Yup he beat Hoodwink at 100 lengths after Riddle's niece Mrs. Jeffords entered him as a sporting gesture to prevent a walkover. Per Wikipedia, the fount of all accurate knowledge, MOW still has the world record for 1 5/8 at 2:40 4/5 (I assume on dirt, I don't know the record on turf). Not the most traveled distance these days, but that's still pretty amazing. Even in that limited footage, it's hard for me not to see the class. Some horses just have that aura.
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