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{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = War Admiral
| image = [[File:War Admiral, Charles Kurtsinger Up, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.jpg|210px]]
| caption = War Admiral at Saratoga, July 1938
| sire = [[Man o' War]]
| grandsire = [[Fair Play (horse)|Fair Play]]
| dam = Brushup
| damsire = [[Sweep (horse)|Sweep]]
| sex = [[Stallion]]
| foaled = May 2, 1934
| death_date = {{death date and age|1959|10|30|1934|5|2}}
| country = United States
| breeder = [[Samuel D. Riddle]]
| owner = [[Glen Riddle Farm]]<br />Silks: Black, Yellow Sash, Yellow Bars on Sleeves, Black Cap
| trainer = [[George H. Conway|George Conway]]
| record = 26: 21-3-1
| earnings = $273,240
| race = [[Eastern Shore Handicap]] (1936)<br>[[Great American Stakes]] (1936)<br />[[Washington Handicap]] (1937)<br />[[Pimlico Special]] (1937)<br />[[Saratoga Cup]] (1938)<br />[[Whitney Handicap]] (1938)<br />[[Wilson Stakes]] (1938)<br />[[Jockey Club Gold Cup]] (1938)<br />[[Queens County Handicap]] (1938)
<p>
'''[[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|Triple Crown race]] wins:'''<br />[[Kentucky Derby]] (1937)<br />[[Preakness Stakes]] (1937)<br />[[Belmont Stakes]] (1937)</p>
| awards= [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|4th U.S. Triple Crown Champion]] (1937)<br />[[Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Year-Old Male Horse|U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt]] (1937)<br />[[Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year|United States Horse of the Year]] (1937)<br />[[Leading sire in North America]] (1945)<br />[[Leading broodmare sire in North America]] (1962, 1964)
| honours =  [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|United States Racing Hall of Fame]] (1958)<br />[[Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century|#13 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century]]
|updated= 
|color=[[Bay (horse)|Brown]]}}

'''War Admiral''' (May 2, 1934 – October 30, 1959) was a champion American [[Thoroughbred]] [[horse racing|racehorse]] and the fourth winner of the [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|American Triple Crown]]. He was also the 1937 [[Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year|Horse of the Year]] and well known as the rival of [[Seabiscuit]] in the "Match Race of the Century" in 1938.<ref name="Bluegrass">{{cite web|title=Man o' War, War Admiral, Seabiscuit|url=http://www.runthebluegrass.org/man-o-war-war-admiral-and-seabiscuit/|website=RunTheBluegrass|access-date=June 1, 2016|archive-date=August 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801225607/http://www.runthebluegrass.org/man-o-war-war-admiral-and-seabiscuit/|url-status=dead}}</ref> War Admiral won 21 of his 26 starts with earnings of $273,240 and was the [[leading sire in North America]] for 1945. He was also an outstanding [[broodmare]] sire whose influence is still felt today in descendants such as Triple Crown winners [[American Pharoah]] and [[Justify (horse)|Justify]].

==Background==
War Admiral raced as a homebred for [[Samuel D. Riddle]], who also owned [[Man o' War]]. War Admiral was foaled at Faraway Farm in [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], the offspring of Man o' War and Brushup. Man o' War was widely regarded as the greatest American racehorse of his time, but Brushup never won a race. They were bred together six times, producing five undistinguished fillies and one Triple Crown winner.<ref name=Bluegrass />

War Admiral inherited his father's talent, but did not resemble him physically. At {{hands|15.2}},<ref name="Pedigrees">{{cite web|title=War Admiral|url=http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/war-admiral.html|website=American Classic Pedigrees|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref> or 15.3<ref name="Museum">{{cite web|title=War Admiral - National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|url=https://www.racingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/war-admiral|website=www.racingmuseum.org|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref> he was smaller than Man o' War's height of 16.3 hands. War Admiral's dark brown coat was inherited from his dam, who also contributed to War Admiral's smaller size as she was under 15 hands. Because of his size, one of War Admiral's nicknames was The Mighty Atom. Others referred to him simply as The Admiral.<ref name="Triplecrown">{{cite web|title=War Admiral - 1937 Triple Crown winner|url=http://www.triplecrownraces.com/war-admiral/|website=triplecrownraces.com|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref>

