July 2012 Contents On This Month’s Cover Encompassing almost 400 acres in Sanger, California, the Johnston family’s Old English Rancho has been the Golden State’s leading breeder on 14 occasions, including last year, since E. W. “Buddy” Johnston’s father Ellwood B. “The Pie Man” Johnston established the farm in Chino, California, during 1948. ©Ron Mesaros In his first start since being voted the 2011 Eclipse Champion Older Male and California Horse of the Year, the Old English Rancho homebred Acclamation was victorious for the third consecutive year in the grade I, $250,000 Charles Whittingham Memorial at Befair Hollywood Park on June 9. ©Benoit & Associates
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CTBA Calendar Classified Advertising Index to Advertisers & Index to Stallions Advertised
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News Bits The CTBA Working For You California Thoroughbred Foundation (CTF) Notes—July 2012 Leading Sires in California Leading Lifetime Sires in California Leading Two-Year-Old Sires in California Dates in California
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, where many of the greatest California-breds have won stakes races since the inaugural editions of today’s Oceanside Stakes and La Jolla, Clement L. Hirsch, Cougar II, San Diego and Del Mar Handicaps were held at the seaside track in July of 1937.
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Cover Stories
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Thoroughbred Farms In California: Old English Rancho—A Welcome Return To The Top
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The Grade California-Breds: Acclamation—The Comback Kids
by Rudi Groothedde
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VOLUME 137 NO. 1
by Marcie Heacox
Special Feature
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Equine Industry Milestones: The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club— 75 Years Of Cal-Bred Success by Emily Shields
Features
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CTBA Member Profile: Bruce E. Headley—A Rare Breed
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California-Bred Foals: The 2012 Foal Crop—Old English Rancho
by Emily Shields
Regional Sales: Recruiting Season by Lisa Groothedde
Industry Insight: The Company You Keep by Mary Knight
Northern California Report: Cal-Breds Keep On Giving by Jerry Klein
Focus On The Future: Sarah Simek Fitzpatrick—On The Path To Success by Emily Shields
A Blast From The Past: Cover Up—An Obvious Star by Jackie Barnes
Horse Care: MRSA Infections In Horses & The Issue Of Antimicrobial Resistance by Heather Smith Thomas
Advertorials California-Bred Foals: The 2012 Foal Crop—Paradise Road Ranch California-Bred Foals: The 2012 Foal Crop—Ballena Vista Farm (Judi Partridge) California-Bred Foals: The 2012 Foal Crop—Woodbridge Farm
Columns
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From the Executive Office: Giving Racing A Sporting Chance by Robyn Black
Managing Editor’s Welcome: Beauty & The Beast by Rudi Groothedde
Guest Forum: We’ve Got Your Number by Bob Carson
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