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Man o' War: Thoroughbred Legends [Kindle Edition]

Edward Bowen (Author)

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The life and times of Man o' War, whose legend continues to grow more than half a century after his death, are chronicled in this exhaustive biography. Man o' War was bred in Kentucky and quickly became a sports hero through such amazing feats as winning the Belmont Stakes by more than 20 lengths and the Lawrence Realization by 100 lengths. He won an astounding 20 of 21 career races and his descendants continue to influence the Thoroughbred breed today.
A wonderful collection of 43 historical photographs are found within the pages of this title. It is a must for every fan of Man o' War and the general racing enthusiast alike!
Man o' War was ranked No. 1 in The Blood-Horse magazine's list of the Top 100 Racehorses of 20th Century.

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 1005 KB
Print Length: 144 pages
Publisher: Eclipse Press (19 Oct 2009)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language English
ASIN: B002TLTLEE
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #251,594 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful

The Horse of the Century! 18 May 2000

By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Hardcover

In this first biography of Man o' War in 50 years, Ed Bowen tells the story of "Big Red" like never before. I learned all kinds of stuff that I, even here in horse country, never knew about this great horse. This book is the first in a new series of racehorse biographies that looks pretty exciting - There's a Web site that goes with the series that has cool archival footage of Man o' War in action!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful

Great Bio of "The Mostest Hoss" 26 Aug 2000

By Susan Nunes - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book is the first in a series of biographies of famous racehorses published by BLOOD HORSE magazine. This first volume, on Man O' War, is excellent. Bowen discusses not only Man O' War's life and career, he also discusses Big Red's pedigree and the backgrounds of his connections such as owner Sam Riddle, breeder August Belmont II, and trainer Louis Feustel.

This book, like the others in the series, is small in size but big in content. I was so impressed with this book that I plan to buy all the rest of the books in the series. If you're a racing fan, you will also want this book.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

Legend of Racing 13 May 2001

By Deborah F. Brown - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Hardcover

While I am only a novice racing fan, I find that this horse, Man O War is the measure by which all others are compared. The facts and details were at times over my head due to my lack of over all knowledge about the owner/breeder racing system. I found the book interesting and was inspired to even visit the grave of this king of horses when in Ky this year.

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