Longtime California owner Jack Weinstein dies at age 75

ARCADIA, Calif. – Jack Weinstein, a horse owner for 40 years who won the Clocker’s Corner Stakes at Santa Anita on Jan. 26 with the homebred Lil Milo, died Wednesday after complications from a recent operation, according to family friends and trainer Alfredo Marquez.

Weinstein was 75 and lived in Anaheim Hills, Calif. A native of Pennsylvania, Weinstein was a retired doctor who had a general practice in Southern California.

Weinstein was a lifelong racing fan, friends said. He joined the Navy at a young age, which led to him being stationed in San Diego where he first visited Del Mar. Through the years, Weinstein had runners with trainers Jerry Fanning, Ian Jory, and Marquez.

“I’ve known him forever – here and at Caliente,” Marquez said Friday. “He won the Clocker’s Corner, and we were in the winner’s circle celebrating.”

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Lil Milo, co-owned by Robert Cannon, has won 5 of 13 starts and earned $218,625. Weinstein bred Lil Milo’s dam, Solid Brass Cat.

Weinstein was part of the partnership that raced Astrious, winner of the Grade 1 Oak Leaf Stakes at Santa Anita in 1980. Astrious was the champion California-bred 2-year-old filly that season.

Weinstein is survived by his wife, June, three children, and two grandchildren.

The family has requested that donations in Weinstein’s memory be made to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (Thoroughbredaftercare.org).