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The owner of Glen Riddle Farm, Riddle bred and raced Thoroughbred race horses.His most famous horses were Man o' War and his son, U.S. Triple Crown winner War Admiral. [1]In partnership with Walter M. Jeffords, Sr., the husband of niece Sarah, Samuel D. Riddle purchased and operated Faraway Farm on Huffman Mill Pike near Lexington, Kentucky, where they stood Man o' War. [2]
War Admiral stood at Faraway Farm until 1958, when the executors of Riddle's estate sold the remaining portion of the farm. War Admiral was then moved to Hamburg Place, where he died in 1959. [2] War Admiral was the leading American sire in 1945 and the leading juvenile sire in 1948.
Glen Riddle Farm has been developed recently into a housing complex and golf club. Glen Riddle Farm's horses won numerous important stakes races including the following prestigious U.S. Triple Crown races: Kentucky Derby: 1937 : War Admiral; Preakness Stakes: 1920 : Man o' War; 1937 : War Admiral; Belmont Stakes: 1920 : Man o' War
At one time the Washington Handicap was an important event that drew many of the top horses. Winners include several U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees including U.S. Triple Crown champions, War Admiral [1] and Whirlaway. Ridden by James Butwell, Roamer, another Hall of Fame inductee, set a new World Record of 1:49 3/5 in winning the 1914 ...
War Admiral: Charles Kurtsinger: George Conway: Glen Riddle Farm: 2:03 1/5 2nd Pompoon: Harry C. Richards: Cyrus Field Clarke Jerome Louchheim: 3rd Reaping Reward Alfred M. Robertson: Robert V. McGarvey: Milky Way Farm Stable: 4th Melodist Johnny Longden: James E. Fitzsimmons: Wheatley Stable: 5th Sceneshifter James Stout: Earl Sande: Maxwell ...
George H. Conway (July 7, 1873 – June 20, 1939) [1] was a Triple Crown-winning American horse trainer who worked at Glen Riddle Farm in Berlin, Maryland.He is best known for training War Admiral, who won the Triple Crown in 1937 and was selected as the American Horse of the Year over his nephew and competitor Seabiscuit.
Glen Riddle Farm: 1 + 3 ⁄ 16 M 1:51.80 1940 Confiado 7 Albert Schmidl Hirsch Jacobs: Isadore Bieber 1 + 3 ⁄ 16 M 1:52.00 1939 Gridiron 3 Walter Taylor Paul L. Kelley Paul L. Kelley 1 + 3 ⁄ 16 M 1:51.00 1938 War Admiral: 4 Charley Kurtsinger: George Conway: Glen Riddle Farm: 1 + 3 ⁄ 16 M 1:51.40 1937 no race: 1936 Roustabout: 5 Charlie ...
War Admiral won the 1936 Eastern Shore Handicap by five lengths in stakes record time. [14] He returned to the Havre de Grace track on April 26, 1937, and won the Chesapeake Stakes, a final prep before winning the Kentucky Derby. War Admiral went on to become the fourth horse in history to capture the U.S. Triple Crown. [15] [16]