Man O' War 

Man O War was never fully used up from a race, he never had to be asked for run. Love you Man O' War; the REAL Big Red

Man O' War was the greatest horse ever to set hoof on the track. No one can match him. Not now, not ever.

"He was hell to brake, difficult to handle, and a catapult to ride" I love Man o´War!

I fell in love with horse racing after reading Walter Farley's story of Man o' War. He is the wonder horse of racing and the mightiest on the American racecourse

Manny, the ultimate equine "big red".....rest in peace you ground breaking, soulful & heartful warrior. Never again shall be seen in our lifetimes a horse of such grandeur.........

These are wonderful videos you have put together. Thanks. On another note, I know we all have our favorites and debating who was best is fun. But some of the "expert analysis" given just points out how little many know about horse racing. PLEASE, stop throwing out Secretariat's times and saying they "prove" he was the greatest or that they prove he was 20 lengths, etc. in front of MOW or Count Fleet or whoever. Anybody who knows racing knows that comparing times from 20, 30, or in the case of MOW, 53 years apart is absurd. Just allowing for improvements in tracks and equipment theoretically makes the old-timers times 3-4 seconds faster (note theoretically, since we can never test that). Man o' War, Count Fleet, Citation, and others totally demolished their opponents, and blew away the times being run on the tracks they were running on. At least in Man o' War's case, he was eased up and even held back in every race he ever ran but two (his loss and the 1920 Dwyer against John P. Grier, who was a good horse carrying only 108), so his times could have been much faster still. Incidentally, it wasn't as much to spare other horse owners feelings as much as to prevent taking more out of MOW for races down the road- that's smart training. Any records Big Red set, he did on his own, without being asked. He also carried 130 or more pounds 10 times, 7 times at age two, still setting stakes, track, American, and World marks. No numerous races that all have to be excused away, either. The bottom line is that we all have personal favorites, there have been many great horses, a hand-full of truly all-time greats, and nobody anywhere can PROVE who was best. They should all be appreciated. And the people who post these wonderful videos do so in order that we can see and appreciate things we might never be able to otherwise. Sorry for the rant, but I've seen too many of these video comments taken over by people who want to put down the horse that is featured.

Great video.A reflection of PURE horse racing talent. Man O' War - the real deal. The benchmark to which all others will be compared. Greatness never to be forgotten.

wow, what a great vid, thanks! my horse's great-great-great grandaddy is man o' war so it meant a whole lot to me... thanks!

Man 0 War was a True Champion !! There will never be another like him!! Thank You for posting this truly incredible Horse.

I loved watching this! Thank you so much! Man O' War is my all time favorite!

People can talk about times all they want but the horse that would win is the one that had the greatest will to win and that's Man 'O War. 20 wins and only one loss because he had a lousy start and was boxed in or else he would have easily won that one too. That's shows an extraordinary will to win. Secreteriat has 16 wins out of 21 races. That's great of course but not extraordinary. So if they were to race Man 'O War would do whatever necessary to be over that finish line first. I'm sure of it

Same story as me, actually. Read Farley's book and fell in love!

You can have your Seattle Slews and your Seabiscuits, your Citations and your Secretariats, but if you ask me the greatest racehorse of all time was Man o' war. No horse can ever best him.

"Poor"? He died when he was 30 of a heart attack, a month after his beloved groom Will Harbut died

Man O'War was a true legendary race horse. In all his career he only lost once and it was the jocky's fault since he didn't turn his steed around fast enough. He was by far the greatest race horse of all time in his days. Now and days, who knows who is the next legendary and "new" man o'war will be. All I want is to have a horse with man o'war or seabiscuit's blood flowing through his/her veins, just to be the next generation.

Big, Beautiful Red, head held high, mane gathered in yellow and black beribboned braids to honour his owner Sam Riddle's stable colours.......such a spirited, ferocious horse, never the likes of to be seen again......RIP Man O' War, you are a true equine inspiration!

Well done again, Carly! Your videos are almost professional like. I wouldn't be surprised if you were in production/TV. These clips are priceless, thanks for sharing. Man O' War ... "He wuz the mostest hoss!" ;-)

If you want to learn actual 100% fact about Man O' War read "Man o' War" by Dorothy Ours. Great book.

