I am no watching a movie on HBO....Ruffian.....what a great horse...Who are your top five horses that you have seen or heard about..Mine are
1. Secretariat
2. John Henry
3. Sea Biscuit
4. Ruffian
5. Alydar
I am no watching a movie on HBO....Ruffian.....what a great horse...Who are your top five horses that you have seen or heard about..Mine are
1. Secretariat
2. John Henry
3. Sea Biscuit
4. Ruffian
5. Alydar
John Henry's accomplishmentsJesus Christ, John Henry number #2?
wow thats outrageous, thats disrespectful to horse racing.
John Henry's accomplishments
- Voted 7 Eclipse Awards
- Voted Horse of the Year 1981 and 1984
- Voted Eclipse Award for Outstanding Older Male Horse 1981
- Oldest horse to win Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year - at age 9
- Oldest horse to win a Grade 1 race - at age 9 (tied)
- Voted Eclipse Award for Outstanding Male Turf Horse - 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984
- Won 30 stakes races
- Only horse to win the Arlington Million (G1) twice - 1981 & 1984
- One of only three horses to win the Santa Anita Handicap (G1) twice - 1981 & 1982
- Won more graded stakes than any other Thoroughbred - 25
- Voted racehorse of the decade for the 1980's
- Still the richest gelding of any breed in history
- Retired as the world's richest thoroughbred - July 28, 1985
- Inducted into National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1990
- Ranked #23 in the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 10 Racehorses of the 20th Century
Thanks for the post Micheal 777...horse racing fans won't ever forget this horse...John Henry's accomplishments
- Voted 7 Eclipse Awards
- Voted Horse of the Year 1981 and 1984
- Voted Eclipse Award for Outstanding Older Male Horse 1981
- Oldest horse to win Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year - at age 9
- Oldest horse to win a Grade 1 race - at age 9 (tied)
- Voted Eclipse Award for Outstanding Male Turf Horse - 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984
- Won 30 stakes races
- Only horse to win the Arlington Million (G1) twice - 1981 & 1984
- One of only three horses to win the Santa Anita Handicap (G1) twice - 1981 & 1982
- Won more graded stakes than any other Thoroughbred - 25
- Voted racehorse of the decade for the 1980's
- Still the richest gelding of any breed in history
- Retired as the world's richest thoroughbred - July 28, 1985
- Inducted into National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1990
- Ranked #23 in the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 10 Racehorses of the 20th Century