Historical American Champions 1887-1935

Descended from Man o' War

Since the selection of champions before 1936 was somewhat haphazard, turf journalists and historians eventually got together to select the historical champions.  This means that Man o’ War, whose stud career spanned the years 1921 through 1943, finally had the chance to include his most productive period at stud.  Now, not only do we honor the sole “official” champion War Admiral in 1937, we also recognize the selected champions American Flag, Florence Nightingale, Maid at Arms, Scapa Flow, Crusader, Edith Cavell, and Bateau.  All were champion offspring of Man o’ War before the more modern championship balloting process began.

Below is a chart of the Consensus American Historical Champions.  Apart from Big Red himself in 1919 and 1920, all horses marked in orange are descendants of Man o' War.  If you'd like to check on any horse's pedigree, click here: www.PedigreeQuery.com.  Clicking this link will open the site in a new tab or window.

Along with the list of American 'Eclipse' Champions, there are more lists available.  First is the list of American classic winners, second is a list of the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees with Man o' War blood, and the third is the Top Racehorses of the 20th Century according to various polls.