Why it Worked - Touchuponastar

By ERIC MITCHELL | BloodHorse Magazine | September 2026 Issue

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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