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Horse race
The Man o' War Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York . Now raced in mid-May, it is a Grade I event offering a purse of $400,000 and is open to horses four-years-old and up. At one and three-eighths miles on the grass, the race sometimes attracts top European horses such as Fantastic Light and Daylami . The top finishers in the Man o' War Stakes often go on to run in the Breeders' Cup Turf .
The inaugural running of the Man o' War took place in 1959 at Aqueduct Racetrack where it was also held in 1961, as well as from 1963 to 1967, and again in 1987. Run as the Man o' War Handicap in 1959 and 1961, it is named for Man o' War , selected as No. 1 in the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century . The race was won in 1973 by Secretariat .
In 2008 the Man o' War was moved from Belmont's fall schedule into its summer schedule, replacing the Bowling Green Handicap in an attempt to more fairly represent turf competition.
The Man o' War Stakes has been raced at various distances:
1+ 1 ⁄2 miles (12 furlongs) - 1959, 1960, 1962, 1968-1977
1+ 5 ⁄8 miles (13 furlongs) - 1961, 1963-1967
1+ 3 ⁄8 miles (11 furlongs) - since 1978
Records
Time record:
Most wins:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey :
Most wins by a trainer :
Winners of the Man o' War Stakes since 1959
Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Distance (Miles)
Time
Grade
2016
Wake Forest (GER)
6
John Velazquez
Chad Brown
M. Dubb, Sheep Pond Partners and Bethlehem Stables LLC
1-3/8
2:12.94
I
2015
Twilight Eclipse
6
Javier Castellano
Thomas Albertrani
West Point Thoroughbreds
1-3/8
2:14.44
I
2014
Imagining
6
Joel Rosario
Shug McGaughey
Phipps Stable
1-3/8
2:17.22
I
2013
Boisterous
6
John Velazquez
Shug McGaughey
Phipps Stable
1-3/8
2:14.11
I
2012
Point of Entry
4
Jose Lezcano
Shug McGaughey
Phipps Stable
1-3/8
2:13.87
I
2011
Cape Blanco (IRE)
4
Jamie Spencer
Aidan O'Brien
Smith/Magnier /Tabor /Hay
1-3/8
2:14.06
I
2010
Gio Ponti
5
Ramon Dominguez
Christophe Clement
Castleton Lyons
1-3/8
2:16.20
I
2009
Gio Ponti
4
Ramon Dominguez
Christophe Clement
Castleton Lyons
1-3/8
2:12.56
I
2008
Red Rocks
5
Javier Castellano
Brian Meehan
J. Paul Reddam
1-3/8
2:12.60
I
2007
Doctor Dino
5
Olivier Peslier
Richard D. Gibson
Javier Martinez Salmean
1-3/8
2:12.26
I
2006
Cacique
5
Edgar Prado
Robert J. Frankel
Juddmonte Farms
1-3/8
2:15.68
I
2005
Better Talk Now
6
Ramon Dominguez
H. Graham Motion
Bushwood Stables
1-3/8
2:11.65
I
2004
Magistretti
4
Edgar Prado
Patrick L. Biancone
Michael B. Tabor
1-3/8
2:14.65
I
2003
Lunar Sovereign
4
Richard Migliore
Kiaran McLaughlin
Darley Racing
1-3/8
2:17.99
I
2002
With Anticipation
7
Pat Day
Jonathan Sheppard
Augustin Stable
1-3/8
2:15.05
I
2001
With Anticipation
6
Pat Day
Jonathan Sheppard
Augustin Stable
1-3/8
2:15.11
I
2000
Fantastic Light
4
Jerry Bailey
Saeed bin Suroor
Godolphin Racing
1-3/8
2:17.44
I
1999
Val's Prince
7
Jorge Chavez
H. James Bond
R. Martin / S. Weiner
1-3/8
2:16.69
I
1998
Daylami
4
Jerry Bailey
Saeed bin Suroor
Godolphin Racing
1-3/8
2:13.18
I
1997
Influent
6
Jerry Bailey
Howard M. Tesher
Ankh Stable/Turfnpaddock F
1-3/8
2:11.69
I
1996
Diplomatic Jet
4
Jorge Chavez
James E. Picou
Fred W. Hooper
1-3/8
2:14.20
I
1995
Millkom
6
Gary Stevens
Jean-Claude Rouget
Gary A. Tanaka
1-3/8
2:12.80
I
1994
Royal Mountain Inn
5
Julie Krone
Barclay Tagg
Steadfast Stable
1-3/8
2:11.75
I
1993
Star of Cozzene
5
Jose Santos
Mark Hennig
Team Valor
1-3/8
2:23.14
I
1992
Solar Splendor
5
Herb McCauley
Patrick J. Kelly
Live Oak Racing
1-3/8
2:12.45
I
1991
Solar Splendor
4
Herb McCauley
Patrick J. Kelly
Live Oak Racing
1-3/8
2:12.01
I
1990
Defensive Play
3
Pat Eddery
Guy Harwood
Juddmonte Farms
1-3/8
2:17.80
I
1989
Yankee Affair
7
Jose Santos
Henry L. Carroll
Jujugen Stable
1-3/8
2:20.80
I
1988
Sunshine Forever
3
Angel Cordero, Jr.
