Man O' War's story is beautiful, gripping, empowering and frustrating. He was in such a class by himself that there is no denying that we never truly got to see Man O' War to his fullest extent. While this book does its best to dispel rumors and myths about Man O' War, it also makes it shockingly clear just how fast and incredibly multi-faceted this horse was. Man O' War could handle distances both short and long, and he often set both American and World Records running only against himself, as unfortunately the more people realized how fast he was, the less likely anyone wanted to try and face him.While the book starts off a little slow, Ms. Ours ultimately weaves a cohesive and informative story with many insights into the personal challenges and struggles that both Man O' War, his trainer Lou, his jockeys, and his owner Sam Riddle had to face as they came to realize the sheer power of the horse in their hands. Ms. Ours also does a wonderful job giving us some context for the time by sharing information about Sir Barton, the first triple crown winner who would come to be seen by the public as Man o' War's biggest challenger, which helps set the stage for Man o' War's epic match race with him at the end. I really enjoyed learning about Sir Barton because when you see all of his accomplishments it creates an actual sense of rivalry while also really shedding light on just how incredibly fast Man o' War was, as the final race with Sir Barton gives you a pretty straight comparison between the two horses.Man O' War is a legend not only because he broke many records and scared other horse owners from even racing him (as time went on), but he also is a legend because there still remains some doubt as to whether we ever saw Man O' War pressed to his full extent, not to mention we never did see him race as a four year old (for understandable reasons). In fact the book only recounts one instance where a whip was used on him, and only one time, and when the whip hit he took off ahead of another horse in the last few furlongs so fast that people couldn't believe he could have any energy left to do that at the pace he was setting. Here was a horse so fast and powerful it is likely we will never see such a spectacle again.For horse racing lovers and sports history lovers, Dorothy Ours has done a masterful work with Man O' War.