FELLOW BREEDER,
David Tillson
Founder, The Stock Exchange
Founded in 2009 by David Tillson to provide services to the Thoroughbred Racing Industry. A Louisiana State University graduate with a B.S. in Animal Science, David is also a experienced equine appraiser. With over 30 years in the Thoroughbred industry, he has successfully negotiated stallion acquisitions and sales, breeding partnerships, company memberships and shares in stallion ownerships, as well as, advising individual clients on acquisitions, mating recommendations and the sale of bloodstock.
Today we are heavily focused on broodmare partnerships and are actively recruiting partners for the purchase of broodmares at auction and in the private market place. We were the agent for the buyers of Street Smoke in November 2019. She was bred to BOBBY’S WICKED ONE and produced SMOKEN WICKED. Our plan is to continue to seek out the type of mares that work best with our stallions.
As well as managing the three Thoroughbred stallions at LACER, David focuses his efforts on expanding Louisiana’s stallion offerings. He also offers pedigree review, and consignment representation for both buyers and sellers at regional and national Thoroughbred auctions.
We are pleased to offer Louisiana breeders three exciting stallion options for 2026. Our stallions are entrusted to the staff of LACER, Louisiana Center for Equine Reproduction. A leading provider of specialized services for commercial breeders, to ensure successful breeding and optimal mare reproductive health.
From the first crop by BOBBY’S WICKED ONE, sire of 2025 Grade 2 SW SMOKEN WICKED ($711,392), winner of Saratoga's Amsterdam S.-G2, Harrods Creek S., Louisiana Futurity, Louisiana Champions Juvenile S., runner up in the $400,000 Lafayette S., $250,000 Maxfield S., $225,000 Bashford Manor S., and placed in the Grade 2 Saratoga Special. Second crop star Wickedwithbourbon ($129,818) to 3, 2026, 2nd Louisiana Futurity, Donovan L. Ferguson Memorial S., 3rd Louisiana Champions Day Lassie S. Already sire of 64% winners from starters in first two crops.
CARPE DIEM, by GIANT'S CAUSEWAY, started 2026 off with a bang, when SEIZE THE NIGHT ($575,627) returned to Oaklawn for a January 4 allowance win, after taking the Tinsel S. there just one year earlier. By Champion GIANT'S CAUSEWAY, sire of red hot NOT THIS TIME, #2 sire in North America in 2025. Group 3 SW DON'T LOSE TIME, won 2025 Clasico Miguel A. Checa Eguiguren-G3 and ran 2nd in the Group 1 Clasico Jockey Club del Peru. Stakes winner JAMIES INHERITANCE was 3rd in 2025 Queen of the Green H. and newly turned 3-year-old, Seizethedaydude ran 3rd in the 2025 D. S. Shine Young Futurity.
CANDY RIDE’s son UNIFIED joined our roster in 2024. He is the only multiple graded stakes winner for his sire standing in the southern US region. UNIFIED was extremely popular with breeders in 2024 and 2025. Sire of 88 winners and the winners of over $3.9 million in earnings in 2025, UNIFIED leads all the Louisiana sires in 2025 and was a top five 2-year-old sire there as well.
I am a lifelong Louisiana native. My Thoroughbred experiences in and out of the state have allowed me to form a wide network of industry contacts allowing me to offer bloodstock services throughout North America. The predetermined business model for our stallions is to provide breeders opportunities to breed sound, fast, early developing racehorses. Our stallions were selected because they are all sons of successful sires who are speed oriented. Coincidentally, they are all void of NASRULLAH, giving breeders sire line options such as A. P. INDY, UNCLE MO, etc.
A better bred, better raised horse attracts more buyers to sales. In turn, a higher sales average helps you, the mare, the stallion, and the program. An improved business model results in all businesses profiting. We do better, not at someone else’s expense, but because we did a better job.
I welcome the opportunity to discuss our stallions in depth with you.