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Sometimes the daughters of the men surpass the achievements of the daddy. Such was the case with among the greatest events horses of them all, the son of Man O' War, War Admiral, who proceeded to become racing's 4th triple crown winner.

War Admiral nearly was not the 4th triple crown winner. He was almost the 5th. Manager Samuel Riddle, of Glen Riddle Farms, had several prejudices about horse racing beyond the East coast in 1920. Riddle owned War Admiral's father, Man O' War. However, he chose to miss out the Kentucky Derby with Man O' War in 1920 since Churchill Downs was too far west for his choices. Had he run he probably would have acquired and been racing's next triple crown winner. Fortune may also be a funny thing.

War Admiral didn't log off to a blazing start in his career but he did get 3 of his first 6 races. He also had 2 second place finishes and 2 third place finishes. He wasn't also the best 2 year old that year. But after he won his begin at age 3, people started initially to take notice of this horse. That first gain as a year old was at the Chesapeake Stakes at Maryland's Havre de Grace race track. It was after this victory that Riddle chose to give War Admiral a go at the Kentucky Derby. His prejudices were finally got over by him about racing that far west when he noticed that War Admiral would likely be a competitor for the double crown.

War Admiral ran a race just 4 days before the Kentucky Derby. It was an race at Churchill Downs, which he easily won. That set the stage for his outstanding showing at the Kentucky Derby. The field of horses at the Derby was 20. War Admiral went off being an 8 to 5 favorite. Many who watched the battle say he toyed with the other horses. He hardly ever really had to set up any work and won by way of a moderate 1 3/4 measures.

But his race at the Preakness per week later was a much tougher test. He was given an actual run for his money by the 2nd position finisher in the Derby, Pompoon, but the effect was still the same. War Admiral beat out Pompoon by a mind and was just a fifth of a second far from the Preakness report.

Finally, on June 5, War Admiral went going back leg of the double crown at the Belmont Stakes. The competition didn't start properly for War Admiral as he stumbled at the start of it and hurt his right foreleg. It was almost certain he'd lose his bet. But somehow this outstanding horse was able to storm at night other horses and easily won by 4 lengths. The 2nd place finisher in the Derby and Preakness, Pompoon, was nowhere to be seen completely back 7th place.

His career was finished by war Admiral by having an incredible record of 21 wins in 26 races and profits of over a of a million dollars, which was lots of money in those times. Walking Trips In Florida Blog