I have to agree with you Jamie, he was definitely an amazing horse. No other great horse since him (and we've had a lot of greats since him) could have matched him. In my own personal opinion he's the only horse I've ever seen was a both a sprinter for sprinting races, and was a "distancer" for distance races. Also, if you ever do any research on Man o'War look at some of his distance races, his longest race he's ever done is the Lawrence Realization when it use to be run at 1 5/8 miles back in 1920. According to the records I have he won it in 2 minutes 40 seconds. How many horses do you know of who could handle that distance today who wins our 1 1/2 mile races like the Belmont Stakes??
When we can find another horse that can both win at sprints and distances, go beyond 1 1/2 miles, and do so with the ease Man o'War had while setting the records he had set. Then I'll take notice and interest. But that's just my opinion.
