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Cause of deathHeart attack Resting placeLexington Cemetery EducationPrinceton University
NameHal Headley ResidenceLexington, Kentucky Board member ofKeeneland
BornDecember 19, 1888Lexington, Kentucky,
United States OccupationFarmer, racehorse owner/breeder, racetrack owner/executive, philanthropist Known forBeaumont Farm, Keeneland Spouse(s)1) Martha Sharkey Withers (1889-1922)
2) Genevieve Morgan Molloy (1897-1987) ChildrenSon: Hal Jr.,
Daughters: Alice, Alma, Patricia DiedMarch 22, 1962, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
National Museum of Racing 2018 Pillar of the Turf Hal Price Headley
Hal Price Headley (December 19, 1888 - March 22, 1962) was an American owner and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses and a founder of Keeneland who served as the race track's president from 1935 to 1951. He owned the 4,000 acre Beaumont Farm on Harrodsburg Road at the western edge of Lexington, Kentucky as well as the 15,000-acre Pinebloom Plantation in Baker County, Georgia.
Hal Price Headley was one of those profiled by racing historian Edward L. Bowen in his 2003 book Legacies of the Turf : A Century of Great Thoroughbred Breeders.