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Irish War Cry ready as he can be for Belmont Stakes

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Thoroughbred great John Henry, two-time Horse of the Year who earned more than $6.5 million before retiring to the Kentucky Horse Park, was euthanized Monday. He was 32. Park spokeswoman Lisa Jackson said the Hall of Famer’s health had declined over the weekend. He had lost considerable body mass and was in kidney failure, she said.

Trainer Patrick Biancone was suspended for one year Friday by Kentucky racing officials for violations of horse medication rules, but he vowed to appeal. The suspension for Biancone, one of the nation’s top trainers, takes effect Oct. 15, and likely means he won’t be allowed to train horses anywhere in the United States because state racing regulators generally recognize actions from another state.