WAR MACHINE   35-19-2-5   $12,636,000

2006 Eclipse winner as Horse of the Year, War Machine had the single greatest season in Photo-Finish history.  His record during that epic campaign was 12-11-0-1 with earnings of $11,100,000 including bonuses.  He remains the only horse to win the American Triple Crown.

War Machine performed best at 10 furlongs, although he had the speed to post wins in races as short as 6 furlongs.  Our training staff maintained that War Machine had the stamina for up to 2 miles although he never raced at that distance.  He flourished on dirt but also performed well on turf in training.  After several mediocre performances on grass as a two year old however, he never raced on turf again.

He preferred to go to the lead as early as possible and force the field catch him.  They seldom did.  Typical wins for War Machine featured a wire-to-wire lead.

This is a very hardy horse who was fairly quick to recover between races.  He peaked early, but unfortunately did not enjoy a long period at top performance.  

However, when he was in top form, there were none better.  Starting with his last four races as a 2YO, through his first race as a 4YO, he complied an unbelievable record of 17-16-0-1.  Thirteen of those wins during that stretch were Grade 1, including the Breeders Cup Juvenile, Dubai World Cup, Wood Memorial, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Super DerbyXX and the Breeders Cup Classic.

Excellent speed, deep lungs, strong acceleration....this horse had the total package. 

STUD FEE:  $300,000 

AVAILABILITY:  5 SLOTS PER YEAR (ONE RESERVED BY OTSEGO FARMS)  2008 STATUS - FULL

2008 RESERVATIONS:  1) Otsego Farms, 2) Rivendell Stable, 3) Pointgiven Stables, 4) Zippy Chippy Stables, 5) PW Contest