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Industry Profile: Mikel Donahue
Brazil, Strengthening South American Bonds
SPECIAL SALE COVERAGE
SPECIAL FEATURES
TQHA Yearling Sale Summary & Photo Spread 131
SALE ADVERTISING
Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale begins on page 75 Heritage Place Yearling Sale begins on page 112 Los Alamitos Equine Sale begines on page 124
Leann Noguera
COLUMNS
TRACK CHATTER
The Month In Review 20
EQUINE HEALTH
Hoof Cracks 72
THE LIGHTER SIDE
H. David Smith 122
THE BACKSIDE
Roger Daly 110
FEATURES
INDUSTRY PROFILE
Mikel Donahue 58
SPEEDLINES
Depth Charge 44
SPECIAL FEATURES
Brazil, Strengthening South American Bonds 28 Brazil Racing 34 Future Stakes Winner Contest Winner 211 Speedhorse Trials 213 Speedhorse Triple Crown Hi-Point Standings 217 2017 Sam Thompson Memorial Jockey Award
Winner Cesar De Alba 222 Texas Class 1 Violations 226
SALE RESULTS
TQHA Yearling Sale Summary & Photo Spread 131
BEHIND THE LENS
Brazil 138
SNAPSHOTS
Brazil 150 Speedhorse Trials and
OQHRA Horsemen’s Cookout & Meeting 152
NEWS BRIEFS 220 LEADING SIRES
2017 American Graded Stakes Standings 223 2017 Leading Appaloosa Sires 225 2017 Leading AQHA Sires 230 2017 AQHA Leading Sires of Two Year Olds 231 2017 Leading Track Sires 232
LEADERS BOARD
2017 Owners & 2017 Breeders 234
2017 Trainers & 2017 Jockeys 235 RACE RECAPS 236 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 238 STAKES SCHEDULE 239 ADVERTISERS INDEX 239
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