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09/03/2026

ICYMI: What a great pre sale event of stakes racing, legendary jockeys and our friends who support Louisiana racing.

09/02/2026

2026 Preferred Yearling Sale Nearly Triples 2025 Gross as Breeders Sales of Louisiana Debuts New Format
Record buyer interest fuels $2,580,200 yearling session in Opelousas, topped by a $140,000 filly from the Clear Creek Stud consignment.
Read more: https://www.louisianahorsemagazine.com/latest-news-1/2026-preferred-yearling-sale-nearly-triples-2025-gross-as-breeders-sales-of-louisiana-debuts-new-format

08/31/2026

08/27/2026

We’re bringing the court & the music. ��Louisiana, bring the festival energy.
🎶 Cupid • Lil Nate • Coteau Grove
🏀 26-27 Men’s Basketball
📅 September 25 | 7 PM
📍Blackham Coliseum

08/21/2026

Why It Worked
TOUCHUPONASTAR
B y Eric Mitchell | BloodHorse | September 2026

MAKING A STALLION is hard enough but developing a young filly into a viable broodmare is
many times harder.

Stallions, under ideal circumstances, provide some cash flow through the sale of seasons until their progeny are old enough to prove themselves at the races. Even then, their crops provide multiple opportunities for success.

With a prospective broodmare, the expenses are many and she has one shot per year. This after the effort likely expended to see what she could do as a racehorse and prove she is a worthy
gamble in a breeding program.

Such is the long view taken by breeders, who understand the time commitment required and accept the economic lumps that must be taken along the way, hoping their persistence will eventually be rewarded.

Top Louisiana breeders Keith and Ginger Myers, the owners of Coteau Grove Farms, understood this commitment well when they acquired Touch Magic privately as a late 2-year-old. Their persistence with her would ultimately pay off by producing one of the most successful racehorses in Louisiana history, Touchuponastar, who is still building on his legacy.

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08/20/2026

Back to Blackham is more than a night of basketball — it’s a celebration of Lafayette with legendary musical performances and the return to a place filled with history.
�🎶 Coteau Grove • Cupid • Lil Nathan �📍 Blackham Coliseum�📅 September 25 | 7 PM

Ticket 🔗 https://bit.ly/4wSDYSW

08/20/2026

By my standards, this is the one to watch. 🐎

Dustin Burton of Burando Farms is counting down to the Preferred Yearling Sale — September 1st. Louisiana-bred, raised right, ready to run.

08/18/2026

Earl Hernandez, Keith Hernandez, and John Duvieilh Named State TOBA Winning Breeders for Louisiana of 2025

(New Orleans, La. – (August 17, 2026) - The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) has named the recipients of the 2025 State and Canadian Breeders of the Year Awards, recognizing outstanding breeders whose achievements distinguished them during the 2025 racing season.

The breeders will be honored during the State and Canadian Breeders Luncheon on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, at Coolmore- Ashford Stud, one day after the 41st Annual TOBA National Awards Dinner, which will be held on Thursday, Sept. 10, at The Kentucky Castle in Versailles, Kentucky. Versailles.

Earl Hernandez, Keith Hernandez, and John Duvieilh were named state winner for Louisiana and was nominated by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association.

As president of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association, Keith Hernandez has helped guide the state's thriving breeding program. Now, as a recipient of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's Louisiana breeder of the year award with his father Earl and business partner John Duvieilh, he's leading by example, showcasing their breeding operation.

Things took off for Earl and Keith Hernandez when they claimed a son of Majestic Light named Rail for $12,500 at Fair Grounds Race Course in December 1994. The next year as a 6-year-old, Rail became a stakes winner, which combined with his pedigree, led to a stud career.

Their breeding operation continues in full swing. Hernandez has 16 broodmares. He and his partners advance their operation by buying mares, claiming racehorses, obtaining foal shares, and getting involved with the ownership of stallions.

Hernandez and his partners are also breeding stakes winners or racing them. Geaux Sugar , bred by the partners, won the 2025 Louisiana Champions Day Sprint and King Creole stakes last year for Single Malt Stable and trainer Keith Bourgeois.

Another, Highly Wicked , notched four wins in a row, three in stakes, from March through July for the partners as breeders and owners. The homebred daughter of Wicked Strong has added multiple stakes in 2026.

