Jack Preston

I met Jack and Melissa Preston in the mid 90's. They loved racing and as they owned a home in Rancho Santa Fe, decided to buy a few horses to race on the West Coast, especially at Del Mar. We were lucky right away; a filly by Caerleon named Auriette (Ire) won the GI Beverly H.; Sicy D'Alsace (Fr) won the GI Del Mar Oaks; Special Ring won the GI Eddie Read twice, and was second in two other Grade Is to the mighty Candy Ride (Arg). Then we bought...

Longtime owner/breeder Jack Preston died in his home in Texas earlier this month, the Blood-Horse reported Friday evening. He was 84. Preceded in death by his two brothers J.R. and Art, the Preston family campaigned the likes of GI Belmont S. winner Victory Gallop, two-time GI Breeders' Cup Mile hero Da Hoss and MGISW Flat Out. The Preston brothers partnered on a variety of business ventures involving gas and oil, real estate, restaurants, cattle ranches and geothermal power generation companies. Along with his brothers, he founded Preston Farm near Quanah,...