Horse dies on training track at Santa Anita, 6th since Dec

John Henry wasn’t the friendliest horse — far from it. However, his ability to turn a humble pedigree into the resume of a champion made him a prime attraction at the Kentucky Horse Park, where he spent his final 22 years. “We would always bring kids to John Henry’s paddock and say, ‘Here is a great champion,”‘ said John Nicholson, the park’s executive director.

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Icy Atlantic rallied in the stretch to beat Touched By Madness in Saturday’s Red Bank Stakes at Monmouth Park. Trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by Joe Bravo, Icy Atlantic covered the mile over firm turf in 1:32.42. A 6-year-old son of Stormy Atlantic, Icy Atlantic paid $3.60, $2.60 and $2.20. Touched By Madness, who took the lead in midstretch, returned $9 and $4.