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Trainer John Morgan dead at 76
Posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 4:51 PM
Retired Arkansas-based trainer John Morgan died of cancer on Sunday at St. Joseph’s Mercy Health Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was 76.
A native of Hulbert, Oklahoma, Morgan was a longtime horseman who trained for around 35 years. He was around the racetrack for most of his life and worked as a pony boy before becoming a trainer.
Morgan trained 1977 Regaey Island Handicap winner Quite Welcome and winners Carnation Kid and Lucky La Ree, among others.
Morgan is survived by his wife of 50 years, Winnie Morgan.
A Celebration of Life service is scheduled for Thursday at 10:30 a.m. CST at the Chaplain’s Building on the Oaklawn Park backstretch.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Arkansas Chaplaincy, c/o Oaklawn Park, P.O. Box 699, Hot Springs, Arkansas, 71902.
