Samuel Doyle Riddle

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Samuel Doyle Riddle

American businessman and racehorse owner

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Man o’ War
Breeding and early racing career
His owner, Samuel Doyle Riddle, had a long-standing aversion to entering any of his horses in the classic race. Riddle detested racing in the “West” (which for him included Churchill Downs), because it was away from the stomping grounds of high society. Perhaps his most cogent reason…
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His owner, Samuel Doyle Riddle, had a long-standing aversion to entering any of his horses in the classic race. Riddle detested racing in the “West” (which for him included Churchill Downs), because it was away from the stomping grounds of high society. Perhaps his most cogent reason…
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War Admiral
Breeding and early years
War Admiral was foaled at Samuel Doyle Riddle’s Faraway Farm near Lexington, Kentucky, in 1934. His dam was Brushup, and his sire was Man o’ War, widely considered the greatest racehorse of the early 20th century. Like his Triple Crown-winning predecessors, War Admiral too was a late bloomer. His brief…
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War Admiral was foaled at Samuel Doyle Riddle’s Faraway Farm near Lexington, Kentucky, in 1934. His dam was Brushup, and his sire was Man o’ War, widely considered the greatest racehorse of the early 20th century. Like his Triple Crown-winning predecessors, War Admiral too was a late bloomer. His brief…
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