Man O War’s record of 2:14 1/5 for a mile and 3/8 was erased on July 9, 1966 when Winfreux, a four year old, was timed the distance in 2:13 4/5 at the Doomben track in Queensland, Australia. His time bettered the former mark by two-fifths of a second. So MOW`s record for 1 3/8 lasted 46 years not 71 years.
Sir Barton had set the world record for 1 3/8 miles in the 1919 Belmont Stakes in a time of 2:17 2/5. MOW the next year in the Belmont ran 1 3/8 in 2:14 1/5 shattering the old mark by more than 3 seconds. MOW is the only Belmont winner to sire as many as 3 other Belmont winners namely American Flag 1925, Crusader 1926 and War Admiral 1937. MOW had a phenomenal stud career.
