Man O' War will forever be the greatest of champions and kings for this sport. i don't care what anyone says. there may be a horse that amounts to Secretariat, War Admiral, Seabiscuit, Curlin, etc. but there was and is only ONE Man O' War.
The most historic image here is seeing Jack Dempsey standing beside Man O' War, two huge superstars of the period. Nice to know they actually met each other.
@cf1970 Newsreels like this were shown at movie theaters. Races were live on the radio. Not simply a horse race. Horse racing was the most popular sport in America at this time. Man O'War was the most popular horse of this time. 27 years later his funeral was live over the radio and listened to by millions including the President. Everyone at this time knew of Man O'War and a million people visited him in retirement.
I have always loved MOW. I was born much too late to see him in person but made a trip to his grave to pay my respects to this magnificent horse . I so much appreciate you making this footage available .
This was a real treat. I loved Frank Wright ( always watched his show with Charlsie Cantey) & had never seen this more complete footage of this race. Wonderful !!! Thank you for sharing this with us !!!
Commentator makes an error. Sir Barton did not win Derby in MOW's three year old year but the year before (1919) when he became the first triple crown winner when MOW was 2. Man O'War didn't race in the Derby in 1920 and won the Preakness and Belmont. He lost to the aptly named upset in his 2 year old season, which is the race the starter pretty much started the race without him. MOW still came in second.
They showed the films of Man O'War and other horse races at the theater, before and in between the movies. Man O'War and later Seabiscuit were both national heroes and their races were on the radio too.
You did good! Being from Windsor We enjoyed this! It was even before our parents were born, & they're 82. Imprssive that they even had that quality of video back then!
@kae587 I'm sure there will be a movie about a horse a lot of people consider "a freak of nature" because he was build to race, big and strong, very intimidating to other horses. his grandson seabiscuit was small by comparison but possibly just as fearless.
Jack Dempsey!! I've seen a photo of that meeting! I am really convinced that video of MOW in the post parade is War Admiral, he seems way to dark. Thanks so much cf1970!!!! I gotta love the announcer though, announcers didn't exist then xD Wait, 17? It was only 7!
This footage of MOW is priceless ! I love all of it - esp the clip where MOW and Will are running down the road :) So special ! Enjoyed it ! :) I hope you are having a great weekend my friend :)
I'm reading the book about triple crown racing and in the capter of sir barton it says, that man o wars stirrup ripped during the race and his jockey had to give him his head and so he ran of like a wild animal. all4pharlap, I agree with you thats what i found out too. lots of great horses are also related with st. simon.
@Rimfaxe96 No, he didn't have to use his full speed against Sir Barton. The great trainer Hollie Hudges said Sir Barton was already washed-up with those sore hoofs and all. Yet I believe MOW would have won but it would have been a lot closer. Kenilworth Park was a very hard surface track.
YES! This is 1 of the RARE clips we never get to see - except I saw them once on 1 of the ESPN shows years ago. I don't think stinkin' ESPN ever made a "MOW" show even though he was huge and was 80th or so on their 100 list, but they had NON-Sir Barton racing clips on I think "Secretariat" show, and maybe some other racing show. These things need to be shown more! And they were BEAUTIFUL - as if just filmed yesterday!
They tried to get Exterminator to participate this race but the 3 owners could not come to a compromise on the conditions of the race and so Exterminator was scratched, but raced that same day on a different track. If anyone out there knows what race that was and where PLEASE respond.
His commentary is actually incorrect.Sir Barton won the triple crown the previous year.Man o War did not race in the Kentucky Derby,but ended up winning the Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
This is strange. It has ALWAYS been propagated as 7 lengths (except perhaps in this film clip). And viewing from slight angles is always deceptive unless you're a race-caller.
Theaters DID exist back then. It was silent, but movies did exist, believe it or not. We simply don't much care to watch anything pre-1930, the full-sound era, so they have been neglected and the impression left that studios didn't exist nor big movies made, especially before 1920. However, there is no reason this couldn't have been shown in a regular theater as news.
Totally disagree. The film shows what cannot possibly be more than 10 lengths. I've not yet heard of such a thing. Perhaps should ask the author Dorothy Ours, who is on our racing forum, who wrote the latest MOW book and does alot of detailed research.
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i wish someone would make a movie about man o war. theres on about seabiscuit, so why not man o war...
Wow! No horse can EVER replace this beauty. Man O' War is unique andwill always be
Man O' War will forever be the greatest of champions and kings for this sport. i don't care what anyone says. there may be a horse that amounts to Secretariat, War Admiral, Seabiscuit, Curlin, etc. but there was and is only ONE Man O' War.
The most historic image here is seeing Jack Dempsey standing beside Man O' War, two huge superstars of the period. Nice to know they actually met each other.
Has anyone noticed that Man O' War didn´t had to use his full speed?
What an amazing horse! Wish I could see him running again... *_*
@cf1970 Newsreels like this were shown at movie theaters. Races were live on the radio. Not simply a horse race. Horse racing was the most popular sport in America at this time. Man O'War was the most popular horse of this time. 27 years later his funeral was live over the radio and listened to by millions including the President. Everyone at this time knew of Man O'War and a million people visited him in retirement.
