Cover story by Alan Porter

50+ Stallions Standing for $50,000 and up in 2004

Obituary: Bloodlines and Rasmussen Factors, by Anne Peters
The passing of Leon Rasmussen

Who's Hot: Heavy Hitters, by Anne Peters
Grand Slam and Smoke Glacken score again

California Dreamin': On the Leading Edge of Fashion, by Ann Ferland
The Alabama Stakes winner's unique pedigree

Stakes Winners

Porter On Pedigrees: Shopping For Stallions, by Alan Porter
Graded stakes winners top the charts

Continuing Education: The Irish National Stud, by Judy Wardrope
Thoroughbred Breeding Course is industry model

Breeding To Race: Juddmonte Strikes Again, by John Mucciolo
Ranks among the elite breeders of the modern era

Broodmares Of Note: A Genuine Delite, by Avalyn Hunter
Family of Prospectors Delite relies on Glamour

Leading Sires: Top Ten Technicalities, by Matt O'Neil
Where do the leading sires come from?

Terrible Twos: Changing Gears, by Anne Peters
The juvenile season makes the shift into high gear

Home And Away: Fascinating Fasliyev, by Nigel Pullen
First season sires in Europe in 2003

Sires of Sires in 2003

Close Encounters: Some Very Special Pedigrees, by Alan Porter
Inbreeding to descendants of Special reaping rewards