When Man O'War set the record for the mile Man O'War the greatest of American Race Horses who celebrates his 21st birthday, Mar. 29th, at the faraway farms, near Lexington, Ky., is pictured here as he appeared in 1920 when he flashed across the finish line to win the withers in the world record time of one minute, thirty-five and four-fifths seconds for the mile, finishing a bad second in the race is "Wildair." in the only two years that he race -- 1919 and 1920 - Man O'War won twenty victories in his 21 starts. In stud since his retirement after his 1920 season, he has given the Turf some of the greatest Horses of its history. March 27, 1938. (Photo by ACME).