Descendants in Man o' War's Memorial Gravesite

Descendants in Man o' War's Memorial Gravesite. . In addition to the great Man o' War, this memorial gravesite also holds the final remains of several of his sons and daughters including Triple Crown winner, War Admiral., War Admiral (1938-1900) Buried with Man o' War , By Man o' War, out of Brushup by Sweep , War Admiral, Man o' War's greatest son, was foaled on Samuel Riddle's Faraway Farm in 1934. As a two-year-old, he won three of his six races. Favored to win the Kentucky Derby, War Admiral won handily. He went on to win the Preakness after a furious stretch duel with Pampoon, and three weeks later took the Belmont Stakes for a sweep of the Triple Crown. He finished the year winning all eight of his starts and was named Horse of the Year for 1937., At four, War Admiral won nine times in 11 starts including the Jockey Club Gold Cup. One of the two losses was in a match-race to national idol, Seabiscuit in the Pimlico Special. Seabiscuit took an early lead and repelled a strong challenge from War Admiral to post a three-length victory in track-record time., War Admiral won his only time out at five, and was retired to stud with a cumulative record of 21 wins in 26 starts. He was leading sire in 1945, the leading sire of juveniles in 1948, and leading broodmare sire in 1962 and 1964. He sired a total of 40 stakes winners before his death in 1959. In 1977 his gravesite was moved to the Kentucky Horse Park., War Relic (1938-1963) Buried with Man o' War , By Man o' War, out of Friar's Carse by Friar Rock , War Relic did not race as a two-year-old but won his first race at three in 1941. Six straight losses followed but he came back with 8 wins in the final 10 starts of that year. War Relic was retired to stud in 1942 after a successful four-year-old season. He was leading site of two-year-olds in 1950., Brushup (1929-1956) , By Sweep out of Annette K by Harry of Herford , Best known as the dam of War Admiral, Brushup did not have an impressive racing record, racing only three times as a two-year-old in 1931 earning a total of $200., War Hazard (1938-1944) , By Man o' War out of Artifice by American Beauty , Foaled in 1938 at Faraway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, this chestnut filly not only resembled her sire in color but also had an impressive racing record. Of her 43 races, she won 25, finished second or third in eleven others., War Kilt (1943-1956) , By Man o'War out of Friar's Carse by Friar Rock , One of the last crop of foals by Man o' War, the chestnut filly started eight times as a two-year-old with three wins, the most notable being the Demoiselle Stakes. She only raced once her three-year-old season and finished out of the money.