Man O War Research Paper

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When Man O’ War died some people decided to build a large statue of him to remind us of how great a horse he was. The grave is a large shiny, silver colored statue of him at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. He was in fact buried there on November 1, 1947. It took 15 men to lower his coffin into the grave. Man O’ War died of a sickness. He died a couple of days after his long time groom died. He won 20 out of 21 races that he ran. In 1947 fans decided to build a life size statue of him in loving memory. Man O’ War was regarded as one of the Americas greatest race horses ever bred. Man O’ War was foaled on March 29, 1917. His sire was Fair Play and his dam was Mahubah, daughter to 1930 british triple crown winner Rock Sand. As …show more content…

He and his son War Admiral are buried side by side in the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Their grave are the most popular attractions in the park. Thousands of people come from all around the world to see their graves. One of the nice things about going to see the graves is that you don’t have to pay for just that because you see the whole park instead of just one thing. In the museum they even have his racing tack hanging on the wall. Man O’ War is the most visited animal grave in Kentucky. The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky is a great place to go and visit if you are ever in Kentucky. One reason is that it’s home to 115 horses and over three dozen different breeds call it home. The biggest attraction is the Hall of Champions. My personal favorite attraction is the Breeds Barn because it has almost every single breed of horse in the world. Those are a few reasons that you should go to the Kentucky Horse Park. Man O’ War was one of the greatest horses in racing history.He and his son War Admiral are buried at The Kentucky Horse Park. His grave is also the most visited animal graves in Kentucky. His grave is a large metal horse on top of a beautiful