Man o' War all-time greats with an "almost unbelievably brilliant performance" before a crowd of 25,000. At odds of 1-20, he faced only one rival, the well-regarded colt Donnaconna. Man o' War led from the start and Kummer let him run freely at the top of the stretch, allowing Man o' War to draw away by 20 lengths. Although eased in the final furlong, Man o' War set a world record of 2:14, beating the previous standard set in England by over two seconds and beating Sir Barton's American record by over three seconds. This time stood as the American record until 1961
To Die like a Man music and singing, feeling that the movie and storyline were unremarkable. However, the movie was voted "Best Undistributed Film" of 2009 in the Village Voice's 10th Annual Film Critics' Poll. "A fabulously sad fable about a Fado-singing, pooch-pampering trannie growing old, ["To Die Like a Man"] is also a piece of lyrical, playful, unpredictable filmmaking," wrote film critic J. Hoberman. The film appeared in the seventh position of "Cahiers du cinema"s list of best films of 2010. To Die like a Man To Die like a Man () is a 2009 Portuguese drama film directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, produced