Hal Wiggins came into this world in 1942 in the petroleum community of Port Arthur, Texas. Wiggins teenage experience working at Ruidoso Downs ignited a fire for Thoroughbred racehorses that burns brightly today. After graduating Texas A&M in 1966, Wiggins embarked on a Graded stakes winning training career lasting over 30 years. Hal saddled his first horse at Louisiana Downs and the last 16 years of his career he was based at Churchill Downs in Kentucky. Named leading trainer at Louisiana Downs, Keeneland Race Course and Kentucky Downs, Wiggins stamped his name in the record books with the development of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra. Wiggins trained the Champion filly from her two-year-old year through winning the 2009 Kentucky Oaks.
Hal amassed a record of 872 wins, over $20 million in earnings.and four graded stakes wins. His first million-dollar earner was Chorwon who captured the Louisville Handicap three times and was a two-time winner of the John Connolly Breeders Cup Turf at Sam Houston Race Park.
After retiring from training in 2009 Wiggins served as steward at Fair Grounds, Oaklawn Park and Kentucky Downs. In 2009 the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners Association presented Wiggins with the Warner L Jones Horseman of the Year Award.
Hal Wiggins is a lifetime member of the Texas Thoroughbred Association, TTA Board member from 2010 to 2017.
Hal amassed a record of 872 wins, over $20 million in earnings.and four graded stakes wins. His first million-dollar earner was Chorwon who captured the Louisville Handicap three times and was a two-time winner of the John Connolly Breeders Cup Turf at Sam Houston Race Park.
After retiring from training in 2009 Wiggins served as steward at Fair Grounds, Oaklawn Park and Kentucky Downs. In 2009 the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners Association presented Wiggins with the Warner L Jones Horseman of the Year Award.
Hal Wiggins is a lifetime member of the Texas Thoroughbred Association, TTA Board member from 2010 to 2017.