West Coast Regional

The Blood-Horse Regionals reports tagged "West Coast Regional"

2/9/2013 West Coast Regional: Out of This World

  • February 05, 2013
  • 5,396 Downloads
  • File Size 4.2MB

Linda Madsen brings Thoroughbreds to Milky Way Farm by Tracy Gantz Linda Madsen can’t point to one incident in her life that put her on the path to Thoroughbreds. It could have been that first visit to... Download

February 7, 2015 - West Coast: Horse Power

  • February 18, 2015
  • 4,111 Downloads
  • File Size 4.6MB

Retired BMW dealer Nick Alexander gets runners by Grazen by Tracy Gantz Nick Alexander never intended to enter the breeding business, let alone stand a stallion. LIke many other Thoroughbred owners, he... Download

12/14/2013 West Coast: Rising Champ

  • December 26, 2013
  • 3,741 Downloads
  • File Size 5.6MB

Dick Barton expands his racing/breeding outfit with skilled people, business savvy, and luck by Eric Mitchell Richard “Dick” Barton is cruising well below the radar through California’s racing scene, but... Download

December 13, 2014 - West Coast: Labor of Love

  • December 23, 2014
  • 3,725 Downloads
  • File Size 5MB

Brazeau Farms caters to each individual horse by Tracy Gantz Shivareen Sky, an 18-year-old stakes-winning broodmare, can't get the food she needs when pastured with other mares because she lets them... Download

January 16, 2016 - West Coast: Cal-breds Fill the Void

  • January 27, 2016
  • 3,013 Downloads
  • File Size 7.2MB

Awards, stakes programs benefit owners of Cal-breds by Lenny Shulman As far as the racing community is concerned, California is considered an island—far enough removed geographically from other major jurisdictions... Download

December 12, 2020 - West Coast: Rising from the Ashes

  • December 15, 2020
  • 2,716 Downloads
  • File Size 1.6MB

Oakhurst Farm became a hub for Oregon wildfire evacuees By Eric Mitchell WILDFIRES ARE RARE in Oregon, so when one erupted before dawn in early September, Silverton mayor Kyle Palmer was more curious than... Download

February 24, 2018 - West Coast: Forever Young

  • March 06, 2018
  • 1,918 Downloads
  • File Size 2.9MB

Sean Feld gets a lot done in a short period of time By Lenny Shulman IT SEEMS AS IF we’ve been writing about Sean Feld for at least 30 years, but that’s impossible, because 30 years ago Feld was just a... Download

December 9, 2017 - West Coast: Leading the Way

  • January 19, 2018
  • 1,778 Downloads
  • File Size 3.8MB

Clay Murdock recognized for managing Rancho San Miguel By Tracy Gantz FAMILY MEANS EVERYTHING to Clay Murdock. He and his wife, Dena, have raised five children—three now grown and two still at home—and... Download

January 23, 2021 - West Coast: At Home at Horse Haven

  • January 20, 2021
  • 1,630 Downloads
  • File Size 2.1MB

California owner Alexander stays close to his Thoroughbreds By Tracy Gantz FOR SOMEONE WHO plays the claiming game frequently and successfully, California breeder/owner Nick Alexander is surprisingly sentimental... Download

January 26, 2019 - West Coast: Northwest Passage

  • February 13, 2019
  • 1,548 Downloads
  • File Size 2.2MB

Small breeder Connie Belshay gets two stakes winners at Emerald Downs By Lenny Shulman AMIDST ALL THE BIG BUSINESS that drives the Thoroughbred industry, it’s nice to be reminded that often it is lone... Download

November 9, 2019 - West Coast: Straight Arrow

  • November 11, 2019
  • 1,537 Downloads
  • File Size 1.5MB

Adrian Gonzalez is bullish on California breeding By Tracy Gantz ADRIAN GONZALEZ COULD have continued down the bloodstock agent path for his entire career. He regularly brings major consignments to California... Download

December 15, 2018 - West Coast: All Smiles

  • January 12, 2019
  • 1,444 Downloads
  • File Size 2.3MB

Smiling Tiger delivers good times to Alan Klein and Phil Lebherz By Tracy Gantz WHEN SMILING TIGER finished racing, owners Phil Lebherz and Alan Klein could have taken the easy route—sell him to the highest... Download

February 22, 2020 - West Coast: On the Right Foot

  • February 25, 2020
  • 1,360 Downloads
  • File Size 979.8kB

Pabsts' Blue Ribbon Farm takes pride in early training of foals By Frank Angst BELIEVING ANY LITTLE ADVANTAGE for a horse in the incredibly competitive business of breeding and racing can make a difference... Download

November 14, 2020 - West Coast: New View

  • November 22, 2020
  • 1,170 Downloads
  • File Size 390.4kB

Diagnostic equipment at Santa Anita Park aids equine safety By Tracy Gantz WHEN SANTA ANITA Park finished its recent fall meeting without a single equine fatality during the races or moning training, it... Download

February 2022 - West Coast: Refreshing Addition

  • January 18, 2022
  • 1,011 Downloads
  • File Size 1.2MB

Lovacres Ranch sees Stay Thirsty's first California crop enjoy success By Tracy Gantz CALIFORNIA HAS TRADITIONALLY DONE WELL with its homegrown stallions. Download this week's Regional to continue... Download

February 2023 - West Coast: Welcomed Storm

  • January 31, 2023
  • 942 Downloads
  • File Size 4.2MB

Milky Way Farm sees potential in California for Midnight Storm By Tracy Gantz LINDA MADSEN CONSTANTLY LOOKS FOR stallions with bloodlines she thinks will do well in California and stands them at her Milky... Download

December 2022 - West Coast: Book Moves

  • November 22, 2022
  • 837 Downloads
  • File Size 2.5MB

Checkmate Thoroughbreds sees continued potential in California-based stallions By Tracy Gantz WHEN ADRIAN GONZALEZ BRINGS HIS 4-year-old son Ryder to horse sales, he's fostering father-son time and... Download

December 2023 - West Coast: Shining Brightly

  • November 21, 2023
  • 401 Downloads
  • File Size 1.7MB

Barton Thoroughbreds: Soaring to New Heights By Tracy Gantz BARTON THOROUGHBREDS IS HAVING A breakout season in 2023, but it has been years in the making. Download this week's Regional to continue... Download

February 2024 - West Coast: Expanding Horizons

  • January 21, 2024
  • 290 Downloads
  • File Size 1.7MB

Eclipse Thoroughbred Farm enters stallion business By Tracy Gantz WHEN GRAZEN RESUMES HIS STUD duties in 2024, he won't recognize his new digs. But the leading California sire will be returning to... Download

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