Happy Birthday to Big Red, both of them!

Secretariat by Timothy T. Capps
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Happy Birthday to both Big Reds!

March 29, 1917, the great Man o' War was foaled at Nursery Stud in Lexington, Kentucky. March 30, 1970, the great Secretariat was foaled at The Meadow in Doswell, Virginia. Both were chestnuts and went by the nickname of "Big Red" and both went on to be champions and were recognized as the greatest horse of their era. Regardless of which is your favorite, take a few minutes to explore the links below and find out a bit more about their lives and careers on the anniversary of their births.

Man O'War Born: March 29, 1917
Died: November 1, 1947
Race Record: 21 starts 20 wins, 1 second
Earnings: $249,465
Records Set: 3 world records, 2 American records, 3 track records

Secretariat Born: March 30, 1970
Died: October 4, 1989
Race Record: 21 starts 16 wins, 3 seconds, 1 third
Earnings: $1,316,808
Records Set: 2 world records, 3 track records, tied 1 track record

Man O'War vs. Secretariat - who do you think was best?

Man O'War

Man O'War - lots of info and some photos of the great champion
Man O'War - more about him from Ron Hale
Man O'War Collectibles - lots of photos
Man O'War - from Thoroughbred Champions
Man O'War - from the Unofficial Hall of Fame
Man O'War - from Equine Heroes
Man O'War - a book by Edward Bowen
Man O'War - a book by Walter Farley

Secretariat

Introducing Secretariat.com - The legendary Secretariat finally has his own official website
Secretariat - the 1973 Triple Crown winner with photos
Secretariat Remains No. 1 - a SportsCentury biography from ESPN with video
Secretariat - Pure Heart - a very moving story about the death of Secretariat
Secretariat Trivia - fan page with Derby trivia questions about Big Red
Secretariat - from Thoroughbred Champions
Secretariat - from the Unofficial Hall of Fame
Secretariat, Heart of Gold from Equine Heroes
Secretariat from the county in Virginia where he was born
Secretariat's Grave - just a photo from the "Find A Grave" site
Secretariat - a new book by Timothy T. Capps (read review)
Secretariat: The Making of a Champion - a book by William Nack
Secretariat - a book by Raymond Woolfe
The Life and Times of Secretariat - a new commemorative issue of the video from ESPN. Finally back in print again, but the older version does show up regularly on eBay

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