I was born and raised in Frankfort, Kentucky, and began working at age ten on my father's farm performing such duties as foaling mares, prepping mares for the breeding shed, sales prepping, breaking and training yearlings, and galloping layups. While being involved with the daily operations of the training center, I also took classes at night and graduated in 1989 from Kentucky State University with a degree in business management.

In December 1989, I left my father's training center and went to work on the racetrack as an assistant trainer for the late Clarence Picou. During a four year stay with Clarence, I oversaw strings at Remington Park, Oaklawn Park, and Louisiana Downs. My biggest day with Clarence came in the 1991 Super Derby when the horse I helped care for WON; Free Spirits Joy defeated champions Best Pal, Olympio, and Lite Light. Clarence taught me a lot about bringing young horses along and how to be patient with them.

In November 1993, I took out my license and won my first race with my fifth starter for my only owner at the time, the late John Franks. In 1994 I had as many as ten horses for Mr. Franks, who in that year won the Eclipse Award for Owner of the Year. Bradley Racing Stable has grown to have many owners these days, with my father being my biggest client. My father, Fred Bradley, has a great love for the game and has worked hard to upgrade his stock each year so that I may train for him on the Kentucky circuit.

My father Fred Bradley and I have bred and raised several stakes horses including G1 winner and Multi-Millionaire BRASS HAT, pictured here with Fred. Buff commented about Brass Hat after his win in the 2004 Ohio Derby, "Breeding and foaling him on the farm, raising, breaking and doing everything with him from Day One, it's been so gratifying."

Please visit BRASS HAT's web site at www.brasshat.us.

Bradley Racing Stable specializes in developing young horses purchased at auction. Every year we scout the fall sales for weanlings and yearlings on behalf of my owners, and I manage the young horses' early development and breaking. Successful purchases include Stakes Winners TIMELESS LOVE (purchased for $22,000) and IDEVETER (purchased for $50,000), also Big Deal (purchased for $8000, Stakes Placed with earnings nearly $100,000), and Prized Ambition (purchased for $18,000, earnings over $150,000, Multiple Stakes Placed).

I also manage the early development of our home-breds, such as Churchill Stakes Winner and producer of winners TOWN QUEEN (earnings over $240,000). Town Queen's most recent winner is Queen's Award by Medaglia d'Oro, ridden by Town Queen's former rider Jon Court. Other Bradley home-breds are Stakes Placed King of Speed (earnings over $250,000), Regale (earnings over $150,000), Chief Export (earnings over $135,000), and G1 winner BRASS HAT (earnings over $2,000,000!)

Turf writer Byron King wrote about Buff Bradley in a Daily Racing Form article, "...positive returns with first- and second-time starters who were overlooked in the wagering, with horses switching surfaces, with horses stretching out in distance, and with horses seeking to score repeat victories. He has also shown a positive return on investment with all of his dirt and turf horses, his claiming runners, and his allowance and stakes competitors. Many of Bradley's runners get overlooked in the wagering. Many of his trainees are homebreds with modest pedigrees, or inexpensive horses purchased at auction. Very infrequently does he train one with flashy bloodlines."

Other owners currently involved with Bradley Racing Stable include Band On The Run (Margaret Coffey, et al), Mehran Motamedi, Anna Crawford, Diane Tieman & Bernard Hutson, Mr. & Mrs. Roger Chapman, Larry & Andrea Southworth, Robert Meyer, Carl & Jan Hurst, David Goldman, Roger & Vanessa Browning, Mr. & Mrs. Brent Burns, Marty & Rene Schnurr, Robert Kraemer, Liberation Farm (Rob Whiteley), Jack & Sally Reisz, Robert Brown, B.T. Tom Westerfield, Dr. Amy Rock, Vince Stamp, Duain Hickerson, Kip Meyer, Jeff Hill, Craig Combest, Harold & Gayla Peach, Mr. & Mrs. Mark Santanello, Mr. & Mrs. Jon Newland, Button Down Racing # 12, Stone Spire III, LLC (Judy & Nelson Clemmens).

There are many ownership opportunities for new owners in our stable, as partners with our existing owners, and through Button Down Racing, an official thoroughbred partnership advisor of The Racing Game, which is a program of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, Keeneland Association and Blood-Horse Publications.

An important element of Bradley Racing is my father's training center, located at our farm in Kentucky. My wife Kim, who comes from a thoroughbred racing background, runs the daily operations at the farm. Kim is great with the young horses, plus has extensive knowledge of conformation and leg work. Kim, and everyone at the farm, are great assets to me and to the training center. Kim and I, our daughter Kory, son Drew, and daughter Jett live right here on the farm.

Our farm features the EQUI-GYM free walker, a low stress method for conditioning young horses and lay-ups that can be used in any weather, and is adjustable to also allow racehorses to maintain their level of fitness when away from the track for short breaks. Our The farm also has a sand round pen / rolling pit, as well as spacious paddocks with new fencing.

We are centrally located in Kentucky with easy driving distance to all the Kentucky tracks.

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