Cathy Roby and Funny Cide

Cathy Roby, who oversaw the care of such retired horses as John Henry, Forego, Bold Forbes, Cigar, Alysheba, Kona Gold, and Da Hoss at the Hall of Champions at the Kentucky Horse Park, died March 16 in Lexington, Ky., after suffering a stroke on March 14. She was 62. 

A Lexington native, Roby worked at the Horse Park for 20 years and managed the Hall of Champions that is home to prominent Thoroughbred, Standardbred, Quarter Horses, and show horses