Leading New York owner/breeder Chester Broman will disperse his bloodstock in 2027, with Sequel Bloodstock managing the dispersal. The offering will begin with a group of 28 mares and broodmare prospects at the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale, followed by 2-year-olds in training throughout the spring and yearlings in the fall.
Broman and his late wife, Mary, began breeding Thoroughbreds in the late 1990s at their Chestertown Farm in Chestertown, N.Y. To date, their program has produced hundreds of winners with earnings approaching $60 million, including at least 53 individual stakes winners, according to BloodHorse statistics.
Among the most notable are 2004 Florida Derby (G1) winner Friends Lake; Bar of Gold, heroine of the 2017 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1); Artemis Agrotera, winner of both the Frizette Stakes (G1) and Ballerina Stakes (G1); and Spirit of St. Louis, winner of the Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes (G1T) and Turf Classic Stakes (G1T). Other standouts include graded stakes winners Seeking the Ante, Khancord Kid, Highway Star, and Coinage, as well as millionaire Mr. Buff. The Broman-bred stakes winners also include four Empire Classic winners, most recently Iron Dome, who races in partnership with L and N Racing and captured the 2026 renewal Oct. 24.
Although the Bromans have traditionally raced their homebreds, a more commercial approach in recent years has brought considerable success in the sales ring. Notable graduates include Chestertown, a $2 million Ocala Breeders' Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale purchase who subsequently became a stakes winner; Hejazi, a record-breaking $3.55 million Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale purchase who went on to become multiple grade 1-placed; and Inshallah, a $2.1 million graduate of the 2026 Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale. Inshallah, by Flightline , was named a BloodHorse Maiden Watch Hot Prospect following an impressive debut victory in a maiden special weight at Del Mar in September.
The operation's success has been matched by its consistency, with at least one stakes winner emerging from every crop from 2001 through 2022. The Bromans have been voted New York's Leading Breeder eight times, and 14 horses bred by the couple have earned New York-bred championship honors. They have also led breeders of New York-breds by earnings on numerous occasions.
Alan Porter, who has served as the Bromans' bloodstock adviser since 1995, reflected on the program's enduring influence.
"I've had the privilege of working with Mr. Broman since he first entered the Thoroughbred business, and have seen him establish a new bar for what a New York-based breeding program could achieve. What has been notable is the way he has nurtured and developed families over the years," he said. "For example, Mr. Broman purchased the mare Confidently back in 2000. From her he bred graded stakes winner Khancord Kid, who is the dam of Spirit of St. Louis and Bar of Gold, and now Bar of Gold is represented by Broman-bred graded winner Coinage and by the very promising Inshallah. Similarly, homebred Friends Lake sired Broman-bred and -raced Empire Classic winner Friend Or Foe, who is himself the sire of Mr. Broman's New York-bred legend Mr. Buff. Many other stakes winners from the program are second- or third-generation Broman-breds."
Becky Thomas, who has advised, trained and sold horses for Broman for two decades, also reflected on the dispersal.
"It has been such a privilege to work with and train for Mr. Broman and Ms. Mary for so many years. Watching these female families take shape—some over the course of 20 years—and reflecting on the remarkable horses I have had the opportunity to train at Sequel has been truly humbling," she said. "So much of that success begins at Chestertown Farm, where farm manager Gregg Falk has done a tremendous job caring for these exceptional mares and their foals, giving the young horses an outstanding foundation before they come to us in Florida as weanlings. His dedication and care have been an invaluable part of this program, and I sincerely look forward to seeing these families continue to flourish in the years to come."
As Porter noted, "Whoever purchases an individual from this dispersal will be buying into a powerful and long-established legacy."
This press release has been edited for content and style by BloodHorse Staff.
