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Gainesway owner Beck dead Graham Beck, the owner of Gainesway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, died in London on Tuesday after brief battle with cancer, according to published reports. He was 80. A native of Cape South, South Africa, Beck's commercial interests ranged from coal mining to wine making as well as boat manufacturing. He began his involvement with Thoroughbreds in the 1970s, ultimately owning both Highlands Farm Stud in South Africa and Gainesway. He purchased the latter in 1989 from John Gaines and in recent years served as its chairman. The 1,500-acre Gainesway property now includes the former Greentree and C.V. Whitney farms. Under Beck's leadership, Gainesway bred the 2002 champion sprinter Orientate, now a stallion at Gainesway, and also campaigned in partnership the champion and classic winner Timber Country. Gainesway's current roster of stallions includes Birdstone, Mr. Greeley, Tapit, Afleet Alex, Smoke Glacken and Corinthian. Beck, who will be buried in Israel on Friday, is survived by his wife Rhona and son Antony, who serves as Gainesway's president.
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