The Blood-Horse Regionals

March 2025 - Northeast: Purse Parity Has Arrived

Michelle Benson — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:19:55 GMT

New York-bred program receives a major boost

By Teresa Genaro

THE NEW YORK RACING ASSOCIATION kicked off 2026 with a long-awaited announcement, one that had been teased and modified since 2023, and one that New York's breeders and owners have eagerly anticipated.

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March 2026 - Midwest/Canada: Heart & Soul

Michelle Benson — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:11:38 GMT

The woman behind Indiana Stallion Station

By Karen M. Johnson

THE CALENDAR HAD just turned to 2026 and Joyce Baker, the owner of Indiana Stallion Station, was already on foal watch, a process the Hoosier native expects to repeat about another 50 times this year.

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March 2026 - Southeast: Making Moves

Michelle Benson — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:03:29 GMT

David Scanlon and wife Blair King buy legendary Florida training center

By Alicia Hughes

HE DOESN'T SIT WITH IT very often because horsemen rarely—if ever—pause long enough to admire the trajectory of their own ascent, but every square inch of David Scanlon's daily routine now serves as a reminder for how far he has exceeded his initial career objective.

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March 2026 - Southwest: Steady Sooner

Michelle Benson — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:46:10 GMT

Ellen Caines followed her heart and is still going strong with Caines Stallion Station after nearly three decades

By Denis Blakle

ELLEN CAINES HAS been a part of the Thoroughbred breeding scene in Oklahoma for long enough that it's hard to say when Caines Stallion Station officially started, but its roots were planted in 1985 and then it branches into Thoroughbreds in the late 1990s.

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February 2026 - Mid-Atlantic: Simply Splendid

Michelle Benson — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:01:27 GMT

Owner/breeder Stuart Grant grew his wings in the Mid-Atlantic

By Charlie McCarthy

FOR STUART GRANT, Splendora embodies both the thrill and the heartbreak of breeding.

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January 2026 - Southwest: A Slice of Kentucky in Louisiana

Michelle Benson — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:01:48 GMT

Keith and Ginger Myers' Coteau Grove Farms is helping boost the profile of Louisiana-breds

By Denis Blakle

KEITH AND GINGER MYERS COULD not be prouder to have been born and raised in Louisiana and of the Thoroughbreds they breed at their Coteau Grove Farms, but that does not mean they have shied away from bringing a bit of Kentucky to Cajun country.

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January 2026 - Southeast: Pedigree and Performance at Pleasant Acres

Michelle Benson — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:50:49 GMT

Barbazon's building on their success

By Michael Compton

THIRTEEN YEARS AGO, JOE AND Helen Barbazon set out to impact Florida's breeding industry.

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January 2026 - Midwest/Canada: "O Canada"

Michelle Benson — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:41:34 GMT

There's renewed regional focus taking place north of the border

By Joe Perez

THE ONTARIO RACING Thoroughbred Improvement Program has been in place since 1974, but it has found itself proving not just more beneficial recently, but also more relied upon.

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December 2025 - West Coast: Welcome Addition

Michelle Benson — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:49:52 GMT

CTBA introduces new financial benefits for California's breeding industry

By Tracy Gantz

VAN A HORSE in California from the Oregon to Mexican borders and you'll travel about 800 miles, encountering only three active racetracks: Santa Anita Park, Los Alamitos Race Course, and Del Mar.

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December 2025 - Northeast: Horse By Any Name

Michelle Benson — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:41:01 GMT

No matter how you pronounce the sire's name, Bucchero is the talk of New York

By Teresa Genaro

LET'S GET THIS out of the way: when you're talking about the horse's name, it's Boo-CARE-oh. Not Boo-CHAIR-oh. Not BOO-cher-oh. Not BOO-sher-oh.

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March 2025 - Southwest: Betting on Texas

Michelle Benson — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 20:45:34 GMT

Marjorie Farms is going all in on bringing quality stallions to the Lone Star state

By Denis Blake

IF THE STATE OF TEXAS were a racehorse, its past performance lines would be filled with a mix of comments on both ends of the spectrum.

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March 2025 - Southeast: Tar Heel State Proud

Michelle Benson — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 20:34:47 GMT

North Carolina breeder Art Bauer having the time of his life

By Joe Perez

THERE WAS A QUOTE that's lingered in the mind of breeder Art Bauer.

"He doesn't know where he was born," said owner Valene after Louisiana-bred Dapper Moon won a maiden special weight at Saratoga Race Course in August 2024.

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March 2025 - Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: Looking for a Knockout

Michelle Benson — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 01:50:51 GMT

First-Year Sire Tyson Lands in Pennsylvania

By Charlie McCarthy

PENNSYLVANIA RACEHORSE owner/breeder Darryl Myers and his friend and bloodstock advisor Ed Price had discussed finding a high-level stallion prospect for a while.

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February 2025 - Northeast: Evolution of The New Hill Farm

Michelle Benson — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:06:56 GMT

Full-service operation gaining notice in Empire State

By Teresa Genaro

THE KITCHEN OF the house that Lili Kobielski grew up in looks like the farmhouse kitchen of your dreams.

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February 2025 - Mid-Atlantic: Book'em Danno: Bright Light for Garden State

Michelle Benson — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:47:26 GMT

Grade 1 winner rewards breeders and elevates sire Bucchero's profile

By Tom Pedulla

CHRISTINE CONNELLY, OWNER of Bright View Farm in Chesterfield, N.J., fondly recalls gazing into one of her large pastures and admiring Adorabella, who would become the dam of grade 1 winner Book'em Danno.

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