Touchuponastar Ascends To 2025 LA-Bred Horse Of The Year Honors

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For the second time the accomplished Touchuponastar (Star Guitar) was named by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association as the LA-bred Horse of the Year, the organization said in a letter that was sent to its members on Friday.

The gelding, who secured the same honor in 2023, turned in a stellar 2025 which included a handful of wins against black-type state bred company and also a victory in the GII New Orleans Classic at Fair Grounds.

Bred by Coteau Grove Farms, Touchuponastar is owned by former NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme's outfit Set-Hut and is trained by Jake's brother Jeff Delhomme. The stable star also took home the top 4-Year-Old Male award.

The rest of the 2025 Louisiana champions are:

• 2-Year-Old Colt or Gelding: Our Moneyman (Mr. Money);
• 2-Year-Old Filly: Little Miss Curlin (Curlin);
• 3-Year-Old Colt or Gelding: Smoken Wicked (Bobby's Wicked One);
• 3-Year-Old Filly: Secret Faith (Aurelius Maximus)
• 4-Year-Old/Up Male: Touchuponastar
• F&M 4-Year-Old/Up: Free Like a Girl (El Deal);
• Stallion of the Year: Star Guitar (by Quiet American);
• Broodmare of the Year: Jean (Macho Uno);
• Breeder of the Year: Coteau Grove Farms;
• High Percentage Breeder Award: J. E. Jumonville Jr. and Bunny Jumonville.

Award presentations will take place at the annual banquet, held in conjunction with the R.E.A.P. benefit, which is tentatively scheduled for Aug. 1 at Evangeline Downs.

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