Alice Headley Chandler (January 15, 1926 — April 6, 2021)[1][2] was an American Thoroughbred racehorse breeder and racing stable owner.
Chandler's father owned Beaumont Farm, 4,000 acres of land in the western part of Fayette County, and was “one of the prime, and perhaps most important, of the original organizers of Keeneland,” an equine racing and sales facility in Lexington.
Inspired by her father's legacy, Chandler returned to Lexington in 1959 to engage in horse breeding and sales.
Alongside Chandler, “they worked tirelessly to turn Mill Ridge into a leading destination for top sires and mares.”[3] In 1962, Hal Price Headley died and bequeathed to Chandler four mares and 286 acres of the Beaumont Farm, with which she founded Mill Ridge Farm.
After winning several major European races, Chandler's stallion influenced a shift in horse sales, emphasizing the U.S. commercial market and Keeneland, specifically.