Mike Mullaney

100 Years Ago Today: Man o' War's Upset

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. –The confluence of the number 13 and the word “upset” came into play perfectly Aug. 13, 1919, in a race that gave birth to Saratoga's oft-repeated citation as “The Graveyard of Favorites.” Bad luck was a key ingredient to the only defeat of Man o' War, whose talents, even as a youngster, [...]

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