Involved with horse racing since his teens, Headley worked as an exercise rider from 1949 until taking out his trainers license in 1959. Based in California, he first gained national attention with Bertrando who won the 1991 Norfolk Stakes by a record nine lengths and went on to a second-place finish behind a brilliant performance by European star, Arazi. Headley's greatest success to date came with the Championsprint horse Kona Gold, a winner of multiple stakes races including the 2000 Breeders' Cup Sprint. In addition to being the horse's trainer, Headley was also a one-third partner. He co-owned Kona Gold with Irwin Molasky.[2]
In 2003, Headley trained Got Koko, owned by his wife Aase in partnership with Paul Leung. The filly was just the third-ever winner of the La Cañada Series at Santa Anita Park since its inception in 1975. The three-race series consists of the La Brea, El Encino and La Cañada Stakes for newly turning/turned 4-year old fillies run at an increasing distance.[3]
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Headley died on 15 January 2021 at the age of 86 years.[3]
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^"Trainer Bruce Headley Recovering Quickly After Brain Bleed". paulickreport.com. March 15, 2018.
bruce, headley, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 20. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bruce Headley news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bruce Edmund Headley 14 February 1934 15 January 2021 was a Thoroughbred horse trainer and owner 1 Bruce HeadleyOccupationTrainer OwnerBornFebruary 14 1934Baldwin Park California United StatesDied15 January 2021 aged 86 Career wins967Major racing winsHoneymoon Breeders Cup Handicap 1979 Santa Ynez Stakes 1983 Carleton F Burke Handicap 1984 Beverly Hills Handicap 1985 Wilshire Handicap 1985 Potrero Grande Handicap 1986 1998 2000 2001 2002 2006 San Felipe Stakes 1986 1992 San Marcos Stakes 1986 Santa Monica Handicap 1986 2002 Santa Catalina stakes 1987 San Vicente Stakes 1987 La Brea Stakes 1989 2002 Del Mar Futurity 1991 Norfolk Stakes 1991 Ancient Title Stakes 1996 2000 2002 Bing Crosby Handicap 1998 2000 2001 2008 Triple Bend Invitational Handicap 1998 2008 Los Angeles Handicap 1999 2002 2008 El Encino Stakes 2003 La Canada Stakes 2003 Lady s Secret Breeders Cup Handicap 2003 Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes 2005 Swaps Stakes 2005 2006 Mervyn Leroy Handicap 2006 2008 Santa Paula Stakes 2007 Strub Stakes 2007 Malibu Stakes 2009 American Classics Breeders Cup wins Breeders Cup Sprint 2000 Significant horsesBertrando Kona Gold Got Koko Silver Swallow Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 References 4 External linksBiography editInvolved with horse racing since his teens Headley worked as an exercise rider from 1949 until taking out his trainers license in 1959 Based in California he first gained national attention with Bertrando who won the 1991 Norfolk Stakes by a record nine lengths and went on to a second place finish behind a brilliant performance by European star Arazi Headley s greatest success to date came with the Champion sprint horse Kona Gold a winner of multiple stakes races including the 2000 Breeders Cup Sprint In addition to being the horse s trainer Headley was also a one third partner He co owned Kona Gold with Irwin Molasky 2 In 2003 Headley trained Got Koko owned by his wife Aase in partnership with Paul Leung The filly was just the third ever winner of the La Canada Series at Santa Anita Park since its inception in 1975 The three race series consists of the La Brea El Encino and La Canada Stakes for newly turning turned 4 year old fillies run at an increasing distance 3 Death editHeadley died on 15 January 2021 at the age of 86 years 3 References edit Trainer Bruce Headley Recovering Quickly After Brain Bleed paulickreport com March 15 2018 A D Hoplinkas Irwin Molasky Las Vegas Review Journal September 12 1999 a b Wilson Art 16 January 2021 Bruce Headley who trained Kona Gold dies at 86 San Gabriel Valley Tribune External links editBruce Headley at the NTRA Bruce Headleys profile at Santa Anita Park nbsp This American horse racing biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bruce Headley amp oldid 1138308700, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
