Racing mourns leading owner Jack Mitchell
The former Allan Grey investment kingpin, who died last week, was the owner, or part-owner, of a string of top thoroughbreds
The flags at Kenilworth Racecourse flew at half-mast this week and the jockeys wore black armbands in memory of leading racehorse owner Jack Mitchell, 72, who died last Sunday after a battle with cancer. The former Allan Gray investment kingpin was the owner, or part-owner, of a string of top thoroughbreds that included horses of the year Legislate and Futura as well as Snowdance and Jackson and 2018’s Durban July winner Do It Again. Mitchell, who was born into a racing family, also served as a Jockey Club steward for more than 21 years and was known as a man with a good eye for young horses. He was an expert at selecting yearlings at auction sales. Mitchell’s main trainer Justin Snaith has trucked Do It Again and Snowdance from their Cape base to Durban once more for the 2019 Champions Season and they are being aimed at the most suitable major races. Snowdance will contest the SA Fillies Sprint at the end of May and Do It Again has the defence of his July title as his long-term mi...
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