| Sometimes the sons of the fathers surpass
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| | crown.War Admiral ran a race just 4 days
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| the accomplishments of the father. Such
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| | before the Kentucky Derby. This was an
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| was the case with one of the greatest
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| | allowance race at Churchill Downs, which
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| races horses of all time, the son of Man
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| | he easily won. This set the stage for
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| O' War, War Admiral, who went on to
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| | his incredible showing at the Kentucky
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| become racing's 4th triple crown
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| | Derby. The field of horses at the Derby
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| winner.War Admiral almost wasn't the 4th
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| | was 20. War Admiral went off as an 8 to
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| triple crown winner. He was almost the
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| | 5 favorite. Many who watched the race
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| 5th. Owner Samuel Riddle, of Glen Riddle
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| | say he toyed with the other horses. He
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| Farms, had many prejudices about horse
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| | never really had to put in any effort and
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| racing beyond the East coast in 1920.
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| | won by a modest 1 3/4 lengths.But his
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| Riddle owned War Admiral's father, Man O'
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| | race at the Preakness a week later was a
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| War. However, he chose to skip the
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| | much tougher test. He was given a real
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| Kentucky Derby with Man O' War in 1920
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| | run for his money by the second place
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| because Churchill Downs was too far west
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| | finisher in the Derby, Pompoon, but the
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| for his tastes. Had he run he most
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| | result was still the same. War Admiral
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| likely would have won and been racing's
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| | beat out Pompoon by a head and was only a
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| second triple crown winner. Fate is
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| | fifth of a second away from the Preakness
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| sometimes a funny thing.War Admiral
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| | record.Finally, on June 5, War Admiral
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| didn't get off to a blazing start in his
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| | went for the last leg of the triple crown
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| career but he did win 3 of his first 6
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| | at the Belmont Stakes. The race did not
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| races. He also had 2 second place
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| | start well for War Admiral as he stumbled
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| finishes and 2 third place finishes. He
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| | at the start of it and injured his right
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| wasn't even the leading 2 year old that
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| | foreleg. It was almost certain he would
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| year. But after he won his first start
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| | lose his bid. But somehow this
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| at age 3, people began to take notice of
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| | incredible horse managed to storm past
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| this horse. That first win as a 3 year
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| | the other horses and easily won by 4
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| old was at the Chesapeake Stakes at
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| | lengths. The second place finisher in
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| Maryland's Havre de Grace race track. It
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| | the Derby and Preakness, Pompoon, was
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| was after this victory that Riddle
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| | nowhere to be seen all the way back in
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| decided to give War Admiral a shot at the
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| | 7th place.War Admiral finished his career
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| Kentucky Derby. He finally got over his
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| | with an amazing record of 21 wins in 26
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| prejudices about racing that far west
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| | races and earnings of over a quarter of a
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| when he realized that War Admiral could
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| | million dollars, which was a lot of money
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| very well be a contender for the triple
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| | in those days.
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