Jack Denham died last year, on 14 December 2009.  From memory I first photographed him when Filante was running.  As I mentioned in the piece on Bart Cummings when talking about Dato Tan, 1996 doesn't seem all that long ago, and while Jack was no longer a young man, during these days he looked pretty good to me.  And now, just on 14 years later, he's gone. Jack in his latter years was not one to mix with the media.  He frequently showed displeasure at having his photograph taken, and shunned interviews.  And so it is with real affection that I look on the image below, that I took of Jack after Metal Bender had won the G1 Randwick Guineas, on 9 March 2009.  And this is because Jack's eyes told me that not only did he know I was taking his picture, but that he was ok with that.  There is almost a smile in his eyes, the eyes, after all, being the eye to the soul, and that was enough for me.   Here's a look back at Jack, and his horses.  ...