Cover story by Anne Peters

16th Annual OBI Nominees for Broodmare of the Year

Dear Birdie: Dam of Champion Bird Town and Birdstone, by Ann Ferland

Argentina's Esnaola: Dam of Sebi Halo and Halo Ola, by Gustavo Mendez Bonomi

Shadea(NZ): Dam of Lohnro and Niello, by Byron Rogers

Verveine: Dam of Volga and Vallee Enchantee, by Alan Porter

Viviana: Dam of Tates Creek, Sightseek, and Special Rate, by Anne Peters

Windsharp: Dam of Johar and Dessert, by Anne Peters

Who's Hot: A Grand New Year, by Anne Peters
Grand Slam gets a head start

Close Encounters: Read 'Em and Weep, by Alan Porter
Mr. Prospector inbreeding gaining momentum

Stakes Winners

Sunshine State: The Apple of His Eye, by Avalyn Hunter
Southern Image a credit to Florida breeder Appleton

Inbreeding: Fanning the Flames with Nijinsky II, by Rommy Faversham
Inbreeding to the family of Flaring Top

California Dreamin': Royal Family, by Ann Ferland
Yearly Report descends from Queen's Statute

Noteworthy Nicks: Upping the Ante, by Matt O'Neil
More of the best never hurt anyone

Hold That Line: Symboli of Success, by Jay Leimbach
Roberto's sire line shines worldwide

Porter on Pedigrees: A Dip in the Soup, by Alan Porter
Alphabet Soup proving an outcross suprise