Robert Donato News Today

Jack E. Donato, 87, of Watertown, New York, peacefully passed away on October 19, 2023 at the Hospice Residence of Jefferson County at the Ellis Farm, surrounded by loved ones.

A winner of the Laffit Pincay, Jr. Award for a lifetime of high integrity and decades-long service to racing this past August at Del Mar, McAnally, who turned 90 on July 11, currently has seven horses in training at The Great Race Place. He will be accompanied in the John Henry Winner’s Circle by his wife Debbie along with several close friends and long-time racing associates.