John Henry (horse) - John Henry's Accomplishments

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 1980s
• 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 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century
• Most group one/grade one (G1) wins, 16
• Raced in 45 graded (G1,G2,G3) races
• Raced on 18 different North American race tracks
• Won inaugural running of the Arlington Million (1981)
• Oldest horse at age 9 to win the Arlington Million (1984)
• John Henry's 7 Eclipse Awards second to only Forego's 8