Since the selection of champions before 1936 was somewhat haphazard and not official by any means, turf journalists and historians got together to select the historical champions.  This means that Man o’ War, whose stud career spanned the years 1921 through 1943, finally had the chance to include his most productive period at stud.  Now, not only do we honor the sole “official” champion War Admiral in 1937, we also recognize the selected champions American Flag, Florence Nightingale, Maid at Arms, Scapa Flow, Crusader, Edith Cavell, and Bateau.  All were champion offspring of Man o’ War before the championship balloting process began. 
           Below is a chart of the Consensus Champions.  Apart from Big Red himself in 1919 and 1920, all horses marked in orange are descendents of Man o' War.  If you'd like to check on any horse's pedigree, click here: www.PedigreeQuery.com.   Use your browser's BACK button to return to this page.
           Along with the list of Official American Champions, there are two more lists available by clicking the appropriate buttons.  One is a list of the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees with Man o' War blood, and the other is the Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century, as decided by 'The Blood-Horse' .  Again, all horses marked in orange are descendents of Man o' War.