Herbert Haseltine’s sculpture of the renowned Thoroughbred Man o’ War graces this week’s cover. This is a small edition of the full-size cast of Man o’ War that stands over his grave at the Kentucky Horse Park.

The sculpture was one of many pieces of sporting art that Sotheby’s auctioned from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords Jr. on Oct. 28-29.

Walter Jeffords’ father, Walter Jeffords Sr., was married to the niece of Samuel D. Riddle, who purchased the yearling Man o’ War from the stables of August Belmont for $5,000. The Jeffords family owned a share in Man o’ War, and their art collection contained a significant group of depictions of “Big Red.”