If you read the Cooper and Treat book on Man O' War, I love the way they potray him....

Secretariat set records in all 3 triple crown races which still stand today.. Several of his defeats can be attributed to being severely bumped, 2 fevers, and a mouth abscess. With all that he still finished in the money. That being said, MOW was a tremendous Horse with an indisputable record. He raced after World War 1 and instilled the spirit of victory and championship into all who love horse racing. Let us not diminish the greatness of either horse by comparing them. If they raced against each other, I think I it would break my heart to see either one lose to the other. They are both eternal champions in their own time, we should just treasure that , but wow, what a thought !

I'll always consider MoW a little better than Secretariat, but I agree they're both incredible horses.

man o' war was the best. and he still is. what a brilliant race horse and sire he was.

Will there ever be a movie to remember this legend? I really wait for somebody to come up and say Yes

Man O' War could have won the derby from any post if he had been allowed to race. His owner felt a soft boned 3 year old shouldn't race in early May. If he had only knew. He woke up and let War Admiral run the derby and see what he did. Man O' War was the most dominant Thoroughbred in horseracing history.

Man O' War - the Mostest Hoss - such a good job on this vid - thank you. He has been my hero horse my entire life - such heart. If you've ever been to the Horse Park to see him and jumped to keep up with his amazing stride, you will have gotten goose bumps. There was just something about that gorgeous, huge, raw Stayer. God Bless him.

Manny had a perfect form and constitution........all parts in balance and so well formed & presented. It's no wonder that his legacy lives on in so many of his family members. He is the blueprint for what a champion racehorse would be in the 20th century. Long live his memory! I love you Man O' War!

its the big step up in knowledge of feeds, shoeing etc that makes such a big difference, that shows how truely amazing and tough and how much heart these horses really had. Why make comparisons, why not just recognise them all for the champs they were and still are to this day!

Oh, God, I love this, the music is perfect, done with a very loving hand, carly. He was magnificent. There are also some beautiful pictures of him on Secretariat.com, including the portraint his owner considered the best one of him, I think you showed it.

I saw the graves of Man 'O War and his trainer at the Ky Horse Park a few years ago.Its great they are buried side by side.They had statues of Man and Secretariat,Man 'O War was a bigger horse.

Thank you ALEXANDERIA LANE! (: That's exactly what i was thinking. Man O' War was the best and set the standards for horses today. R.I.P. Big Guy.

He was the greatest race horse ever. All these race horses today don't even match to him. He can be found in many great racing bloodlines.

What a very handsome, and beautiful horse. Seems they form a very close and loving bond with their grooms. RIP big boy..❤❤❤

Actually, hardly anyone except racing enthusiasts known or even heard of him. Nowadays, football and baseball are the only "cool" sports, so people probably have only heard of Seabiscuit. Some twits at my school don't even know he was a racehorse. But yes, Man O' War was amazing.

Threats of higher weights and physical problems were the reasons for his retirement. In any event, Man O'War had more than proved himself by defeating the best available competition and setting a number of records along the way.

He was the greatest... Thank you for posting this.

@quadripper74 For some inexcusable reason, no motion picture about the life of the great horse exists. One can only hope that Disney will crank out a 3rd horse movie.

I would like to tell my Man O' War story again. The schools would take the children to see Man O War. They would form a long line and each would get a chance to pet Man O War. My mother would pet him and then she would run as fast as she could to sneak back in line and pet him again! I often wondered if anyone knew she did that? But with her Carrot colored hair she said the Grooms eyes were smiling at her and she thinks its because she and Big Red looked alike! A lovely memory for her and me.

Thank you very much

Beautiful song and so fitting for Manny's tribute!

I really liked your choice of music for this. It fit perfectly

it wasn't Louis. It was Sam. He didn't like "racing in the west" And Kentucky was pretty west, back in the 20's I have to say, it was a smart move to not run him. There weren't airplanes then. It was a train trip from Maryland to Kentucky, for a race that wasn't the big, and then take another train ride all the way back to Maryland. And many say that if Sam knew of the TC he would have run. Not true. He did NOT want to run War Admiral. he did because the Derby grew a bit in prestige.

