Headley lands some new stock at Keeneland

Veteran trainer Bruce Headley just returned from two weeks at the Keeneland September yearling sale in Lexington with six new horses.

"I bought (some) real good horses, six beautiful ones," he said.

Long known for his success with top sprinters, including 2000 Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Kona Gold and Street Boss, Headley will send out an up-and-comer Saturday when he saddles M One Rifle in the $100,000 California Cup Sprint at six furlongs over Santa Anita's synthetic Pro-Ride surface.

Headley is well known for purchasing yearlings at sales for low prices and developing them into standout horses. Like everyone else, he noticed the downturn in the sales market back there the past two weeks.

"When you go to Kentucky, there are a lot of happy people, a lot of friendly people, people that really love horses," he said. "It's just such a great atmosphere in Kentucky because of the love of horses. But they were all still a little bit worried about the market and some were happy like myself that it was down where I could buy a better horse."

Another Son of a Pistol, maybe? Don't bet against it.