This issue of BloodHorse features: 

• First and Foremost: Swaps' first foal and champion Primonetta proved herself as a runner and as a broodmare
• Grade A Evaluation: How the American Graded Stakes Committee evaluates graded races
• Top Line Performers:  Annual Experimental Free Handicap pegs Classic Empire, Champagne Room best of their generation 
• EHV-1 Continues to be a Challenge:  The ugly disease rears its head once again
• West Coast: Ridgeley's Rich Tradition:  Pat Thompson's Ridgeley Farm has been a family operation since 1962
• Northeast:  Big Rebound in Maryland:  Maryland's racing and breeding program are enjoying comebacks
• And more!
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