01/14/12 West Coast: Bounce-Back Year

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Vessels Stallion Farm enjoys resurgence after tragic 2010

Kash Vessels held his 25-day-old daughter while sitting in the office of Vessels Stallion Farm shortly before Christmas.

“Her name is Kendall Grace Vessels,” Kash said. He then explained how his daughter received her middle name, pointing to a black and white photo of Frank Sr. and Grace Vessels on the office wall.

Frank Sr. and Grace were Kash’s great-grandparents and founded the Vessels program, which began as a Quarter Horse farm near Long Beach, Calif. They expanded to include Los Alamitos, a major Quarter Horse racetrack that flourished under the next generation, Frank Jr. and Millie Vessels.

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