Brittany Farms owner George Segal has sold a large piece of his land to Thoroughbred owner Maurice Regan, according to a report in the Harness Racing Update Thursday.
Regan, who owns Newtown Anner Stud in his native Ireland but now resides in New York, bought 565 acres of the Versailles, Kentucky based Standardbred operation. He will take possession of his new purchase in mid-June and Segal will keep the remaining 271 acres.
“Our broodmare band will be somewhere in the range of 45-55 mares by the end of the year,” said Brittany Farm manager Art Zubrod, who added that at least 20 mares will be dispersed this fall from the 70-mare band the farm currently houses. “We have gotten to the point that we simply don't need that many acres to support our herd.”
Out of the 271 acres Brittany Farms will retain, 121 acres were purchased just recently a few miles from the farm.
“The new farm we purchased will be used primarily for raising yearlings and turnouts,” Zubrod told HRU. “It has some nice improvements on it, but it will need some additional structures. We shed-raise all of our horses, so we'll need to build four yearling sheds immediately. We'll also need to build a good number of support structures, such as hay storage building, maintenance shop and shed.”
Segal stressed that Brittany Farms is still very much in business and will continue to breed, raise and sell top Standardbreds.
“I have been in this business as an owner since 1974, but as an enthusiast for a lot longer,” Segal remarked. “I am still an enthusiast. However, I am also 77 years old and some prudent planning is in order.”
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