JOHN HENRY - Part 2 of 2 

Great great racehorse. The 1970’s foaled horses were incredible. Secretariat, John Henry, Seattle Slew, Affirmed, Forego, Ruffian, Spectacular Bid... I’m sure I’ve overlooked some. What a decade for great foals!

That's when horse racing was at the best.Horses would run as 4 and 5 yr olds and you could follow them .you formed a bond with them.you could talk horses with other horse players and debate whose better.the king of sports was truly the king.Nothing better!

John Henry and Ron Mcanally what a team. Heart and class.

John Henry. In a word--grit.

I got to hold and hug John in 1986 at Ky. Horse Park. He was so docile then..... thank God!

John was among God's best work! Keslo, Forego, John Henry etc etc were the greatest RACEhorses of all time!!!!

This was the first horse I ever loved. I was in kindergarten when he won the 1984 HOY. He was in my racing scrapbook....God the memories. Love John Henry...the underdog!!

One of my all time favorite horses. Was also a treat to hear Dave Johnson's much younger voice.

I love it when the underdog wins and kicks butt and proves everyone wrong.WAY TO GO JOHN HENRY.RIP BEAUTIFUL MAJESTIC BOY.🐎

Saw John Henry at Kentucky Horse Park in July of 1989. He was quite the ham.

Thanks so much for this wonderful tribute to John Henry. Great job of covering his amazing career and the people who were there with him along the way. John Henry is truly one of the greatest racehorses to ever step foot onto the racetrack. Love John Henry 💕🌹

I watched him raced in Golden gate park , what a great horse

FAV HORSE OF ALL TIME SAW HIM RUN WHEN I WAS A WEE LAD IN CALIFORNIA EPIC

Docile is a nice word for him. And Gallant. Sir John Henry

Freak of nature. Reminds me a little of Octagonal. But nothing could beat this horse for durability.

*goosebumps*

I was at Santa Anita with my dad. I hit the early double for about $20. I waited 4 races and bet $2 on Pat V on a 40-1 shot. Pat took him wire to wire. I was up $100. I asked my dad who would win the next race and he said, "Probably John Henry." I bet the hundred on him at 8-5. He took the lead from the gate and led by a neck throughout. Every horse challenged him but no one could get closer than that neck. Pincay up. My $2 parlayed into $260.

Thx for making the videos....what a great horse

Back in NY for my mom's funeral ( from Ca) John beat 41/1 Peat Moss and everyone in the room was jumping up and hugging because I had talked them all in to betting on the race (Uncle Jack ran down to bookie at the Drugstore....and it was on TV...1981.....John Henry had just beat my 44/1 shot in the 1st Million...thought the Bart held on...damn....couldn't beat that guy...amazing competitor

According to The Bloodhorse "Top 100 U.S. Thouroughbred Horses of the XX Century", John Henry (March 9, 1975 - October 8, 2007) is ranked # 23. 39 wins, 15 seconds, 9 thirds and US $ 6.591.860,00 earned in 83 starts. 1981 U.S. Champion Older Male Horse, 1981 and 1984 U.S. Horse of the Year and inducted to T the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1990.

Sometimes, gelding a horse helps them quiet down, be easier and safer to handle, and gets their mind a little more on business, proving their ability. Big problem with gelding, it's irreversible and takes the proven horse out of the gene pool.

Was that the trainer that said horse's aren't very intelligent animals, early on in this interview, they are smarter than you, and have bigger teeth, Rich

The stewards robbed Perrault in the '82 Big 'Cap. I guess they figured they'd have a riot on their hands if they didn't award it to the fan favorite; there was huge crowd at Santa Anita despite the fact it had rained all day. They damned-near had a riot anyway: I was under the grandstand watching the race and aftermath on a monitor mounted high up on a wall. When they took Perrault down somebody threw a beer bottle through that monitor screen.

Win ran second nine times before breaking his maiden in statebred company LOL

Yea,mcAnally also train those filly's paseana and bayakoa,to beat the best those year's, he also train a horse with short tail more ugly than john henry, he's wife spend only 1'500 dollars and make that year into Kentucky derby as the third favorite 7/2 but search how was the vetenerian behind he's race horses,same one was behind champion ( Tiznow 2 times breders cup classic) pure drugs since 1980