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Walt Wiggins
Looking Back, The Speedhorse Legacy
Leann Noguera
Andy Golden Reflects on Speedhorse’s Roots
Race Track Coordinator Editorial Assistant Emily Blankenship
Industry Profile, Larry Thornton
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EQUINE HEALTH
ICSI - Advancing Equine Reproduction, Part 1 166
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THE BACKSIDE
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FEATURES
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Looking Back, The Speedhorse Legacy 34
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SPEEDLINES
Go Man Go - The Sire, Part 2 128
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Speedhorse Celebrates 50 Years Covering
Quarter Horse Racing 56
Andy Golden Reflects on Speedhorse’s Roots 96 2017: A Year In Review 146 50 Years: A Celebration in Photos 198 Remaining Stakes Winners of 2017 230
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Alberta Quarter Horse Racing Association 196 Iowa Quarter Horse Racing Association 196
BEHIND THE LENS
Horses In Winter 200
NEWS BRIEFS 222
LEADING SIRES
2017 Leading Appaloosa Sires 225 2017 American Graded Stakes Standings 228 Leading Track Sires 231 Juvenile Sires of 2018 233 2017 Leading AQHA Sires 234 2017 AQHA Leading Sires of Two Year Olds 235
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2017 Owners & 2017 Breeders 236 2017 Trainers & 2017 Jockeys 237
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