Most sources say that War Admiral inherited his sire's fiery temperament,<ref name=Museum /> which manifested chiefly in his reluctance to load in the starting gate. Away from the crowds though, he was more relaxed and given to taking long naps. His groom called him sweet, and his trainer, [[George H. Conway|George Conway]], found him more like his dam in terms of personality. Conway was in a position to know as he had been stable foreman to [[Louis Feustel]] while the latter trained Man o' War. Conway stayed with Riddle after Feustel's retirement, and trained several of Man o' War's most successful offspring.<ref name=TheVault>{{cite web|title=War Admiral: the little horse who could - and did!|url=https://thevaulthorseracing.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/war-admiral-the-little-horse-who-could-and-did-for-john-shirreffs/|website=THE VAULT: Horse racing past and present|access-date=June 1, 2016|date=9 January 2012}}</ref> War Admiral's regular jockey was [[Charles Kurtsinger]].

==Racing career==
===1936: Two-year-old season===
As a two-year-old in 1936, War Admiral won three of six races including the [[Great American Stakes]] and [[Eastern Shore Handicap]]. However, the star of this crop was then considered to be Pompoon, who defeated War Admiral in the National Stallion Stakes.<ref name=Museum /> War Admiral was rated at 121 pounds on the [[Experimental Free Handicap]], seven pounds below two-year-old champion Pompoon and seventh overall.<ref name=Pedigrees />

===1937: Three-year-old season===
In 1937, War Admiral started his three-year-old campaign by winning two races at Havre de Grace, including the Chesapeake Stakes. Riddle then made a fateful decision. In 1920, Man o' War was not entered in the [[Kentucky Derby]] as Riddle did not like racing outside of New York and Maryland, and also felt the distance of the Derby was too great for three-year-olds so early in the season.<ref name=TheVault /> For War Admiral, Riddle made an exception and made the trip west to [[Churchill Downs]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]. War Admiral went off as the favorite, and, despite delaying the start for several minutes, won in wire-to-wire fashion with [[Pompoon]] {{frac|1|3|4}} [[length (horse racing)|lengths]] back in second.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chart of the 1937 Kentucky Derby|url=https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1937|website=www.kentuckyderby.com|access-date=June 1, 2016|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307231105/https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1937|url-status=dead}}</ref> Neville Dunn, sports editor for the ''Lexington Herald'', wrote, "A little brown horse that takes after his mammy in size but runs like his daddy charged to victory in the 63rd Kentucky Derby… and he won so easily, so effortlessly, that 65,000 fans nudged one another in the ribs and said, 'I told you so! I told you that War Admiral could run like Man o' War.'"<ref name="PBS">{{cite web|title=WGBH American Experience - Seabiscuit|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/seabiscuit-bio-war-admiral/|website=American Experience|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref>

