What) Perhaps the most famous racehorse in history, Man o' War was the undisputed king of the turf during the gambling happy roaring twenties. He was a large and imposing horse, and even when he was alive he was a tourist attraction, drawing visitors from across the country to pay homage at his farm. Racing historians say that the only reason Man o' War never won the Triple Crown is because his owner refused to race him in Kentucky. 

    Not only did Man o' War live nobly, he died nobly as well. His groom and pal, Will Harbut, died suddenly in October 1947. Man o' War was so crestfallen that he pined away, and less than a month later he died of a broken heart. Man o' War is buried beneath a larger-than-life bronze statue of himself at Kentucky Horse Park, surrounded by the graves of several of his 379 children. As a unique honor, his entire body was embalmed and placed in a giant casket lined with his racing colors. Over 2,000 mourners attended the elaborate funeral. (1)

    Where) 4089 Iron Works Pike

    Why) Well, we are in Kentucky and Pam owns part of a racehorse. What sort of Buckys did you expect we would be doing here?

Why statue Buckys of course.  Here is Man o' War from the front.

Here he is from the side.  As we know a statue cannot compare to the real thing.  Take a look at some pictures from the internet.

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"All horses, and particularly all stallions, like to run, exultant in their strength and power. Most of them run within themselves, as children run at play. But Man o' War, loose in this paddock at Faraway, dug in as if the prince of all the fallen angels were at his throat-latch, and great chunks of sod sailed up behind the lash of his power. Watching, you felt that there had never been, nor could ever be again, a horse like this." Joe Palmer

"Almost from the beginning, Man o' War touched the imagination of men, and they saw different things in him. But one thing they will all remember is that he brought an exaltation to their hearts." Ira Drymon (From various plaques on site)

Here is Man o' War posing in 1929. (3)

If you like this picture then click on the four for more examples. (4)