Simply a gorgeous racehorse! Won eight races by 20+ lengths!!

Yes, & recognizably had Man O'War been facing, instead of turned around & consequently lost four lengths at the get, that race would of ended quite differently.

And YOU are correct! The man who usually started those races was sick that day and his replacement was a guy who had never set off a race back then!

Truly, as if sketched from the gods themselves ( in a very good mood). The Bedouins, founders of the Arabian horse from which the Thoroughbred breed are descendants of three stallions Darley, Byerley Turk & Godolphin Arabian named after their owners. Excellent reading in & of themselves own unique stories. These age-old, fervent admirers of all things equine exclaiming how noble & majestic the horse, wrote poems of the horse, highly esteeming the animals, as glorious embodiments of the wind itself let among mortals.

Indeed, the REAL Big Red. Not those posers from Australia and the ‘70s.

Do you mean MOW or Secretariat? They had the same nickname. My vote is for MOW.

@@clarkosteo secretariat records have never been broken

@@redrum0929Man O’ War’s records for the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont still stand, and most in the know feel they’ll never be broken. Man O’ War was faster than Secretariat, and certainly more consistent, AND he wasn’t under the influence of performance enhancing drugs like Secretariat was. Both are outstanding, incredible horses, but MOW shouldn’t be shuffled under the rug just because he gets less publicity. He was and still is the greatest racehorse the world has ever seen.

@@clarkosteo Didn’t Secretariat break the track records at all 3 venues and don’t they still stand today? Or does Man O’ War have the track records?

It may be a bit young, but it’s been done for centuries. Obviously they survive just fine.

@@theOlLineRebel clearly you've never worked in the race industry. I have, and sustained PTSD being ordered to place babies on the slaughter truck when they break down. Being tortured to death and hung on a meat hook because you were forced to run with weight on your back as a baby, is not "survival". Canada and Mexico dismember horses while they are conscious, over 300,000 annually. What the hell are you talking about. You're supporting organized crime. Race horses are treated by the criminals as well as they treat their sex workers and Greyhounds. As profitable, disposable MEAT.

​@@bl7817 What an angry person you are. No, I haven't. I'm just a casual fan, who studies history alot, of the sport. I was replying to your comment about RACING at 2. Not slaughter. And it still stands - horses have been racing at 2 for centuries. I'm sorry you experienced such things, but what numbers do you have about this? How many are killed? I know you'll attack me for daring to ask such unemotional questions, but they are legitimate, as much as statistics are important for declaring anything bad - including the US and how its own people try to make it out like we are a horrible nation based on a couple street incidents. Because with people, nothing will ever be "zero" so using a few incidents doesn't really tell the story. And how do you know about org. crime? Why aren't you reporting it? You can say it on an internet forum, but we have no reason to believe you (it would not stand in a court of law) and it's just libel. More details, if you want to be credible.

@@theOlLineRebel yes, I am very proud of being angry at race horses, all horses, being butchered alive. Why aren't you? And if you are allegedly a student of history, why have you not read the stats with the Departments of Agriculture and the USDA re: horse slaughter? There are reams of evidentiary documents on government websites and in archives, including countless photos, videos and veterinary testimony. Why don't I report organized crime? To whom? God, your self righteous ignorance is just more pain for those of us who DO things for the horses. I have petitioned to the point my political reps table mine in the House! I receive threats that I will be shot in the face, by the evil pricks who profit from abusing these noble animals. You sit at home and do careless, shallow "research" that doesn't scratch the surface. If you are unable to even decipher gov't websites, you are at least on KZbin, where horse slaughter videos and the racing connection is widely available. I guess you're too busy with your stupid, false conspiracy videos that distract you from issues with hard evidence. Such an easy life. You are not a horse lover, a horseman, nor any type of researcher.

@@bl7817 You're just an ass. Good God, I make a REPLY - TRUE - that millions have been raced at 2 over centuries, it is nothing new, and you spin it into something about slaughter, with venom and hatred and attack me about it. Excuse me, but I'm much more angry about treasonous communists taking over the US and they butcher people without a thought. Enough.

Secretariat lost 4 races, never carried weight and was raced on anabolic steroids, as was the norm from the sixties until 2008. MOW was chosen the Horse of the Century for good reason.

@@krism2649 Let's not downplay either one's achievements. They are both legends in their own right. They are both similar types of horses and their own individual icons. Man O' War is like that elder you respect who paved the way for the youngins to excel. And Secretariat was as the commenter said a 'Tremendous Machine'. Pretty much the pinnacle of horse performance. MoW had a nice sleek profile while Secretariat has a smooth and pleasing running form. Both fantastic horse types.

Man O'War ran on sand tracks and behind a starting tape (starting gates didn't happen until much later). As Will Harbut, his longtime groom and beloved friend, said, "He's the mostest hoss!"