I have always loved MOW. I was born much too late to see him in person but made a trip to his grave to pay my respects to this magnificent horse . I so much appreciate you making this footage available .
Thank you, great footage of Big Red! He sure was one handsome horse.
This was a real treat. I loved Frank Wright ( always watched his show with Charlsie Cantey) & had never seen this more complete footage of this race. Wonderful !!! Thank you for sharing this with us !!!
for the first entire taped race, this is prettey awsome. i cant believe MOW wasnt put in the Kentucky Derbey! he soo could have won the triple crown
he made it look so easy
Man o war, the best horse forever
Commentator makes an error. Sir Barton did not win Derby in MOW's three year old year but the year before (1919) when he became the first triple crown winner when MOW was 2. Man O'War didn't race in the Derby in 1920 and won the Preakness and Belmont. He lost to the aptly named upset in his 2 year old season, which is the race the starter pretty much started the race without him. MOW still came in second.
Ahhh I LOVE THIS!!!
I want a DVD w/ this footage :)
You post the BEST videos- keep posting!
They showed the films of Man O'War and other horse races at the theater, before and in between the movies. Man O'War and later Seabiscuit were both national heroes and their races were on the radio too.
I loved that clip. I want to hear Will talk about MOW. Doubt I ever will. Everyone who saw them said there was something magic about those two.
You did good! Being from Windsor We enjoyed this! It was even before our parents were born, & they're 82. Imprssive that they even had that quality of video back then!
I wish he could've showed his stuff against Exterminator. What a race that would've been!
@kae587 I'm sure there will be a movie about a horse a lot of people consider "a freak of nature" because he was build to race, big and strong, very intimidating to other horses. his grandson seabiscuit was small by comparison but possibly just as fearless.
Jack Dempsey!! I've seen a photo of that meeting!
I am really convinced that video of MOW in the post parade is War Admiral, he seems way to dark.
Thanks so much cf1970!!!!
I gotta love the announcer though, announcers didn't exist then xD
Wait, 17? It was only 7!
This footage of MOW is priceless ! I love all of it - esp the clip where MOW and Will are running down the road :) So special !
Enjoyed it ! :)
I hope you are having a great weekend my friend :)
i know one is being filmed about Secretariat. i forgot when it comes out but it looks good :)
I'm reading the book about triple crown racing and in the capter of sir barton it says, that man o wars stirrup ripped during the race and his jockey had to give him his head and so he ran of like a wild animal. all4pharlap, I agree with you thats what i found out too. lots of great horses are also related with st. simon.
@Rimfaxe96 No, he didn't have to use his full speed against Sir Barton. The great trainer Hollie Hudges said Sir Barton was already washed-up with those sore hoofs and all. Yet I believe MOW would have won but it would have been a lot closer. Kenilworth Park was a very hard surface track.
YES! This is 1 of the RARE clips we never get to see - except I saw them once on 1 of the ESPN shows years ago. I don't think stinkin' ESPN ever made a "MOW" show even though he was huge and was 80th or so on their 100 list, but they had NON-Sir Barton racing clips on I think "Secretariat" show, and maybe some other racing show. These things need to be shown more! And they were BEAUTIFUL - as if just filmed yesterday!
Oh if only we could have a race between Man o' War and Secretariat.
Nice footage!
amen............
They tried to get Exterminator to participate this race but the 3 owners could not come to a compromise on the conditions of the race and so Exterminator was scratched, but raced that same day on a different track. If anyone out there knows what race that was and where PLEASE respond.
I noticed that, too! That was hilarious. :)
No doubt Man o War was great but keep in mind Sir Barton had bad feet and his trainer knew in advance he wouldn't like the track.
His commentary is actually incorrect.Sir Barton won the triple crown the previous year.Man o War did not race in the Kentucky Derby,but ended up winning the Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
This is strange. It has ALWAYS been propagated as 7 lengths (except perhaps in this film clip). And viewing from slight angles is always deceptive unless you're a race-caller.
great footage nice to nice those kind of races. where did the race take place in Canada?
Right, only 7.
Where is this piece from, anyway? Whom can we blame for being wrong? ;-D
Theaters DID exist back then. It was silent, but movies did exist, believe it or not. We simply don't much care to watch anything pre-1930, the full-sound era, so they have been neglected and the impression left that studios didn't exist nor big movies made, especially before 1920. However, there is no reason this couldn't have been shown in a regular theater as news.
How would they have watched this in the 1920s? Was it ata movie theater or something?
kae. I don't know why either. I had never heard of Seabiscuit before the movie. I had sure heard of Man O' War. What a magnificent animal!
Why is this film so dark? Any way to lighten it up? I can hardly see anything of it compared to the other MOW films.
wow. sometimes it's hard to believe he's a horse and not a cannon.lol
Totally disagree. The film shows what cannot possibly be more than 10 lengths. I've not yet heard of such a thing. Perhaps should ask the author Dorothy Ours, who is on our racing forum, who wrote the latest MOW book and does alot of detailed research.