John Stack
John Joseph Stack was born on June 28, 1972. He rode successfully on the Flat during the 1990s.
John Joseph Stack was born on June 28, 1972. He rode successfully on the Flat during the 1990s.
He achieved a career-best score of 31 winners in 1996, starting with Little Noggins in the Mitsubishi Diamond Vision Handicap on the opening day of the turf season at Doncaster. His most important winner that year was gained in the Thirsk Classic Trial on Ben Hanbury’s colt Ramooz.
He achieved a career-best score of 31 winners in 1996, starting with Little Noggins in the Mitsubishi Diamond Vision Handicap on the opening day of the turf season at Doncaster. His most important winner that year was gained in the Thirsk Classic Trial on Ben Hanbury’s colt Ramooz.
He also won several valuable sponsored handicaps that season including the Royal Mail Anglia Handicap at Newmarket on the Jeff Banks-trained Angel Chimes, the James Capel Handicap at Lingfield on Neil Walker’s Neuwest, Yarmouth’s Anglian Water Handicap on Geoff Wragg’s Stately Dancer, and a valuable five-furlong sprint at York on Willie Musson’s Gone Savage. He also came within half a length of victory at Royal Ascot when finishing second on Prince Babar in the Wokingham.
He also won several valuable sponsored handicaps that season including the Royal Mail Anglia Handicap at Newmarket on the Jeff Banks-trained Angel Chimes, the James Capel Handicap at Lingfield on Neil Walker’s Neuwest, Yarmouth’s Anglian Water Handicap on Geoff Wragg’s Stately Dancer, and a valuable five-furlong sprint at York on Willie Musson’s Gone Savage. He also came within half a length of victory at Royal Ascot when finishing second on Prince Babar in the Wokingham.
Having lost his claim during that successful 1996 campaign, John’s winning totals steadily declined, from 14 in 1997 to 10 in 1998, up to 12 in 1999 but then just eight in 2000. He had his last ride in Britain on Storm Shower for trainer Ted Stanners at Thirsk on June 19, 2001, finishing sixth.
Having lost his claim during that successful 1996 campaign, John’s winning totals steadily declined, from 14 in 1997 to 10 in 1998, up to 12 in 1999 but then just eight in 2000. He had his last ride in Britain on Storm Shower for trainer Ted Stanners at Thirsk on June 19, 2001, finishing sixth.
He subsequently relocated to California, where he had a few mounts at Santa Anita, Del Mar and Hollywood Park. The last of these was on Su Sushi, who finished seventh in a race at Hollywood Park on October 22, 2010.
He subsequently relocated to California, where he had a few mounts at Santa Anita, Del Mar and Hollywood Park. The last of these was on Su Sushi, who finished seventh in a race at Hollywood Park on October 22, 2010.