Man o' War Stakes
Thirteen years late, Finnegan would have the betting favorite going into the 1964 U.S. Triple Crown series with George A. Pope, Jr.'s colt, Hill Rise. The winner of eight straight races, including the Santa Anita Derby by six lengths in record time and the Derby Trial by more than two lengths, Hill Rise ran second to Northern Dancer in the Kentucky Derby and third to him in the Preakness Stakes. The following year Hill Rise won several important races for Finnegan including the Man o' War Stakes, San Fernando Stakes and Santa Anita Handicap and at age five in 1966, the San Antonio Handicap.