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Man o’ War Named 2020 Legend Honouree


By Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame on the 100th An- niversary of historic race in Windsor, Ontario


In a special online event on October 12, 2020, exactly 100


years to the day after Man o’ War and Sir Barton competed in a match race at Windsor’s Kenilworth Park, the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is naming Man o’ War its 2020 Legend Honouree. The announcement is the culmination of a week-long social media campaign celebrating the original “Big Red’s” monumental win which placed an emphatic exclama- tion mark on his remarkable career. The video announcement can be viewed on Facebook,


Twitter @Cdn_HallofFame or on the CHRHF’s website at www.canadianhorseracinghalloffame.com What some have called ‘the greatest day in Canadian horse racing’ the Kenilworth Gold Cup took place in Windsor, On-


tario, October 12, 1920, when the two biggest names of the day competed in a historic match race.


The immortal Man o’ War,


holder of more records than any other horse and the leading three- year-old of 1920 was owned by Samuel D. Riddle of Philadel- phia, and Sir Barton, the Cana- dian-owned champion of the older-horse division and Amer- ica’s first Triple Crown winner in 1919 owned by Commander J. K. L. Ross of Montreal faced off to settle the supremacy of the North American turf. Man o’ War, was the prohibi-


tive 1-to-20 favourite, with bet- tors wagering a


reported


$220,000 on the race organized by the track’s operator, Mr. Abe Orpen and considered a major coup in a time Canadian racing needed a boost following the gov- ernment’s wartime ban on betting in 1918 and 1919. It was a highly anticipated event that would be- come the first horse race filmed from wire to wire, with the footage later shown in movie the- atres across the continent. Originally proposed as a con-


test that might also feature a third great racehorse of the time, Exter-


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minator, the terms of the race at a mile and a quarter and a weight- for-age format was not to the lik- ing of Exterminator’s owners so he was not entered resulting in a match race between Man o’ War and Sir Barton. The two com- peted for a $75,000 US, winner- take-all purse with accompanying Gold Cup, designed by Tiffany & Co and valued at $5,000. That same trophy was later donated to Saratoga Race Course by Mrs. Riddle, the wife of Man o’ War’s owner and is now known as the Man o’ War Cup, presented each year to the winner of The Travers Stakes. Following the race the Cana-


dian Sportsman and Live Stock Journal carried a photo of Man o’ War on the cover of its October 18th, 1920 issue accompanied by a caption reading “MAN O’ WAR – Winner of the $75,000 race at Windsor on Tuesday, October 12th, defeating Sir Barton in a most decisive manner and show- ing himself to be a wonder horse”. Man o’ War’s race at Kenil-


worth Park was his final career start and win, something that was repeated by Exterminator and a later “Big Red”, Secretariat who also concluded their careers with wins at Canadian tracks. The recognition be-


stowed on Man o’ War ex- actly one-hundred years to the day after his win on Canadian soil became pos- sible when the Directors of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame expanded eli- gibility to the Hall to in- clude those who have significantly


impacted


Canadian racing. Since that decision, such greats as Secretariat, Dahlia and the venerable Dan Patch have all been honoured by the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. As a Charity and ‘not


for profit’, you can help us continue to fulfill our man- date of honouring the best of the sport and promoting and protecting the history of horse racing in Canada, by making a donation to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Your support will help us continue to tell the story of horses like Man o’ War, who made such a significant impact on Cana- dian horse racing. Contribu- tions can be made online on the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame website by se- lecting DONATE NOW or by contacting:


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