The designation of where a horse is 'bred' is the location where it was foaled. Mares in foal are sold all the time and taken to locations different from where they were serviced. For horses to be eligible for state-bred programs, some states have further restrictions to qualify for state-bred races, breed-back to local stallions or somesuch, but they are still bred wherever they are foaled.
Chief Officer is by Gainesway (Ky) stallion Officer out of a KY-bred mare by Pine Bluff - the second dam won the Beaumont S at Keeneland before it was graded. Chief Officer's year older half-sister, Ky-bred Ready to Please, won the G2 Fantasy S this spring. This is a high-quality pedigree, no matter where she was foaled.
P.S. One of the greatest runners in North American racing history was foaled in New York. He upheld the honor of the North in a famous match with the pride of the South. He later became leading sire twice, and his best son was also a leading sire. Can you name him? And then tell me why the NYRA hasn't named a stakes race after him?
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