No he wasn't. That was a rumor that was built up overtime. Read any biography about it, it says he was sideways. And yes, I am aware that Sir Barton won it, but it is horribly unfair to knock MOW down because the Triple Crown wasn't considered teh triple crown. It honestly didn't exsist. Heck, the Derby wasn't even that important. Yes, it was but not like a must win race

Man o' War did hold a record until Kelso, I think. Which was about 40 or so years. And i think he still has a record that has never been broken, but tied. Granted, Secretariat hasn't been around for more than 80 years so that can't be a point, just yet

He was sideways. The two most highly regarded biographys say so. And what movie? What movies really, I didn't know there was even one. I honestly agree with Sam on not shipping MOW. Shipping was insanly uncomfortable for horses in the 20's.

He was my old mare's great great grandaddy ;D

Onloine trainer? Darling, if you want to train your horse, you need to hire a hands on trainer, It is impossible to train over the internet. And you said pony... is it actually a pony?

Yes. I never denied that. That does not mean he was backwards at the start. It means he was stuck on the rail, a hrose infront and to the side of him during the race.

He wasn't backwards, he was sideways. And yes the races in the Triple Crown exsisted, but they were not called the Triple Crown. Sir Barton just won those by chance.

Walter Farley's is good, but Danny isn't real. The book I am talking about has a color photo of him running (it wasn't taken in color, it was colorized) West.

haha, well I've never been to that area of the country so I have no idea. But all I do know is they only footage of him raing that I know of is the match

Read "Man O' War" by Cooper & Treat or "Man O' War: A Legend like Lightning" by Dorothy Ours Neither say he was backwards. Nice movieS by the way.

I don't know that much actuacly, but I am a huge fan of Man O' War, and there are many books on him. Cooper and Treat wrote a great bio on him.

Its called "Man O' War" and written by Page Cooper and, Roger L. Treat. if you go to amazonDOTcom, and search Man O' War, its easy to find

War Admiral was without a doubt his best foal. On the flat. Secretariat didn't race at 4 either, doesn't diminish him at all.

The race was a nothing race in 1920. There were no sort of cameras there, except one if I recall. I have yet to see it

I have a few videos with footage of him, if you want to see him. (I know, not the same as in person)

There is actualy a lot, yes short, but there is some. Hard to find on the interent though.

they know he is red, his silks are black with yellow, trees are green, and sky is blue =-D

ManO'War, The Greatest Ever!

he was 30 years old, remember. it is common for old horses to show ribs

MOW and Sec were the same size. And he was not buried with his trainer

November 1,1947. He was 30, and his groom died about a month earlier.

I could not tell you why someone else put this in that playlist.

The "Triple Crown" as we know it today didn't even exist in 1920.

The fullest race is him and sir barton's race

MOW would have won he was never extended fully in a race always pulled up in the finale streatch plus things were dif in the 1900's ppl need to stop n look at all the diffeliments of racing track dirt shoes equipment n starting gates w the attitude of racing this day and age MOW woulda romped home as winner he is the king of racing and a son of.still known as the royal bloodline of racing

If Man O' War stopped to watch a plane fly in the middle of a race, that's funny. I will research that, but brings up something else the two horses had in common. I heard in a doc about Secretariat that he too stopped in the middle of walking around a crowd to look up at you got it, a plane. When I was a teen, I loved Sec and watched him on tv. Would of loved to of seen him and MOW. Both were so amazing. Very few ever like those two. Both were loved very much by many, I love them both.

I'm just wondering. If he beat a horse by 100 lengths...the other horse was extremely slow because the 100 length win isn't still a track record! Secretariat won by 31 lengths & it is STILL the WORLD record to this day. Sec was faster than MOW in EVERY race (Google it..no one can dispute clocks) Sir Barton was not a fast horse. MOW was superior to the horses in HIS era. Secretariat still holds ALL 3 Triple Crown records. MOW holds 0. They both broke track records. Only Sec's still holds 2day..

Ur not big into research. Google ur comments. Secretariat weighed over 50 pounds more than MOW. MOW does NOT have ANY times faster than Secretariat. Google it. Secretariat holds all 3 TC records..the ONLY horse to SET all 3. MOW beat his competition. His times have all been broken. If all horses raced on the same day & in the same race...the horse that holds the track record is the fastest. Period. Spitz was considered the greatest swimmer until Phelps. Both broke previous records. Now what??

