William Walden
$754,470
2026 earnings
29%
2026 wins
$8,324,001
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2026 Stats
Career Stats
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13
Firsts
109
7
Seconds
87
3
Thirds
69
22
Unplaced
248
45
Starts
513
$754,470
Earnings
$8,324,001
$16,766
Earnings / Start
$16,226
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Bio
Will Walden grew up surrounded by the horse industry as his father, Elliott, was a successful trainer for years and winner of the 1998 Belmont Stakes. Will went to college on a basketball scholarship where he started to abuse drugs and alcohol, and subsequently battled addiction for 12 years before entering and completing a treatment and recovery program.
Will Walden grew up surrounded by the horse industry as his father, Elliott, was a successful trainer for years and winner of the 1998 Belmont Stakes. Will went to college on a basketball scholarship where he started to abuse drugs and alcohol, and subsequently battled addiction for 12 years before entering and completing a treatment and recovery program.
Walden began his own training career in 2022 and success came quickly as he built his stable racing primarily in Kentucky. He earned his first two graded stakes wins in 2024 and in 2025 was represented in the Longines Kentucky Oaks by stakes winner Bless the Broken, who finished third.
