The Man o' War statue at the Kentucky Horse Park towers over clusters of roses. While alive, Big Red drew fans by the thousands to Lexington, who came to visit him and his groom, Will Harbut.

Three decades later, Man o’ War’s remains were exhumed and moved along with the 3,000-pound statue to the Kentucky Horse Park. Thousands of visitors pay their respects at his resting place ...

“I read Walter Farley’s book ("Man o' War") in my great aunt’s basement,” Kent said, “and she gave it to me. I memorized facts about him. My dream was to spit-shine the statue when I was ...

In 1919, Man O' War made his racing debut in 1919, and won 9 of 10 races in his first season, with the one loss being a controversial one where he lost by half a length after complaints about the ...