Cover story by Anne Peters

OBI Broodmare of the Year

Who's Hot: Good Times, by Anne Peters
Elusive Quality and El Prado thriving

Porter on Pedigrees: The Sire Class of 1997, by Alan Porter
Smart Strike and Unbridled's Song are leaders

Hold That Line: Broodmare Phenoms, by Jay Leimbach
Prolific producers that lead the breed

Stakes Winners

Close Encounters: Buckpasser and Friends, by Alan Porter
Inbreeding to Buckpasser still paying dividends

Broodmares of Note: Quite a Few Flings, by Avalyn Hunter
Reliable producer was dam of seven stakes horses

Classic Pedigrees: Dream the Dream, by Anne Peters
Breeding a classic winner is not so impossible

California Dreamin': A Piece of the Pie, by Ann Ferland
Madcap Escapade's roots are at Old English

Terrible Twos: Stepping Up to the Plate, by Matt O'Neil
Some questions about the class of 2004