Man o’ War Commemorative Rocks Glass

Continuing our commemorative glass series, we are proud to honor the great Man o’ War with the debut of this collectible keepsake recognizing this legendary champion.

Man o’ War is unquestionably considered to be the greatest American racehorse of the early 20th century. His loyal groom Will Harbut famously described Man o’ War as “The Mostest Hoss,” and others simply called this magnificent copper-colored chestnut colt “Big Red.” In a career that in many ways would be mimicked a little over a half century later by Secretariat — who likewise would be nicknamed “Big Red” — Man o’ War captured the hearts and imagination of the nation during a span of 16 months in which he dominated his competition and the newspaper headlines of the day. During the racing seasons of 1919 and 1920,  Man o’ War started 21 times, winning 20 races, including the Hopeful, Futurity, Withers, Preakness, Belmont, Dwyer, Lawrence Realization (by a margin of 100 lengths), Travers and Jockey Club Gold Cup. His final start occurred in the much ballyhooed Kenilworth Park Gold Cup — a match race against the 1919 Triple Crown champion Sir Barton, whom he easily defeated by seven lengths, capping his stellar racing career. (Man o’ War’s one loss by a diminishing head occurred during his juvenile season in the 1919 Sanford Stakes, when he came up  just short to his rival named “Upset.” The race outcome helped popularize the term “upset,” now used so ubiquitously in sports to describe “an unexpected result.”)

Representing the finest in decorated barware, this classic and collectible 13.5 oz. double-sided rocks glass features Man o’ War standing proudly during his undefeated 3-year-old season with regular jockey Clarence Kummer aboard.  A standout glass remembering an outstanding horse, order yours now and raise a toast to this immortal turf titan!