Coady, track photographer, dead at 62

Jeff Coady, the prominent racetrack photographer, passed away Sunday evening

in Luling, Texas, after a long battle with cancer. He was 62.

A native of Scottsdale, Arizona, Coady started working for his father's

company, Coady Photography, at the age of 14. Working with his older brother,

Jack Jr., they dedicated their lives to Coady Photography and the horse racing

industry.

Jeff followed his passion of horse racing photography and traveled around

North America working at various racetracks. He began with Turf Paradise in

Arizona and racetracks throughout western Canada, and continued onto some of the

most prestigious tracks in the country -- Oaklawn Park in Arkansas and Keeneland

in Kentucky.