William 'Buff' Bradley
William 'Buff' Bradley was born and raised in Frankfort, Ky, and began working at age ten on his father's farm performing such duties as foaling mares, breeding shed prepping, sales prepping, breaking and training yearlings, and galloping layups. While involved with the daily operations of the training center, he also took classes at night and graduated in 1989 from Kentucky State University with a degree in business management. In 1989 he left his father's center and went to work on the track as an assistant trainer for the late Clarence Picou. During a 4 year stay with Clarence, he oversaw strings at Remington Park, Oaklawn Park, and Louisiana Downs. With Picou he learned a lot about bringing young horses along and being patient with them. In 1993 he took out his license and trained for his only owner at the time, the late John Franks. In 1994 Mr. Franks won the Eclipse Award for Owner of the Year. Brass Hat, Groupie Doll, Town Queen and Chief Export are among his notable ones
