T. J. Healey

Tags: Jockey (Horse Racer).

Thomas J. Healey (c.1866 – October 8 1944) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer.Regularly referred to as T. J. by both his associates and the media Healey was born near the site of Fordham University in Fordham New York. Growing up he worked on his father’s dairy farm but rather than cows his interests centered on Thoroughbred horses. While in his teens he took a job at a racetrack stable and by his early twenties had already begun training horses.

birth place

Fordham Bronx, United States, New York

death date

1944-10-08

honours

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Garden State Park Racetrack

occupation

Horse trainer

race

Sanford Stakes, Lawrence Realization Stakes, Toboggan Handicap, Autumn Stakes (Canada), Turfway Park Fall Championship Stakes, Grey Stakes, Paumonok Handicap, New Rochelle Handicap, Brooklyn Handicap, Demoiselle Stakes, Withers Stakes, Hopeful Stakes, Belmont Futurity Stakes, Jerome Stakes, Durham Cup Stakes, Brighton Handicap

race horse

The Parader, Display (horse), Campfire (horse), Pillory (horse), Sunfire (horse), Vigil II, Equipoise (horse), Top Flight, Olambala, Dr. Freeland