Standardbred racehorses travel in circles with a clearly defined starting and finishing point. There are no forks in the road on the racetrack. Even off the track the decisions of a horse are far from complex. In comparison, humans are often tasked with making life-changing decisions a number of times and altering any path midway through the journey comes with serious risk. When Josh Green was presented with the opportunity of a lifetime – working for Eric Good at his newly-purchased Spring Station Bloodstock – the 49-year-old seized the moment and set aside his training career for the pursuit of a new path with his fiancée Sasha Moczulski. "We trained for Eric Good and he was looking to buy a farm in Kentucky. We were kind of looking at farms with him when we were down at the [Lexington, KY] sale a few years ago. Then one day he just said 'hey, would you be interested in helping me run this?' I'm originally from Ohio and we absolutely love Kentucky. We thought, 'when will this opportunity arise again?' So Sasha and I talked about it and decided to take a chance," said Green, who serves as farm manager while Sasha handles marketing and other duties. It is worth noting that Green was no journeyman trainer just happy to find a potential new path to success. His 3,269 victories rank him 14th among North American trainers in history! From 2007 to 2011 his barn averaged over $4 million in earnings each year. Hanging up his tack and walking away was no easy choice, but he is all-in. "I'm done. I don't even own a harness or a jog cart," said Green. "My last race was the Borgata final and I think we finished last [seventh with Jack's Legend N on April 25, 2022]. I had an auction maybe five days later and sold all my equipment. It was sad; it bothered me. But I wanted to be all-in and just turn the page. "This is just totally different. It is more of a slower grind. It helps that Eric owns a fair amount of racehorses and we help him with dealing with the horses and talking to the trainers, so it gives us a little bit of action. It is slower but I don't miss the daily stress [of training]; not that this is stress-free. It is just less stress." While Green and Moczulski have plenty of horse knowledge, running a breeding farm with a band of broodmares was certainly something new for the couple. Green admitted they had to check their egos at the door and lean on others with more knowledge. One of those industry experts is Dr. Bridgette Jablonsky, who had a long career at Hanover Shoe Farms before leaving her position as executive Vice President and going out on her own in December 2022. "It is hard to pivot into something where you are learning on the go," said Green. "That is why we are trying to surround ourselves with such a good team. Dr. Jablonsky has been a great asset. Tim Hayes was the yearling manager at Hanover and now he works for us. Dr. Moschgat is also on staff. They've been huge assets as well." Of course, the dream that is Spring Station Bloodstock doesn't come together without Eric Good's commitment. Good started out in 2013 according to USTA records but has really picked up the pace by getting involved with elite stock over the last few years. As part of the ownership group with Ron Burke, Good has seen success with Hellabalou and Bythemissal in the older pacing ranks. Most recently his name has been on the owners' ledger for She's A Great Lady winner Its A Love Thing and Metro runner-up Legendary Hanover. Good's investment in harness racing is evident not only in the racehorse game but very much with broodmares for Spring Station Bloodstock. The farm has about 65 mares in foal right now, up from 38 foals on the ground which will sell next fall. "To go from basically not having any mares three years ago, we definitely hit the ground running," said Green. "Eric has bought some really nice mares. Last year he bought Mon Cheval from Nancy [Takter] and she's in foal to Walner. This year he bought Heart On Fire right before she won her Hambletonian Oaks elim. We have some good quality mares, so it is exciting. "This has been Eric's dream. He loves the industry. He's very excited and loves the business. It is just nice that he's hired us to be a part of it." ► Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter Spring Station Bloodstock makes its debut at the Lexington Selected sale in 2023 with the farm's initial crop of 12 yearlings spread throughout the first four sessions. Having a dozen horses for sale at Lexington in your first appearance is impressive enough. Having good enough stock to garner a pair of prestigious spots on opening night and an equal number on the second day speaks volumes for where Spring Station is now and their commitment to developing quality horses. The first yearling up for Spring Station comes at HIP 41 when the farm will sell a colt from the hottest sire on the planet in Sweet Lou. The Pennsylvania eligible Pleasure Station is the first foal of a mare named Please Take Over from a family with many black-type horses. Her dam produced Dismissal, who partnered with Western Terror to produce $1.5 million winner Bythemissal. Their other opening-night yearling is a filly by Captaintreacherous selling as HIP 66 named Charlotte Station. "We have a really nice Captaintreacherous filly out of a mare [Southwind Spring] that got injured as a 2-year-old. She's just gorgeous," said Green. "The mare is a sister to Southwind Ozzi and Southwind Bella. It is a very strong family with a lot of depth." Digging deeper into the sale and past opening night, Green touted a pair of yearlings, one which stands out for him and Sasha's favorite. "It's just my opinion and I don't know if it counts for much, but we have a Sweet Lou colt that is a first foal out of a mare named Rodeo Rosie," said Green about HIP 477 Railroad Station, who sells on day three. "That colt goes all day from morning until night. He acts like it's impossible to get him tired. He's very athletic and moves well in the field. "Sasha's favorite is a Walner filly named Barbie Station [HIP 188, day two], and we named her before the movie came out. She is doing some different stuff with the filly in pink trying to market her with the movie theme. She's a first foal out of a Father Patrick mare from the Ariana G family. The filly has been super-athletic from day one. Sasha loves that filly. "We feel very good about our consignment this being the first year and feel it will continue to improve. We are continually looking to increase the quality of our mares." For now Green predicted Spring Station will stick to between 70 and 80 broodmares on the 550-acre farm in Kentucky, but there is plenty of room to expand since Good also purchased the farm right next door. And there is the possibility of one day standing a stallion. "Eric also owns Legendary Hanover and you just don't know what the future will bring with him. We take one thing at a time, but I know Eric would love for it to evolve into more [standing a stallion]," said Green. Those looking to inspect the Spring Station yearlings can do so at barn 14 on the grounds of the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion. The Lexington Selected sale starts at 7:00 P.M. on Monday, October 2 and continues with 1 P.M. afternoon sessions for three consecutive days before concluding on Friday night at 7 P.M.