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A day like today in 1959, the Man o’ War Handicap was run for the very first time at Aqueduct Racetrack, honoring one of the greatest racehorses in American history — Man o’ War. 🏇 Fourteen years later, another “Big Red” carried that same spirit to the turf. On October 8, 1973, Secretariat made his first career start on grass in the Man o’ War Stakes at Belmont Park — and delivered a breathtaking victory by five lengths in a course record 2:24 4/5. 👑 Two legends. Two eras. One legacy that cont

🌺 Private William Woodbine — an ordinary man who gave everything 🌺 William Woodbine was born in 1886 to William and Emma Woodbine, a working-class family living through the tough realities of Victorian life. In 1907 he married Emily Clifton, and together they raised a large, lively family. But behind the joy was heartbreak — two of their six children died young, long before war touched their lives. When war broke out in 1914, William wasn’t a boy seeking adventure. He was a husband. A father.