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War Relic

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War Relic
SireMan o' War
GrandsireFair Play
DamFriar's Carse
DamsireFriar Rock
SexStallion
Foaled1938
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederSamuel D. Riddle
OwnerGlen Riddle Farm
TrainerGeorge Conway
Walter A. Carter
Record20: 9-4-2
Earnings$89,495[1]
Major wins
Governor's Handicap (1941)
Kenner Stakes (1941)
Massachusetts Handicap (1941)
Narragansett Special (1941)
Last updated on March 23, 2011

War Relic (1938–1963) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

Background

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A homebred of Samuel D. Riddle, his sire was Man o' War who was ranked #1 in the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century. His dam was Friar's Carse, the United States' Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 1925 who was the daughter of Friar Rock, the 1916 Belmont Stakes winner and Horse of the Year. After trainer George Conway's death on June 20, 1939, War Relic's race conditioning was taken over by Walter A. Carter.

Racing career

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In 1941, the three-year-old War Relic won several top races, including the Massachusetts Handicap, and ran second by a nose to U.S. Triple Crown champion Whirlaway in the 1941 Saranac Handicap but defeated him in that year's Narragansett Special.

Stud record

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According to the National Sporting Library's Thoroughbred Heritage website, War Relic was the most successful sire of any of Man o' War's sons. Among War Relic's progeny was Battlefield who earned U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors in 1950. Intent was another successful son of War Relic both on the racetrack and at stud.[2]

War Relic's line continues today in modern thoroughbred champions like Tiznow, Colonel John, Well Armed and Bertrando, providing a direct sire-line back to Man o' War.

War Relic died at age twenty-five in 1963 and was buried at his owner's Faraway Farm near Lexington, Kentucky. However, War Relic's remains along with those of War Admiral and Man o' War were eventually moved to a place of honor at the Kentucky Horse Park.

Sire line tree

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References

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  1. ^ "War Relic Horse Pedigree".
  2. ^ http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/ManOWar.html War Relic at the Thoroughbred Heritage website
  3. ^ Godolphin Arabian Jump Sires
  4. ^ American Classic Pedigree: War Relic
  5. ^ The Godolphin Arabian & his descendants
  6. ^ Sport Horse Breeder: War Relic
  7. ^ American Classic Pedigree: Intent
  8. ^ American Classic Pedigree: Intentionally
  9. ^ American Classic Pedigree: In Reality
  10. ^ a b c American Classic Pedigree: Valid Appeal
  11. ^ Florida Stallion Valid Appeal Euthanized at Age 30
  12. ^ Louisiana Stallion Believe It Dead
  13. ^ American Classic Pedigree: Relaunch
  14. ^ American Classic Pedigree: Known Fact
  15. ^ Champion Known Fact Dead
  16. ^ Award-winning Smile comes back home to Tartan
  17. ^ American Classic Pedigree: Smile
  18. ^ American Classic Pedigree: Tentam