The Queen Of Racing Kathy Walsh Passes At 85

Former California trainer Kathy Walsh dies at age 85

Former trainer Kathy Walsh died in her sleep Thursday in Chico, Calif., where she had lived for the past 2 1/2 years. She was 85. In a training career that began in 1970, Walsh won 1,231 races and banked $19,372,724 in purse earnings, according to Equibase statistics. Her final starter came on Oct. 3, 2021, at Los Alamitos. Born March 18, 1940, in Sonoma, Calif., Walsh was the daughter of longtime Northwest-based trainer Jim Walsh. She got her a…

The Queen Of Racing Kathy Walsh Passes At 85

Kathy Walsh, who started training as an interloper among the nation's almost hermetically-sealed male ranks and who pursued her career with a rare combination of grit, guts, gumption and generosity, passed quietly in her sleep at the age of 85. A consummate horsewoman, Walsh brooked no fools and minced no words, yet garnered the kind of