The Blood-Horse Regionals

Stories about North American farm owners, racehorse owners, and breeders from the pages of The Blood-Horse magazine.

4/14/2012 Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: Key Time

  • April 10, 2012
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Pennsylvania battles to keep funding by Tom LaMarra The two will be forever linked: the 2004 Triple Crown run by Smarty Jones and passage of the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act several...

4/7/2012 Midwest/Canada: True North

  • April 03, 2012
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Adena Springs Canada contributes mightily to Frank Stronach’s top-shelf operation By Lenny Shulman What goes up sometimes comes down. Regional markets for Thoroughbreds seem in a constant dance of rising...

3/31/2012: Southwest: Upping the Ante

  • March 27, 2012
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Mike Grossman bets on Texas with his Eureka Thoroughbred Farm by Shelby O'Neill Much of the discontent in the Texas horse racing community centers on 22 acres right in the heart of downtown Austin...

3/17/2012: Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: Bottom Up

  • March 14, 2012
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Beverly Least and family make Foggy Bottom Farm a top breaking and training outfit. by Lenny Shulman When the improving fortunes of New York racing and breeding are considered, most of the discussion is...

3/10/2012 Southeast: OK in Ocala

  • March 05, 2012
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Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. key to Central Florida horsemen by Deirdre B. Biles The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s mission is simple, according to Mike O’Farrell, who has served as the Central Florida auction...

3/3/2012 Midwest/Canada: High Flyer

  • February 29, 2012
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Mark Casse’s ‘crazy good’ run By Jennifer Morrison Mark Casse has referred to his vast Thoroughbred training business at Woodbine racetrack as a “well-oiled machine” that runs smoothly from the early morning...

2/25/2012 Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: The Keane Team

  • February 22, 2012
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Dr. Winslow Stevens and Phillipe Lasseur make Keane Stud attractive to clients by Esther Marr When Jim Edwards retired in the 1980s and sold Keane Stud, his thriving Thoroughbred nursery near Amenia, N...

02/18/2012 Southwest: Heartland of America

  • February 14, 2012
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Bigheart Thoroughbreds steps up in Oklahoma by Lenny Shulman So, what is the logical career path for a longtime obstetrics/gynecology practitioner and nurse midwife looking to change professions? If you...

02/11/2012 West Coast: Life's a Beach

  • February 07, 2012
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Noosa Beach shines for Doris and Jeff Harwood by Jack Shinar Doris and Jeff Harwood know that improbable dreams really can happen, that little guys can beat billionaires, and miracles come on four hooves...

02/11/2012 Southeast: Junior Class

  • February 07, 2012
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Longtime trainer Junior Serna keeps sending out winners by Bill Giauque Now in his sixth decade as a horseman, Junior Serna of Ocala, Fla., and Lambholm South could best be described as a “stayer.” A stayer...

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