John J. Mooney (September 7, 1924 - December 3, 1994) was a Canadian horse racing executive and breeder who served as president of the Ontario Jockey Club, Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society, Laurel Park Racecourse, and Arlington Park.
He attended some 36 schools and spent his summers working at racetracks where his father, J. D. Mooney rode.
[1] Mooney served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.
[1] After the war, he worked full-time in the racing secretary's office at tracks in Ontario and was a patrol judge and minor official at Tropical Park and Oaklawn Park Race Track.
[1] In 1989 he was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame as a builder.
At the time of his death, he was driving home after attending races at Woodbine.