The [[Preakness Stakes]] was held just a week later. After again acting up at the start, War Admiral went to the lead early but had trouble negotiating the turns. Pompoon saved ground along the rail and closed alongside War Admiral as they exited the last turn. The two horses dueled down the stretch with War Admiral finally prevailing by a head.<ref>{{cite web|title=Preakness Media Guide - Preakness Charts|url=http://www.preakness.com/sites/www.preakness.com/files/pdfs/2015MediaGuide-PREAKNESS.pdf|website=preakness.com|access-date=June 1, 2016|pages=71|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305070056/http://www.preakness.com/sites/www.preakness.com/files/pdfs/2015MediaGuide-PREAKNESS.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On June 5, War Admiral faced six rivals in the [[Belmont Stakes]], going off as the 4-5 favorite. He was particularly fractious at the start, repeatedly breaking through the barrier. After delaying the start for eight minutes, he stumbled leaving the gate. He quickly recovered his stride and won the race by three lengths with "speed to spare".<ref>{{cite web|title=Chart for the 1937 Belmont|url=http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1937.pdf|website=belmontstakes.com|access-date=June 1, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629175508/http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1937.pdf|archive-date=June 29, 2016}}</ref> His time of 2:28{{frac|3|5}} tied the American Record for {{frac|1|1|2}} miles, while breaking Man o' War's track record by a fifth of a second. War Admiral thus became the fourth winner of the [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|American Triple Crown]]. But the victory came at a price: War Admiral had struck the quarter of his right front fore-foot when stumbling at the gate, which left a gaping wound. During the race, his jockey did not notice that anything was amiss. But when led into the winner's circle, his connections found that his belly and legs were covered with blood.<ref name=TheVault /><ref name=BackTrack>{{cite web|title=BackTrack: War Admiral's Record-Breaking Belmont (reprint)|url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/226825/backtrack-war-admirals-record-breaking-belmont|website=BloodHorse.com|access-date=8 April 2018|language=en|date=12 June 1937}}</ref>

The injury was severe enough to cause War Admiral to miss the summer racing season. He returned in October to win three more races, including the [[Washington Handicap]] and the inaugural [[Pimlico Special]].<ref name=Bluegrass /> All told, in 1937 War Admiral won eight of eight races including the Triple Crown. He was the unanimous selection as [[American Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse|Champion 3-Year-Old]], and also earned the title of [[American Horse of the Year|Horse of the Year]] in a close battle with Seabiscuit, the Champion older horse.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TFAsAAAAIBAJ&pg=4471,3656525&dq=war+admiral+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=War Admiral gets High Award |newspaper=Herald-Journal |date=10 December 1937 |access-date=2012-02-26}}</ref>

===1938: Four-year-old season===
In 1938, War Admiral won eight major races, including the [[Whitney Handicap]] and [[Jockey Club Gold Cup]]. He is linked forever with the year-older [[Seabiscuit]], who was a grandson of Man o' War and the preeminent horse based in the western U.S. Seabiscuit's owner, Charles Howard, brought his horse across country to give Seabiscuit the chance to prove himself to the eastern racing establishment. Seabiscuit and War Admiral almost faced each other several times that summer but for one reason or another, they never met. Finally, a meeting was arranged for November 1, 1938, in the [[Pimlico Special]] in what was billed as The Match Race of the Century. Samuel Riddle asked that the race be run without a starting gate in light of War Admiral's problematic history.  With War Admiral's early speed, he was widely seen to have a tactical advantage in a match race and went off as the favorite. However, Seabiscuit's trainer had secretly conditioned his horse to bolt at the sound of a starting bell, which resulted in Seabiscuit getting the all-important early lead. Seabiscuit won by four lengths and broke the track record.<ref name=PBS />

War Admiral raced twice more, winning the Rhode Island Handicap in 1938 and a race at Hialeah in February 1939 before an injury prompted his retirement.<ref name=Bluegrass />

==Stud career==
War Admiral stood at Faraway Farm until 1958, when the executors of Riddle's estate sold the remaining portion of the farm. War Admiral was then moved to [[John E. Madden#Hamburg Place|Hamburg Place]], where he died in 1959.<ref name=Pedigrees />

War Admiral was the [[Leading sire in North America|leading American sire]] in 1945 and the leading juvenile sire in 1948. Before his 1959 death, War Admiral sired 40 stakes winners.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://horseracing.about.com/od/history1/l/blseabis.htm |title=Seabiscuit vs. War Admiral / the Greatest Match Race of the Century |author=Ron Hale |access-date=2005-11-20 |archive-date=2005-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051101062043/http://horseracing.about.com/od/history1/l/blseabis.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Major winners sired by War Admiral include champion [[Blue Peter (American horse)|Blue Peter]], Bee Mac, Navy Page, Cold Command, and Admiral Vee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/ManOWar.html |title=Man o' War |author=Anne Peters}}</ref> As a sire, War Admiral is perhaps best known for his success with daughters of [[La Troienne]]. This cross produced the champion filly and Horse of the Year [[Busher (horse)|Busher]] (ranked #40 in [[Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century|''Blood-Horse'' magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century]]), as well as stakes winners [[Searching (horse)|Searching]], [[Busanda]] and Mr. Busher.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hunter |first1=Avalyn |title=La Troienne Linebreeding Still Relevant |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/142447/la-troienne-linebreeding-still-relevant |website=BloodHorse.com |access-date=13 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

