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War Admiral (May 2, 1934 – October 30, 1959) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse and the fourth winner of the American Triple Crown. He was also the 1937 Horse of the Year and well known as the rival of Seabiscuit in the "Match Race of the Century" in 1938. [ 1 ]
Seabiscuit (May 23, 1933 – May 17, 1947) was a champion thoroughbred racehorse in the United States who became the top money-winning racehorse up to the 1940s. He beat the 1937 Triple Crown winner, War Admiral, by four lengths in a two-horse special at Pimlico and was voted American Horse of the Year for 1938.
The owner of Glen Riddle Farm, Riddle bred and raced Thoroughbred race horses.His most famous horses were Man o' War and his son, U.S. Triple Crown winner War Admiral. [1]In partnership with Walter M. Jeffords, Sr., the husband of niece Sarah, Samuel D. Riddle purchased and operated Faraway Farm on Huffman Mill Pike near Lexington, Kentucky, where they stood Man o' War. [2]
Howard issues a challenge to Samuel D. Riddle, owner of the East Coast champion and Triple Crown-winning racehorse War Admiral, but Riddle dismisses California racing as inferior. In the prestigious Santa Anita Handicap, Seabiscuit takes the lead, but Pollard's impaired vision prevents him from noticing another horse surging up on the outside ...
The farm was home to Hall of Fame racehorses Man o' War, [1] U.S. Triple Crown winner War Admiral, Crusader as well as other successful thoroughbreds such as Massachusetts Handicap winner War Relic, and American Flag, a son of Man o' War who won the 1925 Belmont Stakes and was voted Champion 3-year-old Male Horse.
The 1937 Belmont Stakes was the 69th running of the Belmont Stakes.It was the 31st Belmont Stakes held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York and was held on June 5, 1937. With a field of seven horses, War Admiral, the winner of that year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes won the 1 1 ⁄ 2 –mile race (12 f; 2.4 km) by 3 lengths over Sceneshifter.
George H. Conway (July 7, 1873 – June 20, 1939) [1] was a Triple Crown-winning American horse trainer who worked at Glen Riddle Farm in Berlin, Maryland.He is best known for training War Admiral, who won the Triple Crown in 1937 and was selected as the American Horse of the Year over his nephew and competitor Seabiscuit.
War Admiral was sired by the great Man o' War and inherited much of his sire's racing ability. Physically though, War Admiral was on the small side and more closely resembled his dam Brushup and her sire Sweep. War Admiral led the North American sire list in 1945 and was the leading broodmare sire in 1962 and 1964. [12]