Well I grew up with a copy of Amicks Man o War over the mantle...it had been at my paternal grandpas pre WBTS farm between Jackson and Vicksburg Mississippi
He raised for show and stud ...Walkers and Saddlebreds and tried appaloosas (difficult but beautiful horse.....wish he’d been raising them when Bev Doolittle paintings took off and prices on them went nuts)
One can argue every variable known to man ....by that measure we should include Kincsem and Citation
Man o War was undeniably a more productive sire
Man o Wars owner deserves GOAT owner
Entered WWI at age 65
Stud
Get it..lol...I kill my self
Pretty cute.
The Amick’s I was only somewhat aware of - I know the piece but did not know an artist.
My sister (RIP) bought me a big portrait of MOW by Helen Hayes (LOL), with latter-day groom Will Harbut. Bonus of a couple sketches of him racing in the corners of the matte. House-warming gift.
You’re correct about the details. I have lots of opinions after arguing and looking over factoids for years now. I think Sec is overrated (but not too much - he’s still tops), but the most overrated racer ever is Ruffian, and possibly Kincsem too. ;-)