Canadian trainer John McKenzie dies at 82

ETOBICOKE, Ontario -- Retired Woodbine trainer John MacKenzie has passed away in Ontario at age 82.

MacKenzie was best known for conditioning grass expert Crown Attorney, who won five stakes in the late 1990s, including the Grade 2 Hong Kong Jockey Club, the Grade 2 King Edward, and the Singspiel.

Crown Attorney went on to sire Grade 1 Woodbine Mile victor Rahy’s Attorney and Halton Stakes winner Bug’s Boy.

MacKenzie’s other stakes winners were Jilin, Classic Wonder, Mitchellville, Sunshine Journey, and Twinkle Creek.

During a career spanning from 1977 to 2013, MacKenzie won 536 races, including 14 stakes, for earnings of over $10.6 million.

MacKenzie would have turned 83 on April 5, which is the date of his visitation for friends at the Rod Abrams Funeral Home in Tottenham, Ontario, from 1-4 p.m.