Although War Admiral's sire line no longer exists, he remains a significant influence in modern pedigrees due to his daughters. He was the [[Leading broodmare sire in North America|Leading broodmare sire]] of 1962 and 1964. Descendants in the female line include the likes of [[Swaps (horse)|Swaps]], [[Buckpasser]], and [[Numbered Account (horse)|Numbered Account]], as well as two Triple Crown winners, [[Seattle Slew]] and [[Affirmed]]. Other descendants of note include [[Dr. Fager]], [[Alysheba]], [[Cigar (horse)|Cigar]] and [[Zenyatta]].<ref name=TheVault /> War Admiral's name appears eight times in the pedigree of the 2015 Triple Crown winner, [[American Pharoah]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Avalyn Hunter|title=Triple Crown Connections|url=http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/106728/triple-crown-connections|website=BloodHorse.com|access-date=June 1, 2016|author1-link=Avalyn Hunter}}</ref>

==Race record==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Lifetime record: 26-21-3-1 Earnings: $273,240
!Date
!Track
!Race
!Distance
!Odds
!Field
!Finish
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|4-25-1936
|[[Havre de Grace Racetrack|Havre de Grace]]
|Maiden Special Weight
|{{frac|4|1|2}} furlongs
|7.50
|10
|1
|nose
|
|-
|5-21-1936
|[[Belmont Park]]
|Allowance
|5 furlongs
|10.00
|8
|1
|2 lengths
|Widener Chute
|-
|6-6-1936
|[[Belmont Park]]
|[[National Stallion Stakes]]
|5 furlongs
|3.00
|10
|3
|({{frac|2|1|2}} lengths)
|Widener Chute, lost to Pompoon
|-
|7-1-1936
|[[Aqueduct Racetrack|Aqueduct]]
|[[Great American Stakes]]
|6 furlongs
|2.00
|8
|2
|({{frac|1|1|2}} lengths)
|
|-
|9-19-1936
|[[Havre de Grace Racetrack|Havre de Grace]]
|[[Eastern Shore Handicap]]
|6 furlongs
|7.85
|15
|1
|5 lengths
|
|-
|10-10-1936
|[[Laurel Park (race track)|Laurel Park]]
|Richard Johnson Handicap
|6 furlongs
|*0.80
|10
|2
|({{frac|1|1|2}} lengths)
|Track: Muddy
|-
|4-14-1937
|[[Havre de Grace Racetrack|Havre de Grace]]
|Allowance
|6 furlongs
|*0.75
|6
|1
|{{frac|2|1|2}} lengths
|
|-
|4-24-1937
|[[Havre de Grace Racetrack|Havre de Grace]]
|[[Chesapeake Stakes]]
|{{frac|1|1|16}} miles
|*0.65
|7
|1
|6 lengths
|
|-
|5-8-1937
|[[Churchill Downs]]
|[[Kentucky Derby]]
|{{frac|1|1|4}} miles
|*1.60
|20
|1
|{{frac|1|1|4}} lengths
|
|-
|5-15-1937
|[[Pimlico Race Course|Pimlico]]
|[[Preakness Stakes]]
|{{frac|1|3|16}} miles
|*0.35
|8
|1
|head
|
|-
|6-5-1937
|[[Belmont Park]]
|[[Belmont Stakes]]
|{{frac|1|1|2}} miles
|*0.90
|7
|1
|3 lengths
|Won the Triple Crown
|-
|10-26-1937
|[[Laurel Park (race track)|Laurel Park]]
|Allowance
|{{frac|1|1|16}} miles
