Friday April 16, 2010 was a proud and memorable day for horse fans around the world. On this same day, Horse Park unveiled the sculpture of the ever-famous American Thoroughbred, Alysheba in Kentucky. Following an accident at his stall, the racing star had to be euthanized on March 27, 2009, Friday at 11:13 p.m. at the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. Consequently, he was buried in the Kentucky Horse Park Hall of Champions on March 28. His racing career boasts of numerous glorious strokes including the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, and Breeders’ Cup Classic. If you need more information about it, you can visit the ‘News’ Section of virtual horse game websites.
Alysheba also won 6 Grade I Stakes, including the Charles H. Struba at Santa Anita, the Philip K. Islelin Handicap at Monmouth, and the Woodward Stakes at Belmont Park. Nearly a year after his memorial service at the park, to pay homage and honor to one of the greatest racehorses to ever grace the racetrack, a bonzo effigy was erected in front of the statue of John Henry, also in bronze. in the Horse Park. Both monuments have been created by Shelley Hunter and are located opposite each other. The ceremony was attended by its owner, Clarence Scharbauer III, and many horse fans. Chris McCarron, a veteran jockey who rode both John Henry and Alysheba was also in attendance. You can find Alysheba’s photos in the gallery of virtual horse games.
Popularly known as ‘America’s Horse’; now the bronze structure of the great American favourite, Alysheba, along with another American legend, John Henry, heralds the entrance to the park. To keep up with the latest in the horse racing industry, you can also tune in to online radio featured on virtual horse gaming portals.
John Henry, named after the folk hero John Henry, was also an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He had an incredibly outstanding racing career and won 30 classic races. He not only retired as the richest Thoroughbred in the world, but is to date considered the richest gelding in horse racing history. In 1990, he was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. For more information about the Hall of Fame residents, you can browse through the information section of the virtual horse games.