Cultural References
In Sterling A. Brown’s poem about Kentucky and an African American in pre-Civil Rights America, “Kentucky Blues” from “Southern Road,” a reference is made to Man o’ War. The poem discusses thoroughbred horses and other characteristics attributed to the state.
According to Joey DeMaio, the heavy metal band Manowar was named after the horse.
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