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English horse racing pundit (1940–2019)

John McCririck
McCririck in 2006
Born	John Michael McCririck (1940-04-17)17 April 1940 Surbiton, Surrey, England
Died	5 July 2019(2019-07-05) (aged 79) Marylebone, London
Occupations	Horse racing pundit journalist television personality
Years active	1978–2019
Spouse	Jenny McCririck ​ (m. 1971)​

John Michael McCririck^[1] (17 April 1940 – 5 July 2019) was an English horse racingpundit, television personality and journalist.

McCririck began his career at The Sporting Life, where he twice won at the British Press Awards for his campaigning journalism, but his role was terminated in 1984. In 1981, he joined ITV Sport's horse racing coverage which moved, during 1984 and 1985, to Channel 4 as Channel 4 Racing.

In October 2012, the channel announced that he would be dropped from its team, which McCririck blamed on ageism; he