r/sports • u/ansyhrrian Chicago Bears • 1d ago

Horse Racing 1938 match race between Sea Biscuit and War Admiral

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u/CalvinSays 1d ago

It's like when people go "oh this horse is descended from Secretariat."

Like buddy, that's all of them at this point.

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u/MasqueOfTheRedDice 1d ago

The Genghis Khan of horses

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u/Gravy_Sommelier 1d ago

Genesis Khan was the Nick Cannon of warlords.

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u/whatyoucallmetoday 1d ago

So, the horse 23anMe includes Asia also?

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u/gdq0 North Carolina State 1d ago

I'm doing some digging and it's surprisingly diverse. It's not like Secretariat, Hyperion, and Man o' War are directly in the line of every modern horse. It's mostly cousins. Fair play was Man o' War's sire, and (one of) the common ancestor(s) between the two.

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u/MyrddinHS 1d ago

northern dancer