The following are sources I used to research Man o’War’s original gravesite location as well as the story behind it. There are also resources for learning about the life and career of Big Red, the ‘Sport of Champions,’ postcards and more.
ARTICLES & LINKS
• Chasing Man o’ War’s Ghost by Barbara Livingston (drf)
• Man O’ War’s Funeral (southerncalls)
• Man o’ War, the Horse of the Century (Barbara D. Livingston)
• Man O’ War: “The Mostest Hoss There Ever Was” (horsenetworkm)
• Man o’ War’s funeral: Remarkable final tribute for majestic champion (by Barbara Livingston)
• A Living Flame: Will Harbut and Man O’ War (thevaulthorseracing)
• THE VAULT: Horse racing past and present (thevaulthorseracing)
• More About Man O’ War: Recollections & Reservations (thevaulthorseracing)
• Is the original site of man o’ war’s grave site marked? (tripadvisor)
• Man o’ War: A Photographic Tribute (bloodhorse)
• Kentucky Farm Time Capsule: Faraway Farm (paulickreport)
• Thoroughbred Heritage: Man o’War (tbheritage)
• Grave Matters: Faraway Farm, Lexington, Kentucky (tbheritage)
• 6 things you may not have known about Man o’ War (equusmagazine)
• Berlin, Md. Character of the Day: Man o’ War! (secretsoftheeasternshore)
• The Statue of Man O’ War (richmondregister)
• An Exquisite Celebration of a Champion: Man O’ War Memorial (noblestallion)
• Man O’War At Stud: The first 3 years (thevaulthorseracing)
• Louis Feustel and Man o’ War: The Unbeatable Team (champsofthetrack)
• Man o’ War’s Funeral (samterryskentucky)
RELATED NEWS
• Man ‘o War’s last vet dies at 100 (horsetalk – 8/9/17)
• Last person to ride legendary horse Man O’ War dies at 93 (wdrb – 9/26/19)
• Man o’ War Farm Sold (bloodhorse – 1/3/21)
• Man O’ War Farm Owner Michael Baum Dies at 88 (bloodhorse – 9/2/21)
OTHER
• Mt. Brilliant Farm (mtbrilliant)
• Man o’ War came close to perfection (espn)
• Man o’ War (britannica)
• Man o’ War (wikipedia)
• Man o’ War (bloodhorse)
• A (Brief) History of Lexington (visitlex)
• Kentucky Horse Farms & Tours (kentuckytourism)
• Man o’War Statue at Kentucky Horse Park (kyhorsepark)
VIDEOS
• Chasing Man o’ War’s Ghost (youtube)
Barbra Livingston retraces the locations where Man o’ War raced, lived during his stallion career, and is buried. Those locations include the long-shuttered Havre de Grace racetrack and Glen Riddle Farm in Maryland; and Faraway Farm (now Mt. Brilliant Farm), Man o’ War Farm, and the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Empty and broken-down stalls abound yet, for Livingston, Man o’ War’s ghost is still – and will forever be – ever-present.
• Restoring Man o’ War (youtube)
Man o’ War is finally ready for his 100th Birthday! The video explains how he was preserved for this monumental celebration. Make plans to visit the Kentucky Horse Park this year to join in the celebration. The Man o’ War Festival and exhibit begin on his birthday, March 29th.
• Horse Racing Legends | Man O War (youtube)
Man o’ War, (March 29, 1917, Nursery Stud farm, Lexington, Kentucky — November 1, 1947, Faraway Farm) is considered one of the greatest Thoroughbred racehorses of all time. During his career just after World War I, he won 20 of 21 races and $249,465 in purses. By the prominent sire Fair Play, his dam Mahubah was by the U.K. Triple Crown Champion, Rock Sand. Man o’ War was owned and bred by August Belmont, Jr. (1851–1924), whose father’s accomplishments were recognized through the naming of the Belmont Stakes. Belmont Jr. joined the United States Army at age 65 to serve in France during World War I. While he was overseas, his wife named a new foal “Man o’ War” in honor of her husband. However, the Belmonts decided to liquidate their racing stable. At the Saratoga yearling sale in 1918, Man o’ War was sold at a final bid of $5,000 to Samuel D. Riddle, who brought him to his Glen Riddle Farm near Berlin, Maryland. The underbidder at the auction was believed to be Robert L. Gerry, Sr.
POSTCARD RESEARCH
• The Immigrant Story Behind the Classic “Greetings From” Postcards (smithsonianmag)
• Determining Postcard Age (postcardvalues)
• How to Estimate the Age of a Vintage Postcard (hobbylark)
• Nobody Collects View Folders (postcardhistory)
• Dating Vintage Postcards: Can I Find Out the Year My Vintage Postcard Was Made? (facebook)
• History of Postcards (worldpostcardday)
• What Is A Cinderella Stamp? (goodcollector)
• Factories that Printed Postcards (postcardhistory)