Pedigree fun facts: Midnight Bourbon Jan 25, 2021 Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com
The
Man o’ War sire line hasn’t come up with a Kentucky Derby (G1) winner since Triple Crown sweeper War Admiral (1937), a factoid that current contender
Midnight Bourbon hopes to erase.
Midnight Bourbon’s sire, Hall of Famer
Tiznow, has helped carry the torch for Man o’ War. Over the past century, his male line has been in danger of becoming more of a flicker than a flame at times, but it has persevered.
While Man o’ War’s greatest son, War Admiral, left his legacy as a broodmare sire, another son,