Longtime Kentucky farrier Errol Bradford died on Tuesday after a six-month battle with cancer. He was 69.

The Brown County, Ohio, native completed his apprenticeship at age 25 and began a 45-year career as a farrier in Kentucky. Bradford worked for many top trainers in the area and was entrusted with many notable stakes winners, including three-time Grade 1 winner Harlan’s Holiday, 2002 Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Sarava, and Grade 1 winner Gorella (Fr).

Bradford, form Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, is survived by his wife, Sissy, the couple’s nine-year-old daughter, Cora, and a son and two daughters from a previous marriage.

Friends and family are invited to a gathering at The Barn in Rabbit Hash on Tuesday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made to a memorial fund established to provide education assistance for Cora. Donations will be accepted at: The Benefit of Cora Bradford; PNC Bank; 8810 Highway 42; Florence, Kentucky, 41042.