Happy Birthday to both Big Reds!

March 29, 1917, the great Man o' War was foaled at Nursery Stud in Lexington, Kentucky. March 30, 1970, the great Secretariat was foaled at The Meadow in Doswell, Virginia. Both were chestnuts and went by the nickname of "Big Red" and both went on to be champions and were recognized as the greatest horse of their era. Regardless of which is your favorite, take a few minutes to explore the links below and find out a bit more about their lives and careers on the anniversary of their births.

Man O'War vs. Secretariat - who do you think was best?

Man O'War

Born: March 29, 1917
Died: November 1, 1947
Race Record: 21 starts 20 wins, 1 second
Earnings: $249,465
Records Set: 3 world records, 2 American records, 3 track records

• Man O'War - lots of info and some photos of the great champion
• Man O'War - more about him from Ron Hale
• Man O'War Collectibles - lots of photos
• Man O'War - from Thoroughbred Champions
• Man O'War - from the Unofficial Hall of Fame
• Man O'War - from Equine Heroes
• Man O'War - a book by Edward Bowen
• Man O'War - a book by Walter Farley

Secretariat

Born: March 30, 1970
Died: October 4, 1989
Race Record: 21 starts 16 wins, 3 seconds, 1 third
Earnings: $1,316,808
Records Set: 2 world records, 3 track records, tied 1 track record

• Introducing Secretariat.com - The legendary Secretariat finally has his own official website
• Secretariat - the 1973 Triple Crown winner with photos
• Secretariat Remains No. 1 - a SportsCentury biography from ESPN with video
• Secretariat - Pure Heart - a very moving story about the death of Secretariat
• Secretariat Trivia - fan page with Derby trivia questions about Big Red
• Secretariat - from Thoroughbred Champions
• Secretariat - from the Unofficial Hall of Fame
• Secretariat, Heart of Gold from Equine Heroes
• Secretariat from the county in Virginia where he was born
• Secretariat's Grave - just a photo from the "Find A Grave" site
• Secretariat - a new book by Timothy T. Capps (read review)
• Secretarit - The Making of a Champion - a book by William Nack
• Secretariat - a book by Raymond Woolfe
• The Life and Times of Secretariat - a new commemorative issue of the video finally back in print again.