One of the doyens of South African horseracing, Jack Ramsay, in Durban died yesterday at the age of 94.

Ramsay, who had not missed consecutive Vodacom Durban July’s since his first in 1936, rarely missed a racemeeting. His only break coming when serving in the British Navy as a seaman during World War II.  On his return from the war he was appointed racing editor on the Rand Daily Mail in Johannesburg before moving to The Natal Mercury until his retirement in 1986. He subsequently worked as racing correspondent for the South African Press Association.