trained by Louis Feustel, retired to stud duty in Kentucky. He was the leading North American sire in 1926. He remained a prominent Kentucky tourist attraction during his retirement years, and his funeral was broadcast live across the country.
Man o' War's statue and remains at the Kentucky Horse Park continue to draw thousands of visitors to the Bluegrass every year. A century after his birth, he is still ranked by many as the greatest American racehorse.
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Man o' War Regarding Prototype
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American Thoroughbred Man o' War with groom Will Harbut regarding the prototype for sculptor Herbert Haseltine's Man o' War statue.
Newspaper headlines from around the world heralded Man o’ War (1917-1947) as “matchless,” the “wonder horse,” a “speed miracle,” and “peerless.”
After winning 20 of his 21 races, Man o’ War, owned by Samuel D. Riddle and trained by Louis Feustel, retired to stud duty in Kentucky. He was the leading North American sire in 1926. He remained a prominent Kentucky tourist attraction during his retirement years, and his funeral was broadcast live across the country.
Man o' War's statue and remains at the Kentucky Horse Park continue to draw thousands of visitors to the Bluegrass every year. A century after his birth, he is still ranked by many as the greatest American racehorse.
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Iron Liege at Churchill Downs
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Photograph of the American Thoroughbred Iron Liege with jockey Bill Hartack, Jr. up after winning the 1957 Kentucky Derby. They are pictured with Calumet trainer Ben Jones and his son, Horace A. 'Jimmy' Jones.
Iron Liege was bred and foaled at Calumet Farm in 1954. He retired with a 11-9-5 record from 33 starts, with earnings of $404,169. Other notable wins include the Sheridan Handicap (1957), Jersey Stakes (1957), the Laurance Armour Memorial Handicap (1957), and the McLennan Handicap (1958).
1957-05-04
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Sir Archy
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Sir Archy, sired by the great English racehorse Diomed out of Castianira, was bred by Captain Archibald Randolph and Colonel John Tayloe III and foaled in 1805. He was retired after a successful four-year-old season, becoming one of the foundation stallions for the American Thoroughbred.
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Sun Briar
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This photograph of the graded stakes-winning Thoroughbred Sun Briar was taken in 1926.
Sun Briar was foaled in France in 1915 and purchased at the 1916 Saratoga yearling auction by newspaperman, businessman, and breeder Willis Sharpe Kilmer.
Under the training of Henry McDaniel, Sun Briar won five of his nine starts in his two-year-old season. He set multiple track records before retiring to a successful stud career.
1926
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Lexington
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This is a digitized print image of American Thoroughbred and the 16-time leading North American sire, Lexington.
Lexington was born in 1850 within what is now the city limits of Lexington, Kentucky. He was bred by Dr. Elisha Warfield, an influential figure in 19th century breeding and racing, at Warfield’s farm, The Meadows, adjacent to the Kentucky Association Race Track.
The horse first raced under the name of “Darley” until he was sold to Richard Ten Broeck and partners Junius Ward, Willa Viley, and Abe Buford. Ten Broeck recruited trainer J.B. Pryor and renamed the horse “Lexington.”
After Lexington retired from racing due to diminishing eyesight, with a record of 6-1-0 from 7 starts and earnings of $56,600, he stood at the Nantura Stock Farm in Midway, Kentucky.
In 1858 he was sold to Robert Alexander’s Woodburn Stud in Spring Station, Kentucky, for $15,000 – the highest price paid for an American horse in history at that time.
Under Robert Alexander’s ownership, Lexington was the leading North American sire every year between 1861 and 1874. He topped the list again twice (1876 and 1878) after his death on July 1, 1875.
He and his sire, Boston, were among the first Thoroughbreds inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1955.
The horse remains a symbol of the town of Lexington, which named him the “Official Horse of Bluegrass Country.”
TFF p. 145 1866-09-08
1866-09-08
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Gallahadion
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Photograph of the American Thoroughbred Gallahadion taken the day after his 1940 Kentucky Derby win.
Gallahadion (by Sir Gallahad III out of Countess Time) was owned by Ethel Mars’ Milky Way Farm and trained by Roy Waldron. He began his career racing in California and is best remembered for his 1940 Kentucky Derby victory.
Gallahadion retired with a 6-6-4 record from 36 starts and earnings of $92,620.
1940-05-05
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Whirlaway
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This conformation shot of the American Thoroughbred and Hall of Famer Whirlaway was taken at Saratoga during his two-year-old season (1940).
Whirlaway, bred and foaled at Calumet Farm in 1938, was trained by Ben Jones. He was a multiple graded stakes-winning champion that claimed the 1941 Triple Crown victory with Eddie Arcaro up. Whirlaway was the first horse with career winnings that exceeded $500,000, and he boasted a record of 32-15-9 from 60 starts.
Whirlaway won the titles of U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1940), U.S. Champion Three-Year-Old Colt (1941), and the 1941 and 1942 Eclipse Awards for Horse of the Year. He was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1959.
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1940
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Ten Broeck
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This image, reproduced from the Spirit of the Times, is of the American Thoroughbred Ten Broeck.
Ten Broeck was bred by John Harper and foaled near Midway, Kentucky, in June of 1872.
Ten Broeck set records at distances ranging from one to four miles. He defeated Arisitides in the 1875 Phoenix Hotel Stakes as a three-year-old, but later lost to him in the inaugural running of the Kentucky Derby
His match race victory against West Coast Mollie McCarty in 1878 is commemorated in the Kentucky folk song “Molly and Tenbrooks.”
Ten Broeck was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1982.
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1877-10-20
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