War Admiral : Thoroughbred Legends
Edward L. Bowen

Pub Date: June 2002. Man o’ War didn’t run in the Kentucky Derby because owner Samuel D. Riddle thought the race came too early in the year and at too taxing a distance. For that reason, Man o’ War was denied a bid at a Triple Crown he undoubtedly would have won. But nearly two decades later, Riddle had a change of heart. In 1937, he agreed to run War Admiral, a son of the great Man o’ War, in the Derby. War Admiral swept the Triple Crown and established himself as Man o’ War’s best son.

Author Edward L. Bowen, biographer of Man o’ War, chronicles the exploits of his son, including War Admiral’s historic battle with the great Seabiscuit. War Admiral raced until the age of five, then was retired to Riddle’s farm in Kentucky. There, he distinguished himself as a stallion, siring Horse of the Year Busher and other champions.

About the author:
A resident of Lexington, Kentucky, Edward L. Bowen has written 16 other books, including At the Wire: Horse Racing Greatest Moments and previous Thoroughbred Legends titles, Man o’ War and Nashua.

Hardcover
6 x 8
160 pages
16-page b/w photo well
Thoroughbred Legends #17
Product #B11-2017
List Price: $24.95
ISBN: 1-58150-078-5