Imo, Sec., lost to Prove Out, (human error), he should have been thrown into that race at the 11th, hour. It was not his race to run he was not prepared. Sec., was training for another race the (MOW Stakes), his first turf race an different training workouts. For example taking someone from track & field and throwing them into a race cold & unprepared of course they are going to lose.

So true, Secretariat was something else. He was just such a beefy thoroughbred compared to most horses of the breed, and he did have a heart that was over twice the size of normal. Probably helped maintain that super-speed of his. Ruffian might have been a horse that could've gotten to his level, if she hadn't had that very unfortunate accident so early in her career. Never got to have her big day, like Sec' did at the Belmont.

I agree:-) MOW set the standard & all horses have been compared to him. I just think of Secretariat as the supernatural creature. The true miracle on Earth. He only raced until 3 years old...yet broke all of the TC records & the Marlboro Cup, etc. It's like retiring the greatest athlete in history when he had not even hit his peak physically. No horse can duplicate his times.We will never see it happen again. No human or horse can match this "perfect 10" of nature. God's MIRACLE was Secretariat.

I appreciate what you're saying. I just think that MOW's competition wasn't great. By today's standards, MOW is the only one who would have been "competition" to today's horses. Unfortunately, I can't honestly say that he would not have lost to some of the great horses in history. The only way to compare horses is by their times. Given today, all things being equal, no horse can come close to Sec's records...40 years later. What he did is still the greatest achievement of any athlete in history.

Let's get it correct. No horse has come closer than 2 seconds behind Sec! Sec still holds a world record 39 years and counting. Sec still owns the Derby record and only horse to win under 2 mins. And only horse known to finish a race at that distance running faster each 1/4 than the last. This is unprecedented. No horse ever clocked the field in the 1st turn and then went unchallenged the rest of way. In the end, it isn't margin of win, its the time that indicates margins of victory.

agreed, what was count fleet's time? 2:28 That translates into a 20 length loss to Sec. Let's understand the reality of Sec's greatness: His heart was 21/2 x's bigger than normal. His girth was 7-10 inches broader - his saddle strap was custom made. he weighed 100+ lbs more than almost all of his challengers including MOW. He won on all types of tracks. He's the only horse known to run each 1/4 faster than the last. only horse to win Derby under 2 min's. need i go on? oh yea 31 and 2:24

Due respect to the 2nd greatest horse. Sec however weighed over 100 lbs more, period. who cares about shoes. Also - Sec ran three most prestigious races back 2 back 2 back, winning each with a track or world record, and won them in distinctly different and astounding manner. No horse ever ran faster succeeding 1/4's throughout whole race - unprecedented. Track record still stands. No one clocks the field in the first turn & runs unchallenged rest of way. 31 & 2:24 - no horse has come close

I used to think Man O' War was the greatest race horse. And then came Secretariat who I consider the greatest creature of all time. In all of Man O' War's times, no exception, he was 10-25 lengths behind Secretariat. You can't dispute times. Secretariat weighed 100 pounds more than MOW. So the jockey's weight had nothing to do with the speed. Secretariat always had more weight. Secretariat's records are the only ones that matter today. MOW no longer holds any records that haven't been surpassed.

@denabluechicken Lotta great horses Eddie rode...Nashua ("Nashua didn't beat Swaps..Eddie did!), Kelso, Native Dancer, Whirlaway, probably a whole lot more...but he knew Cy could have been 20 for 20 in 1948 except for a bad ride by himself...beat older horses at one miles on Wednesday, then 1-1/2 miles on Saturday...unchallenged in the Pimlico Special...Cy, who had 8-10 gears he could be eased into at any time in a race...Eddie always thought Cy the best...he was the Master..

@lloydlorraine I know and agree a 25 length margin is special too. But let's get it right on the time: 2:24 has been untouchable - no horse but one has eclipsed 2:26 ( and only barely) and most are still 4-5 seconds off this pace. the old record used to be 2:26 3/5ths so we are talking only one horse in 28 years has bettered that old record. besides this is cheap talk anyway. Name another horse who competed in a race at distance and finished running each quarter faster than the last?

