hi just a note to all i have been off the pc for sometime =i was at kentucky horse park in 06'and noted two posts that measured mows stride =the stride was 28 feet pole to pole .its there for all to see along with john henrys 24 ft ? stride it was nice to learn that man o'war was voted the greatest horse of the 20th centurys top 100 thoroughbreds see ya later larry pelkey