Page 97 - September 2019

Randy & Sandyʼs broodmare band includes great mares like:
Multiple stakes placed Folly Del Rey, the Coleman’s biggest money earning broodmare. Ms Athenas Dividend, who has produced multiple futurity and derby winners.
our biggest money earner in terms of being a broodmare,” Sandy says.
Also, Ms Athenas Dividend (Brimmerton– Athena Raquel, Mr Jess Perry) had multiple futurity and derby winners, and Runaway Brooke (Brookstone Bay–Runaway Dee Dee, Runaway Winner) has a Grade 1 winner with Apollitical Brook, by Apollitical Jess.
“All these mares have done pretty well on the producing side,” Sandy says. “We give all the credit for finding our good mares to Blane. He’s put together a nice group of mares for
us, and he and Trey also help us with stallion choices. Because they train so many horses, they know the studs they like and help us make the hard decisions on whom to breed to. Trey really studies it hard and, for such a young trainer, has great input; we value his opinion.”
KEEPING IT ALL GOING
Deciding which youngsters to keep and
run, which mares to keep for broodmare replacements, and which to send to the sales is always hard. “Blane told me the other day that we have an outstanding group of yearlings going to the sale, but our babies are so much better than the yearlings,” Randy says. “I said, ‘That’s our goal: to keep improving them each year.’”
This year, they sold all their 2 year olds except for LouieLouieLouI (The Louisiana Cartel–Runaway Brooke, Brookstone Bay). The gelding sustained an injury, but will be back to race in the Texas Classic.
“We try to keep just one or two a year and sell the rest,” says Sandy, “but you never know if you’re selling the good one or the other good one! The end goal is to prove our mares.”
They’re also racing two horses in partnership this year: Mr Tres Points (Mr Jess Perry–Tres
Of Linda, Tres Seis) and Brommance (FDD Dynasty–Little Affection, Jodys Money Pop). Although they haven’t qualified for anything yet, both are young, promising horses and will be running at the All American trials.
Although the Colemans used to do all
their breeding and foaling at home, when their veterinarian took a teaching position in England last year, they turned to veterinarians Glenn Blodgett and Nathan Canaday at the 6666, about 90 miles from Lubbock. “They handle all our foaling now and all the breeding that’s not New Mexico-bred,” Sandy says. “The New Mexico horses go to Mac and Janice Murray at MJ Farms. I didn’t know what it was like to have a full night’s sleep in foaling season! But then, they always call us anyway when we get a baby.”
“Thereʼs a tremendous feeling about winning a horse race with a horse
youʼve raised. The feeling is 1
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