John Denis Elliott OAM (15 April 1922 – 4 November 2007), known for most of his life as Jack, was an Australian horse racing journalist and commentator.
Elliott was born in Essendon, a suburb of Melbourne, in 1922, during a period in Australia's history represented by particularly hard economic times.
[1] Elliott began his main working career as a copy boy with The Truth (Melbourne newspaper).
[3] His other commitments included acting as a Presenter on Channel 7s World of Sport (Australian TV series) where he became good friends with Ron Casey, Bill Collins and Lou Richards.
Awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to the sport of horse racing Elliott died in 2007 after battling ill health for some time.