MOW was buried absolutely complete and whole.
In the back of my mind I was thinking that he was but it was long ago that the manager of the farm took me around and showed me the grave I couldn’t be sure.
“MOW was buried absolutely complete and whole.”
Not only that, he was the first thoroughbred to be embalmed. He “lay in state” for several days that visitors might get a last look. Over 2000 people attended his funeral which was broadcast to a coast to coast radio audience.
When Man o’ War retired to stud in Kentucky, his groom Will Harbut kept a log for visitors to sign. Over 1.3 million people from around the world traveled to Kentucky to see the thoroughbred legend. An incredible tribute to a horse.