He was embalmed and lay in state for three days while his final resting place was prepared in a portion of his old paddock. Man O’War died quietly on Novemat the age of 30. Some of his famous offspring are WAR ADMIRAL,CRUSADER, AMERICAN FLAG, BATEAU, MARS, MAID AT ARMS, CLYDE VAN DUSEN,WAR RELIC, and BATTLESHIP (who won the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree England even though they said he was too small to be a good jumper.) One of his famous grandsons was SEABISCUIT. Before long, Harbut’s words were picked up through national magazines, and the whole country was quoting his now famous phrase “He wuz de mostest hoss… “ Man O’War was an outstanding sire, and might have been even better if Riddle had offered more than a handful of public seasons each year. Harbut gladly showed the stallion to farm visitors and spoke at length of Man o’War’s victories. His groom at Faraway was Will Harbut who came to be closely associated with the horse. Man O’War stood his first stud season at Hinata Farm, then the following year moved to Faraway Farm where he joined an old acquaintance Golden Broom.
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