|*0.40
|8
|1
|{{frac|2|1|2}} lengths
|
|-
|10-30-1937
|[[Laurel Park (race track)|Laurel Park]]
|[[Washington Handicap]]
|{{frac|1|1|4}} miles
|*0.65
|7
|1
|{{frac|1|1|2}} lengths
|
|-
|11-3-1937
|[[Pimlico Race Course|Pimlico]]
|[[Pimlico Special]]
|{{frac|1|3|16}} miles
|*0.05
|4
|1
|{{frac|1|1|2}} lengths
|
|-
|2-19-1938
|[[Hialeah Park Race Track|Hialeah Park]]
|Allowance
|7 furlongs
|*0.30
|6
|1
|{{frac|1|1|2}} lengths
|
|-
|3-5-1938
|[[Hialeah Park Race Track|Hialeah Park]]
|[[Widener Handicap]]
|{{frac|1|1|4}} miles
|*0.35
|13
|1
|{{frac|1|1|2}} lengths
|
|-
|6-6-1938
|[[Aqueduct Racetrack|Aqueduct]]
|[[Queens County Handicap]]
|1 mile
|*0.55
|4
|1
|1 length
|
|-
|6-29-1938
|[[Suffolk Downs]]
|[[Massachusetts Handicap]]
|{{frac|1|1|8}} miles
|*0.40
|6
|4
|({{frac|8|1|4}} lengths)
|Track: Heavy
|-
|7-27-1938
|[[Saratoga Race Course|Saratoga]] 
|[[Wilson Stakes]]
|1 mile
|*0.60
|3
|1
|8 lengths
|Track: Muddy, geldings not eligible
|-
|7-30-1938
|[[Saratoga Race Course|Saratoga]] 
|[[Saratoga Handicap]]
|{{frac|1|1|4}} miles
|*0.70
|5
|1
|neck
|Track: sloppy
|-
|8-20-1938
|[[Saratoga Race Course|Saratoga]] 
|[[Whitney Handicap]]
|{{frac|1|1|8}} miles
|*0.33
|3
|1
|1 length
|Geldings not eligible
|-
|8-27-1938
|[[Saratoga Race Course|Saratoga]] 
|[[Saratoga Cup]]
|{{frac|1|3|4}} miles
|*0.33
|3
|1
|4 lengths
|
|-
|10-1-1938
|[[Belmont Park Racecourse|Belmont Park]]
|[[Jockey Club Gold Cup]]
|2 miles
|*0.08
|3
|1
|3 lengths
|Geldings not eligible
|-
|11-1-1938
|[[Pimlico Race Course|Pimlico]]
|[[Pimlico Special]]
|{{frac|1|3|16}} miles
|*0.25
|2
|2
|(4 lengths)
|Match race vs. Seabiscuit
|-
|11-12-1938
|[[Narragansett Park]]
|[[Rhode Island Handicap]]
|{{frac|1|1|8}} miles
|*0.20
|6
|1
|{{frac|2|1|2}} lengths
|
|-
|2-18-1939
|[[Hialeah Park Race Track|Hialeah Park]]
|Allowance
|7 furlongs
|*0.20
|3
|1
|{{frac|1|2}} length
|
|}

An asterisk before the odds means War Admiral was the post time favorite

Source: ''Daily Racing Form'' Past Performances<ref name="DRF-PP">{{cite web|title=Triple Crown Winners: War Admiral (link to downloadable PDF)|url=http://www.drf.com/news/triple-crown-winners-war-admiral|website=www.drf.com|access-date=13 December 2017|language=en}}</ref>

==Honors and awards==
War Admiral was elected to the [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] in the same year as arch-rival Seabiscuit.<ref name=Bluegrass /> In ''[[The Blood-Horse]]'' ranking of the [[Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century|top 100 US thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century]], War Admiral was ranked #13, with [[Seabiscuit]] as #25.

