Coal Battle's Success Shines Light on Red River Farms
Coal Front, the sire of Coal Battle, now stands at Red River Farms.
By Denis Blake
Coal Battle's victory in the Rebel Stakes Feb. 23, which placed the colt atop the Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard, makes for an ideal time to revisit a BloodHorse magazine regional feature on one of the 3-year-old's breeders. In the March 2024 issue, Denis Blake shone a light on Jay Adcock and Red River Farms, a family operation in Coushatta, La. Coal Battle was also bred by Hume Wornall in Kentucky. Coal Battle's sire, Coal Front, who began his stud career in 2020, is in his first year standing at Red River Farms for $2,000.