The Six Target Ancestors that made Man O War a great stallion.
Throughout Man O Wars sire career the pedigrees of the mares bred to him were saturated with the blood of these six target ancestors.
Roi Herode (The most often appearance.)
Star Shoot* ( Second Most and the one giving Man his Highest Stakes Winner %)
Sundridge
Orme
Hamburg
Friar Rock( Half Brother to Fair Play- Man`s Sire)
More than 70% of the foals sired by Man O War carry the blood of at least one of these TARGET ancestors.
William Allison chose these Ancestors for Man O War Breeding. William Allison by choosing “In close female ancestor breeding” built the Castelton Dynasty in England.
The Tattersalls Sales in December 1891 and 1892 Allison bought and bred foundation mares that produced 20th Century greats Peter Pan, Pennant, Sweep and Broomstick. When a female ancestor of a target Ancestor was a close female relative of Man O War`s ancestors the breeding match was made.