@lloydlorraine Kudo's to Count fleet, but what was his time??? 2:28 which translates into a 20 length loss to Sec. Right? Regardless - Count Fleet's standard stood 5 years before another horse, Citation, equaled the time, and the 25 length margin stood for 30 years before Secretariat eclipsed it. Count fleet's performance has stood test of time as only a handful of horses have done better than 2:28 but none have have broken 2:26 and Sec is still untouchable 38 years after the mark was set.

The reasons why Sec is the greatest: 1) racing pedigree - he accelerated throughout the race - meaning he was pulling away from every known and clocked horse...ever. He beat MOW in mile and a half by 4 seconds - best to best times. 2) no horse in history ran faster each 1/4 mile not once but 3 triple crown times. 3) horse of year twice. 4) racing stride - longer by 22 degrees than MOW. 5) records - still stand 38 years later and no one has come close to 31 length margin of victory at Belmont.

@schardy80 I wrote on the extremely vitriolic Man o' War vs. Secretariat page that the difference between the best horses is fractions -- and that any could have beaten each other on any given day. No one replied... People want to believe in a fantasy of unbeatable immortals rather than flesh and blood athletes who have good days and bad and sometimes have to win with heart and class. Any given day Fager beats Sec, Sec beats Fager, MOW beats CY, CY beats Kelso, Kelso beats MOW, etc etc

@rscarbro100 Jones told Eddie not to go to the whip, abuse Cy...it was an $8,000 pot, why risk injury on a really sloppy track when most people were giving the Derby to Cy...Eddies first ride on Cy...Cy wanted to run from the post, but Eddie drew him back...broke his cardinal rule "Don't go outside of 2''...a tiring horse drifted out...Saggy was a top notch sprinter and loved the mud!...Cy was beaten by racing "luck"...nobody took the loss seriously, like MOW's loss to Upset...

@rscarbro100 Cy beat Coaltown by 3.5 lengths eased up because Coaltown was a better horse than Shecky Greene...or don't you understand that? They ran on a very sloppy track, not a fast track like in 1973...finally the Derby is not conducive to great speed; too many horses...there are many more faster 1.25 milers...Cy was covered by a traveling press corps which witnessed and wrote about those bursts of speed...discouraged the other horses in the race....

@rscarbro100 Immortal means you never die...Sec's dead...he ran the fastest TC by 2 seconds and change...big wow...The TV age lets us see all of Sec's glorious wins and immortal defeats...Unfortunately, we only have Cy's TC wins, and not even full videos. There are 16 more wins in 1948 that are unable to be savored;-( (Sec had the same number of wins...in his life). If we only had those videos...THEN, you'd see a REAL thoroughbred!!!

@rscarbro100 Who the hell did Sec beat? Mediocre 3 yo colts. Even Sham had a middling record. He beat some good older horses, true, but was only 3/5 beating older horses...Eddie said different things at different times...once he said that Kelso could kick Cy's butt. I'm impressed not with Eddie's absolute estimation of him, but his description of his riding him...speed at any point in a race...like gunning a Cadillac...the sonofagun just took off with me!!

@rscarbro100 Both are legendary...However, neither did the things Cy did at 3...or even come close...that's why Eddie calls him the best 3 yo ever...FACT...19 for 20...MOW only ran 11 times and Sec 12...won 4 races in Feb., two against older horses, while Sec slept in his stable...won the Derby on 3 days rest...etc...Doing whatever was asked of him, on every kind of track, across the nation, no horse passed him, and he caught every one ahead of him...7/7 against older horses...c'mon...

@rscarbro100 That proves he has more hits, that's all....more people listen to pop music than listen to jazz or classical, much more...does that mean that Lady Gaga, Eminem, et al produce better music? Popularity means little...I saw one list that had Sec first, Barbaro second, etc...I have a feeling most of Sec's fans are of this caliber of thinking...They have no knowledge of what happened before they were born...Pity

@rscarbro100 That proves he has more hits, that's all....more people listen to pop music than listen to jazz or classical, much more...does that mean that Lady Gaga, Eminem, et al produce better music? Popularity means little...I saw one list that had Sec first, Barbaro second, etc...I have a feeling most of Sec's fans are of this caliber of thinking...They have no knowledge of what happened before they were born...

