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Owner Nick Moraitis has died after a battle with cancer.

After a lengthy battle with liver cancer, popular owner Nick Moraitis has died, aged 87. 

Moraitis is best known for his ownership of Hall Of Fame galloper Might And Power, who in a 33-start career registered 15 wins including the Melbourne Cup, the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate. 

Might And Power would go on to win more than $5 million in prize money and was one of Australia's super gallopers during the late 1990's and lived out his retirement at Living Legends on Melbourne's outskirts until his death in 2020 at the age of 26. 

Moraitis was not only the owner of a champion racehorse, but he was also the owner of one of Australia's biggest fruit and vegetable businesses before developing his love of racehorse ownership. 

Besides Might And Power, Moraitis also raced a number of other high-class gallopers including Exceed And Excel, Fiumicino, Love Conquers All and Destiny's Kiss, to name just a few. 

Moraitis was also a long-serving Director of the Sydney Turf Club before it joined with the Australian Jockey Club to form the Australian Turf Club.