John M. Veitch
Darby Dan Farm
1-3/8
2:14.40
I
1987
Theatrical
5
Pat Day
William I. Mott
Bertram R. Firestone
1-3/8
2:15.40
I
1986
Dance of Life
3
Pat Day
MacKenzie Miller
Rokeby Stable
1-3/8
2:14.40
I
1985
Win
5
Richard Migliore
Sally A. Bailie
Sally A. Bailie
1-3/8
2:15.40
I
1984
Majesty's Prince
5
Vince Bracciale, Jr.
Joseph B. Cantey
John D. Marsh
1-3/8
2:14.60
I
1983
Majesty's Prince
4
Eddie Maple
Joseph B. Cantey
John D. Marsh
1-3/8
2:23.60
I
1982
Naskra's Breeze
5
Jean-Luc Samyn
Philip G. Johnson
Broadmoor Stable
1-3/8
2:13.00
I
1981
Galaxy Libra
5
Bill Shoemaker
Charles Whittingham
Louis R. Rowan
1-3/8
2:14.80
I
1980
French Colonial
5
Jacinto Vasquez
David A. Whiteley
Lazy F Ranch
1-3/8
2:15.40
I
1979
Bowl Game
5
Jorge Velasquez
John M. Gaver, Jr.
Greentree Stable
1-3/8
2:19.00
I
1978
Waya
4
Angel Cordero, Jr.
Angel Penna, Sr.
Daniel Wildenstein
1-3/8
2:16.20
I
1977
Majestic Light
4
Sandy Hawley
John W. Russell
Ogden Mills Phipps
1-1/2
2:27.60
I
1976
Effervescing
3
Angel Cordero, Jr.
John W. Russell
Ogden Phipps
1-1/2
2:31.20
I
1975
Snow Knight *
4
Jorge Velasquez
MacKenzie Miller
Windfields Farm
1-1/2
2:29.20
I
1974
Dahlia
4
Ron Turcotte
Maurice Zilber
Nelson Bunker Hunt
1-1/2
2:26.60
I
1973
Secretariat
3
Ron Turcotte
Lucien Laurin
Meadow Stable
1-1/2
2:24.80
I
1972
Typecast
6
Angel Cordero, Jr.
A. Thomas Doyle
Westerly Stud Farms
1-1/2
2:31.80
1971
Run the Gantlet
3
Robert Woodhouse
J. Elliott Burch
Rokeby Stable
1-1/2
2:33.20
1970
Fort Marcy
6
Jorge Velasquez
J. Elliott Burch
Rokeby Stable
1-1/2
2:33.80
1969
Hawaii
5
Jorge Velasquez
MacKenzie Miller
Cragwood Stable
1-1/2
2:27.20
1968
Czar Alexander
3
Jorge Velasquez
Angel Penna, Sr.
Gustave Ring
1-1/2
2:30.80
1967
Ruffled Feathers
3
David Hidalgo
John A. Nerud
Tartan Stable
1-5/8
2:42.80
1966
Assagai
3
Larry Adams
MacKenzie Miller
Cragwood Stable
1-5/8
2:44.60
1965
Hill Rise
4
Manuel Ycaza
William B. Finnegan
El Peco Ranch
1-5/8
2:42.60
1964
Turbo Jet II
4
Howard Grant
Frank A. Bonsal
Barclay Stable
1-5/8
2:42.80
1963
The Axe II
5
John L. Rotz
John M. Gaver, Sr.
Greentree Stable
1-5/8
2:45.60
1962
Beau Purple
5
William Boland
H. Allen Jerkens
Hobeau Farm
1-1/2
2:28.60
1961
Wise Ship
4
Heliodoro Gustines
Jacob Byer
Milton J. Ritzenberg
1-5/8
2:50.40
1960
Harmonizing
6
John Ruane
W. Preston King
Sadie L. King
1-1/2
2:33.20
1959 #
Dotted Line
6
William Boland
Max Hirsch
King Ranch
1-1/2
2:40.80
1959 #
Tudor Era
6
Bill Hartack
Sidney Jacobs
Minnie G. Herff
1-1/2
2:41.00
* In 1975, One On The Aisle finished first, but was disqualified and set back to second.
# Run in two divisions in 1959.