War Admiral with trainer George Conway, Kurtsinger up
NMR Collection
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War Admiral
Brown colt foaled in 1934. Died in 1959. By Man o'War-Brushup, by Sweep
Breeder:
Samuel D. Riddle
Owner:
Samuel D. Riddle
Trainer:
George Conway
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RACE RECORD
| YEAR |
AGE | STARTS |
1ST | 2ND |
3RD | EARNED |
| 1936 | 2 |
6 | 3 |
2 | 1 | $14,800 |
| 1937 | 3 |
8 | 8 |
0 | 0 | $166,500 |
| 1938 | 4 |
11 | 9 |
1 | 0 | $90,840 |
| 1939 | 5 |
1 | 1 |
0 | 0 | $1,100 |
| TOTALS: |
26 | 21 |
3 | 1 | $273,240 |
War Admiral was America's fourth Triple Crown winner, an accomplishment he might have missed if owner Samuel D. Riddle had followed his usual custom and skipped the Kentucky Derby. War Admiral won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness by eight lengths and by a head, respectively. His finest hour came in the Belmont when he stumbled near the start and tore away a small section of one front hoof. Despite this injury, he won the race by 3 lengths and equaled the track record.
War Admiral and Kurtsinger following the Preakness
©Keeneland-Morgan
In addition to the Triple Crown races, War Admiral won the Washington Handicap, Chesapeake Stakes, Pimlico Special, and was named Horse of the Year. At 4 War Admiral won the Widener, Queens County and Saratoga Handicaps. He also won the 2 mile Jockey Club Gold Cup, but lost the Pimlico Special to rival Seabiscuit. War Admiral was America's leading sire in 1945 and leading broodmare sire in 1962 and 1964. Eleven percent of his foals were stakes winners including: Blue Peter, Busanda, and Hall of Fame members Busher and Searching. War Admiral was buried beside his sire, Man o'War, and beneath his statue at Faraway Farm, an appropriate resting place for his sire's most successful son. War Admiral was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1958.
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