Walter Kelley | |
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Occupation | Jockey, Trainer |
Born | Brooklyn, New York | February 18, 1907
Died | March 1, 2000 Coral Gables, Florida | (aged 93)
Major racing wins | |
Ardsley Handicap (1942) Eastern Shore Handicap (1942) Remsen Stakes (1942) Miami Beach Handicap (1944) Fashion Stakes (1951) National Stallion Stakes (filly division) (1951) Garden State Stakes (1955) Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (1959) Suwannee River Handicap (1959) New York Stakes (1960) Manhattan Handicap (1961) Sanford Stakes (1962) Gallant Fox Handicap (1963) Forego Handicap (1985) Mohawk Stakes (1978) Bay Shore Handicap (1979) Discovery Handicap (1979) Jamaica Handicap (1979) Keystone Stakes (1979) Palisades Handicap (1979) Hialeah Sprint Championship Handicap (1980) Tallahassee Handicap (1980) | |
Significant horses | |
Belle's Gold, Blue Swords, Day Court, John's Treasure, Nickel Boy, Oil Rich, Prince John, Rash Prince, Ziggy's Boy |
Walter Aloysius Kelley (February 18, 1907 - March 1, 2000) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. Although he began his career as a jockey, he is best known as a trainer who first operated a public stable in 1930 and whose career saw him have second-place finishers in each of the U.S. Triple Crown races.[1] [2]