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A bronze statue called "Against All Odds," created by Edwin Bogucki, stands on a balcony overlooking the paddock at Arlington Park. It commemorates one of John Henry's most famous finishes. 1981 was the inaugural Arlington Million and two horses, John Henry and an Irish 5 year-old named The Bart, finished side by side. Although it initially appeared that The Bart had won, John Henry was a nose ahead in the photo. Despite a less than first class pedigree and despite his age John Henry became a very accomplished race horse winning 7 Eclipse Awards. I wanted to present different angles of this beautiful bronze sculpture which is life sized. The third picture, in particular, shows the incredible detail work in this artwork even the texture of the shadow roll. The outside horse is John Henry and the inside horse is The Bart. My husband and I were fortunate to see John Henry up close after his retirement in 1985 to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington Kentucky.