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Henry Milligan 1920’s: Big Red
Info • On June 12 in 1920, Man O’ War wins the 52nd Belmont Stakes, and sets the record for the fastest mile ever run by a horse to that time. Man O’ War was the biggest star yet in a country obsessed with horse racing, and the most successful thoroughbred of his generation.
Fun Fact • One article states that the Famous “Al Capone” won a reported 1,020,000 off of the award winning Man O war race horse.