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(New Orleans, La. – (August 17, 2026) - The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) has named the recipients of the 2025 State and Canadian Breeders of the Year Awards, recognizing outstanding breeders whose achievements distinguished them during the 2025 racing season. The breeders wi

08/15/2026

Coteau Grove Farms Named Finalist for TOBA National Breeder of the Year
[Sunset, La.] — [August 14, 2026] — Coteau Grove Farms has been named a finalist for the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's (TOBA) National Breeder of the Year award, one of the highest honors a breeding operation can receive in the U.S. Thoroughbred industry.

TOBA's National Awards are considered among the premier honors in the U.S. Thoroughbred breeding and ownership community. Selection as a finalist is not a participation award — it is recognition by industry peers that a breeding program has reached a level of national excellence.

Because the Thoroughbred industry is relatively small and tightly connected, the people who recognize excellence tend to know one another. Being selected as a finalist places Coteau Grove Farms among a very select group of operations recognized nationally.

The recognition carries added weight given the farm's history. Coteau Grove Farms was founded in 2008. In roughly 18 years, the operation has built a breeding program now recognized alongside operations that, in many cases, have been established for generations and have far greater scale and resources.

Coteau Grove Farms traces its roots to November 2008, when Keith and Ginger Myers purchased eight broodmares at the Keeneland November sale, setting out to build a premier Louisiana breeding operation capable of competing regionally and nationally. That foundation has since grown into a 478-acre farm in Sunset, Louisiana, featuring professional stables and what is believed to be the largest Eurociser in North America, all built around a philosophy of individualized care for every horse.

Some of Coteau Grove Farms’ notable recent graduates since 2021 include the following:

· Grade 1 winner No Parole

· Multiple Grade 2 winner and millionaire Touchuponastar

· Grade 3 winner/Grade 1-placed and all-time leading Louisiana-bred Tumbarumba

· Grade 2 winner Margie’s Intention

· Multiple Stakes winner and champion Louisiana-bred 2 year old filly of 2025 Little Miss Curlin

· Multiple stakes winners Midnight Passion, Cosmic Train, Allnight Moonlight, Late September, Liberal Lady, Louisiana Liberty, etc.

The nomination reflects the belief among industry leaders that Coteau Grove Farms' program has demonstrated excellence in:

• Quality of horses produced

• Racing success of its breeding program

• Professionalism

• Long-term stewardship of bloodlines

• Contribution to the thoroughbred industry

TOBA's National Awards recognize sustained achievement rather than a single successful horse or season.

“Being named a TOBA National Breeder of the Year finalist is an honor that will follow Coteau Grove Farms indefinitely,” said Keith Myers, owner of Coteau Grove Farms.

“This nomination belongs to everyone who has worked alongside us — our staff, our veterinarians, and the trainers and owners who believed in our horses,” Myers added. “We started with eight mares in 2008. To be mentioned today alongside breeding operations with generations of history behind them is something Ginger and I never take for granted.”

“Coteau Grove Farms being named a national finalist is a proud moment for Louisiana’s entire Thoroughbred industry,” said Roger Heitzmann III, Secretary-Treasurer of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association. “Keith and Ginger built this program from eight mares into a national contender in less than two decades, and that achievement puts a well-deserved spotlight on what Louisiana breeders can accomplish on the national stage.”

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About Coteau Grove Farms

Founded in 2008 by Keith and Ginger Myers, Coteau Grove Farms is a 478-acre Thoroughbred breeding operation in Sunset, Louisiana, named a finalist for the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's (TOBA) National Breeder of the Year award. The farm's graduates include Grade 1 winner No Parole and multiple Grade 2 winner and millionaire Touchuponastar, among numerous other stakes winners and champions.
CoteauGroveFarms.com

About the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association

Founded in 1963, the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association (LTBA) represents and upholds the interests of Thoroughbred breeding and racing in Louisiana, advancing the industry through its sponsorship of races and sales as well as its breeding incentive programs.
LouisianaBred.com

Media Contact:
Julie Calzone
[email protected]

07/14/2026

💵 THE SMARTEST MONEY IN THE SALES RING? LOUISIANA-BRED. 💵

When you buy an accredited Louisiana-bred yearling on September 1, you're not just buying a racehorse — you're buying into one of the strongest state incentive programs in the country:

🏆 Restricted Louisiana-bred races at every track in the state
💰 Owner & breeder awards that keep paying
🐴 Louisiana Futurity eligibility
📈 Purse supplements that stretch every earning opportunity

Same horse. More ways to win. That's the Louisiana-bred advantage.

📍 Breeders Sales of Louisiana Preferred Yearling Sale • Tuesday, Sept. 1
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