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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]
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 the Saratoga yearling sale, Man o' War was sold at a final bid of $5,000 (equivalent to $105,000 in 2024) to Samuel D. Riddle, who brought him to his Glen Riddle Farm near Berlin, Maryland. The underbidder at the auction was Robert L. Gerry, Sr. , who is reported to have said to his wife, "Forty-five hundred is enough to spend for any yearling."
Walter Morrison Jeffords Sr. (August 8, 1883 – September 28, 1960) was a successful Investment banker and owner/breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses who, in partnership with his wife's uncle, Samuel Riddle, purchased and operated Faraway Farm near Lexington Kentucky where they stood Man o' War.
As a result, the 717 area code remained unchanged for 41 years. For nearly all this time, it was the largest numbering plan area on the Eastern Seaboard . It was pushed slightly eastward in 1994 as part of the split of Philadelphia 's 215 , when a few towns in eastern Lancaster County and western Chester County that were slated to transfer to ...
At the end of the year, Man o' War was retired to stud. His1920 earnings helped Louis Feustel become that year's leading money-winning trainer in the United States. Following its formation, both Feustel and the horse would be inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame and in the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S ...
The Man o' War Cup, originally the Kenilworth Gold Cup, [1] is a solid gold trophy that commemorates the winners of the Travers Stakes, held each August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. Since 1936, Winners of the Travers, affectionately called the "Mid-Summer Derby" have their name inscribed on the original ...
Man o' War was widely regarded as the greatest American racehorse of his time, but Brushup never won a race. They were bred together six times, producing five undistinguished fillies and one Triple Crown winner. [1] War Admiral inherited his father's talent, but did not resemble him physically. At 15.2 hands (62 inches, 157 cm), [2] or 15.3 [3 ...