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Man O'War's stall.
Man O'War's stall.
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The stall of one of Man O'War's rivals, Golden Broom.
This old Lexington city fire bell was rung every time Man O'War bred to a mare or when one of his progeny won a stakes race.
Man O'War's original stall door, located now inside the offices of Mt. Brilliant Farm.
The faint inscription of "Man O'War" is still visible on his original stall door.
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An old and original jockey scale.
Maddoxtown was one of many "free towns" that sprung up in Kentucky after the Civil War. Freed men and women could settle, raise their families and work on farms like Faraway.
Man O'War's groom Will Harbut is buried just down the road from the family home in Maddoxtown.
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