@rscarbro100 Again, he was never pushed. Arcaro said Cy had ten gears, could move any time in a race. It is impossible to say how much a horse COULD have run...against better competition, Count Fleet would just have to run a little faster to win...MOW broke records running against mostly poor competition...different kinds of horses...you seem to assume that all horses are the same...shows how little you know...

@rscarbro100 Eddie said Sec was "fast"...he knew the difference between fast and best, which apparently you don't. Riva Ridge ran faster; lots of horses ran 10 furlongs faster; When did Sec run a 2:23.8 Belmont? Did you lower it by yourself. Nonsense. Like those fantasy races people dream up. Any horse can lose on any given day. You seem to forget that Sec lost 3 times at 3 in 1973. 75%. Arcaro said he never let Cy run full out...all indications are that we don't know how fast he could run...

@rscarbro100 You just don't get it, do you?...You have just disputed the reasoning behind handicap racing...the best horses carry more weight to make the races more even...Why Cy lost his last race in 1950 by 3 lengths, with Noor giving him a pound, has baffled horseracing experts...don't make sense, cept that perhaps Cy's ankle was really beginning to bother him...but he always tried...never spit out the bit...BTW, Eddie said Cy would beat Sec in a match race by about a neck...

@rscarbro100 He had a great year in 1950. 16th strate win, broke a record. But so did Noor. Breaking records all over the place. In most races Cy bore much more weight. At even weights, Cy would have demolished Noor. If he had his 3 yo form, he would have demolished Noor. J. Jones: "I don't mind losing to a horse carrying 120-122 lbs., but losing to a horse [like Noor] carrying 110, is pretty much a gift..." Tells the whole story. W/o Tanforan in 1948, who knows???

@rscarbro100 Cy ran down Coaltown, who was posting super fractions...Eddie thought he picked the "wrong horse" again...He still did not know Cy that well...After Cy breezed past CT, Eddie just galloped him in as always...the object is to win the race, dummy, not post the best time...the fact that Super Saver ran the KD 1 second faster is supposed to mean what? Nada, zilch...a few days earlier Cy won the 8f Derby trial, then the Derby, 1st horse to do that...

@1948BigCy My heart will alway belong to Secretariat - just perfection and brilliance in every way to me. However, all of them - Man O' War, etc., had real class. Any other year, Sham would have been the Triple Crown Winner, and I'm just sorry that he isn't mentioned more in the history books of great race horses. I was very surprised and disappointed that he wasn't chosen as one of the top 100 horses of the century. I loved him, also.

@dunsta69 Experts have already done it. Of course, a precise comparison may be difficult, but not entirely. Experts concluded, that Secretariat was selected second to ManO'War. This was only partly due to Secretariat never carrying more than 126 pounds. MOW , as a baby, broke records carrying weights at distances that were unheard of. Mature horses of today don't even carry those weights.

Man O' War is not one of the greatest racehorses. Man O' War is The Great. MOW was the only great to grace the planet with his heart, courage, blinding speed, pure raw strength and consistency. Most racehorses, including Secretariat have speed, heart and courage, but to become the greatest of all, a horse must have more. MOW had more. He truly was the only authentic 'freak of nature.'

cindylou.....you shouldn't make comments based on ignorance, the facts are that tracks now are faster, by several seconds. do your research, this is common knowledge, and man o'war carried record weight, that is why he was retired. and it is true that horses started being pulled from races, when he ran. this is well known knowledge. secretariat was a great horse, but man o' war was held in, in most of his races, and still set records.

@rscarbro100 Honestly, I have no clue where you got that from other than your posterior, but THIS is what Wikipedia says: "The Kenilworth Park Gold Cup was in actuality a "match race" between Sir Barton and Man o' War. Another champion horse, Exterminator, was invited to compete in the race, since Canada did not allow match races." And now, if you think you have some other clever comeback to post, don't even bother. You've lost, whether you know it or not. This discussion is over.

@rscarbro100 Everything so far that you claimed to know you've been wrong about. Exterminator was invited to the match race between Man O' War and Sir Barton. His owner chickened out and refused to race him. Samuel Riddle would gladly have raced against him. Also, there were plenty other good horses that Man O' War beat. Horses that would have been champions any other year. Here's a few of them to get you started: Blazes, Wildair, Upset, John P. Grier, Donnacona, On Watch, and Golden Broom.