{"id":4618,"date":"2023-07-17T21:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T21:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyhorsepark.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=4618"},"modified":"2024-02-13T13:55:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T18:55:54","slug":"john-henry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kyhorsepark.com\/memorial-walk-of-champions\/john-henry\/","title":{"rendered":"John Henry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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John Henry<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

A thoroughbred of humble origins with a cantankerous disposition, John Henry\u2019s longevity on the race track was matched only by his enduring popularity in retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From his early days racing in bargain basement claiming races to his retirement as the richest horse in history, the small brown gelding raced 83 times and developed from a claimer into an immensely popular two-time Horse of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Henry won 17 Grade 1 stakes during eight years of racing that saw him rise from a $1,100 yearling purchase to a horse that won 39 races and set the sport\u2019s all-time earnings record of $6,597,947 at retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He raced at 19 different tracks \u2013 including one in Japan \u2013 and became the most beloved horse of his era in a career that was nothing short of legendary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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