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
Man o' War by Page Cooper and Roger Treat, was published in 1950, and is a classic of its kind. Walter Farley, author of "The Black Stallion" series, also wrote a slightly fictional biography of Man o' War in 1962. In 2000, Edward L. Bowen wrote a biography called "Man o' War: Thoroughbred Legends" from Eclipse Press. In 2006, Dorothy Ours wrote a new, extensively sourced biography titled "Man o' War: A Legend Like Lightning". Man o' War is also featured in several books on Thoroughbred breeding, including Avalyn Hunter's "American Classic Pedigrees (1914–2002)". In 1925, Man o' War was seen in the