Martinez "Marty" Heath (May 4, 1945 – October 16, 2006) was a Native American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. Born on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Oregon, Martinez Heath was the son of Chief Nathan Heath. His brother Delvis Heath is the current chief.The Bulletin, Bend, Oregon, October 22, 2006 article subtitled "Brother of current chief, son of late chief, Heath became famous jockey. Retrieved August 22, 1922
As a boy, Martinez Heath won the Oregon marbles championship. By age sixteen he had already embarked on a career as a jockey that would last twenty-five years. He began riding professionally at the Portland Meadows race track in Portland, Oregon then at other tracks in Oregon, Northern California, and the American Midwest.Portland Tribune, Portland, Oregon, Pamplin Media Group, Obituaries for week of 10-25-06. Retrieved August 22, 1922 In 1967, he had seven wins on a single race card at the Fresno Fair Race Track in Fresno, California.Turf & Sport Digest January 1964 issue article titled Jockey Martinez Heath wins 7 races at Fresno Retrieved August 22, 1922 Heath rode the Champion runner Nodouble to wins in the 1968 Hawthorne Gold Cup and Michigan Mile And One-Eighth Handicap (1968) the Bend, Oregon Bulletin
Martinez Heath died at age sixty-one in 2006 and was buried in the cemetery at the mouth of the Warm Springs River.
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