In 1937, Riddle commissioned equine artist [[Martin Stainforth]] to paint War Admiral's portrait, a version of which can be found in the [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame]].

War Admiral is buried alongside his sire at the foot of the Man o' War statue in the [[Kentucky Horse Park]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kentucky Horse Park - Man o' War|url=http://www.kyhorsepark.com/equine-theme-park/park-memorials-statues/man-o-war|website=www.kyhorsepark.com|access-date=June 1, 2016|archive-date=June 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604161324/http://www.kyhorsepark.com/equine-theme-park/park-memorials-statues/man-o-war|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
The 2003 movie ''[[Seabiscuit (film)|Seabiscuit]]'' features the match race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral. The film portrays War Admiral at 18 hands even though War Admiral and Seabiscuit were about the same size with Seabiscuit standing at 15.2 hands and outweighing War Admiral {{convert|1040|to|960|lbs|kg|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite interview| url= https://www.usatoday.com/community/chat_03/2003-07-25-paulick.htm | first= Ray | last= Paulick |title= Ray Paulick discusses the 2003 Seabiscuit film |work= USA Today | access-date= 24 September 2004}}</ref>

==Pedigree==
{{Pedigree|
name = War Admiral|
f = [[Man o' War]]|
ff = [[Fair Play (horse)|Fair Play]]<br />ch. 1905|
fff = [[Hastings (horse)|Hastings]]<br />br. 1893|
ffff = [[Spendthrift (horse)|Spendthrift]]|
fffm = Cinderella|
ffm = Fairy Gold<br />ch. 1896 |
ffmf = [[Bend Or]]|
ffmm = Dame Masham|
fm = [[Mahubah]]<br />b. 1910|
fmf = [[Rock Sand]]<br />br. 1900|
fmff = [[Sainfoin (horse)|Sainfoin]]|
fmfm = Roquebrune|
fmm = Merry Token<br />b. 1891|
fmmf = [[Merry Hampton]]|
fmmm = Mizpah |
m = Brushup<br />1929|
mf = [[Sweep (horse)|Sweep]]<br />1907|
mff = [[Ben Brush]]|
mfff = Bramble|
mffm = Roseville|
mfm = Pink Domino|
mfmf = [[Domino (horse)|Domino]]|
mfmm = Belle Rose|
mm = Annette<br />1921|
mmf = Harry of Hereford|
mmff = John O'Gaunt|
mmfm = [[Canterbury Pilgrim]]|
mmm = Bathing Girl|
mmmf = [[Spearmint (horse)|Spearmint]]|
mmmm = Summer Girl|
}}

==See also==
* [[List of racehorses]]

==Further reading==
* {{cite book|last1=Bowen|first1=Edward L.|title=War Admiral|date=2002|publisher=Eclipse Press|location=Lexington, Ky.|isbn=978-1-58150-078-3}}
* {{cite book|last1=Drager|first1=Marvin|title=The most glorious crown : the story of America's Triple Crown thoroughbreds from Sir Barton to Affirmed|date=2005|publisher=Triumph Books|location=Chicago, Ill.|isbn=1572437243|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/mostgloriouscrow0000drag}}
* [[Laura Hillenbrand|Hillenbrand, Laura]]. ''[[Seabiscuit: An American Legend]]'', (2001), [[Random House]] {{ISBN|978-0-375-50291-0}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://horseracing.about.com/od/history1/l/blseabis.htm The War Admiral-Seabiscuit match at about.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051101062043/http://horseracing.about.com/od/history1/l/blseabis.htm |date=2005-11-01 }}
* [http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/tc2000/history/winners/waradmiral/default.asp War Admiral overview at Thoroughbred Times] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051110223018/http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/tc2000/history/winners/waradmiral/default.asp |date=2005-11-10 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060912100140/http://www.thoroughbredchampions.com/biographies/admiral.htm War Admiral biography at Thoroughbred Champions]
* [http://colinsghost.org/2010/02/seabiscuit-war-admiral-race-announced-1938.html Article about the Seabiscuit-War Admiral match race]

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