War Relic
{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}
{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = War Relic
| image =
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| sire = Man o' War
| grandsire = Fair Play
| dam = Friar's Carse
| damsire = Friar Rock
| sex = Stallion
| foaled = 1938
| country = United States
| colour = Chestnut
| breeder = Samuel D. Riddle
| owner = Glen Riddle Farm
| trainer = George Conway
Walter A. Carter
| record = 20: 9-4-2
| earnings = $89,495{{Cite web|url=http://www.pedigreequery.com/war+relic|title = War Relic Horse Pedigree}}
| race = Governor's Handicap (1941)
Kenner Stakes (1941)
Massachusetts Handicap (1941)
Narragansett Special (1941)
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| updated= March 23, 2011
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War Relic (1938–1963) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
A homebred of Samuel D. Riddle, his sire was Man o' War who was ranked #1 in the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century. His dam was Friar's Carse, the United States' Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 1925 who was the daughter of Friar Rock, the 1916 Belmont Stakes winner and Horse of the Year. After trainer George Conway's death on June 20, 1939, War Relic's race conditioning was taken over by Walter A. Carter.
Racing career
In 1941, the three-year-old War Relic won several top races, including the Massachusetts Handicap, and ran second by a nose to U.S. Triple Crown champion Whirlaway in the 1941 Saranac Handicap but defeated him in that year's Narragansett Special.
Stud record
According to the National Sporting Library's Thoroughbred Heritage website, War Relic was the most successful sire of any of Man o' War's sons. Among War Relic's progeny was Battlefield who earned U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors in 1950. Intent was another successful son of War Relic both on the racetrack and at stud.http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/ManOWar.html War Relic at the Thoroughbred Heritage website
War Relic's line continues today in modern thoroughbred champions like Tiznow, Colonel John, Well Armed and Bertrando, providing a direct sire-line back to Man o' War.
War Relic died at age twenty-five in 1963 and was buried at his owner's Faraway Farm near Lexington, Kentucky. However, War Relic's remains along with those of War Admiral and Man o' War were eventually moved to a place of honor at the Kentucky Horse Park.
Sire line tree
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- War Relic[https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/JumpSires/JumpsiresGA.html Godolphin Arabian Jump Sires][http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/war-relic.html American Classic Pedigree: War Relic][https://www.michaelchurchracingbooks.com/the-godolphin-arabian/ The Godolphin Arabian & his descendants][https://www.sport-horse-breeder.com/war-relic.html Sport Horse Breeder: War Relic]
- Relic
- Buisson Ardent
- Roan Rocket
- Tudor Rocket
- El Relicario
- UN Prince
- Flambeau C
- Mystic II
- Babamist
- Heyday
- Snowy River
- Bewley's Hill
- Freeman's Hill
- Olden Times
- Roving Boy
- Pericles
- Pieces of Eight
- Battlefield
- Intent[http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/intent.html American Classic Pedigree: Intent]
- Intentionally[http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/intentionally.html American Classic Pedigree: Intentionally]
- In Reality[http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/in-reality.html American Classic Pedigree: In Reality]
- Valid Appeal[http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/valid-appeal.html American Classic Pedigree: Valid Appeal][https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/190084/florida-stallion-valid-appeal-euthanized-at-age-30 Florida Stallion Valid Appeal Euthanized at Age 30]
- Believe It[https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/187650/louisiana-stallion-believe-it-dead Louisiana Stallion Believe It Dead]
- Classic Trial
- Relaunch[http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/relaunch.html American Classic Pedigree: Relaunch]
- Known Fact[http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/known-fact.html American Classic Pedigree: Known Fact][https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/196666/champion-known-fact-dead#ixzz1udDJUXru Champion Known Fact Dead]
- Court Trial
- Star Choice
- Sunshine Today[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ka5PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nwYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6540,8175769&dq=smile+champion+sprinter+sire&hl=en Award-winning Smile comes back home to Tartan][http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/smile.html American Classic Pedigree: Smile]
- Smile
- Proper Reality
- Tentam[http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/tentam.html American Classic Pedigree: Tentam]
- Great Neck
- A Phenomenon
- Diapason
- New Connection
- Ten Gold Pots
- Group Plan
- Missle
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