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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.
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 ...
2:05.40 1938 Jacola: 3 Johnny Leyland Selby L. Burch: Nancy Carr Friendly 1 + 1 ⁄ 4: 2:06.00 1937 War Admiral: 3 Charles Kurtsinger: George H. Conway: Glen Riddle Farm: 1 + 1 ⁄ 4: 2:04.80 1936 Roman Soldier 4 Jack Westrope: Phil Reuter Elwood Sachsenmaier & Phil Reuter 1 + 1 ⁄ 4: 2:02.60 1935 Firethorn: 3 Harry Richards: Preston M. Burch ...
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
War Admiral: 4 Charles Kurtsinger: George Conway: Glen Riddle Farm: 1 mile 1:36.80 1937 Snark: 4 Johnny Longden: James E. Fitzsimmons: Wheatley Stable: 1 mile 1:37.40 1936 Good Gamble 4 Sam Renick: Joseph H. Stotler: Alfred G. Vanderbilt II: 1 mile 1:37.20 1935 King Saxon: 4 Calvin Rainey Charles Shaw Charles H. Knebelkamp: 1 mile 1:37.20 1934 ...
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.
The Pimlico Special was first run in 1937 and was won by that year's U.S. Triple Crown winner War Admiral who went on to be voted the American Horse of the Year.In 1938, the Pimlico Special was host to one of American racing's most historic moments when Seabiscuit defeated War Admiral in a much anticipated match race.