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Pletcher Breezes Five Derby Contenders

Pletcher Breezes Five Derby Contenders

After watching five of his Derby contenders work April 27, trainer Todd Pletcher said he thought Verrazano and Revolutionary continued steady progress, while Overanzalyze registered his best workout ever.

 Saturday, April 27, 2013

Sportswriter Furman Bisher Dies

Georgia sportswriter Furman Bisher, a regular at the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) for years, died Sunday, March 18, of a heart attack.

 Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Juveniles Take Center Stage in Sanford

Juveniles Take Center Stage in Sanford

Dogwood Stable will send out a pair of juveniles for Saratoga's opening weekend Sanford Stakes (gr. II), including the only stakes winner, Lou Brissie.

 Thursday, July 22, 2010

Dominion Award to Florida Horse Rescuer

Barbi Moline, who helped establish programs at Calder and Gulfstream Park to fund horse rescue efforts, has been selected to receive the Dogwood Dominion Award.

 Thursday, July 01, 2010
Lou Brissie Top Weighted in Bashford Manor

Lou Brissie Top Weighted in Bashford Manor

Dogwood Stable's undefeated Lou Brissie, winner of the Kentucky Juvenile Stakes (gr. III), headlines a field of six 2-year-olds in the $100,000 Bashford Manor Stakes (gr. III) July 3 in the $100,000 Bashford Manor Stakes.

 Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Summer Squall Euthanized

Summer Squall Euthanized

Classic winner and successful sire Summer Squall was euthanized Tuesday, Sept. 22, at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky., because of complications from the infirmities of old age.

 Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Summer Squall Euthanized

Summer Squall Euthanized

Lane's End stallion Summer Squall was euthanized today because of complications from the infirmities of old age.

 Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Hightap Convincing Dogwood Winner

Hightap Convincing Dogwood Winner

Winchell Thoroughbreds and Gainesway Thoroughbreds' Hightap ran right by odds-on favorite Luster in upper stretch and sprinted her way to a 3 1/4-length victory in the $111,500 Dogwood (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs May 30.

 Saturday, May 30, 2009
Rivals Meet Again in Hallandale Beach

Rivals Meet Again in Hallandale Beach

Dogwood Stable's Lime Rickey and Char Mari Stable's Beacon Hill Road finished second and third in the Dania Beach Stakes, respectively, going one mile on turf at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 17, and the two 3-year-olds meet again in the $125,000 Hallandale Beach Stakes on Feb. 14.

 Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Lexington Insurance Agent Bill Carl Dead

Bill Carl, who owned Old Colony Insurance in Lexington, died the afternoon of Jan. 12.

 Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Thrice Worthy, Steeplechase Star, Dead

Thrice Worthy, who holds the modern day steeplechase record by number of consecutive wins, has been euthanized at owner Sally Nims' Dogwood Springs Farm near Versailles, Ky.

 Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Atoned Prepares For Millions Classic

Atoned Prepares For Millions Classic

Dogwood Stable's Atoned overcame his hard luck status when he won the $200,000 Pegasus Stakes (gr. III) at the Meadowlands Oct. 24, and he now heads to the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida where he will have an easy month before preparing for the $1-million Sunshine Millions Classic Jan.24.

 Friday, October 31, 2008
Trippi to South Africa

Trippi to South Africa

Trippi, Florida's leading sire this year, has been purchased by Johann and Gaynor Rupert's L'Ormarins Stud for stallion duty in South Africa.

 Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Garibaldi Wins Dogwood Dominion Award

Garibaldi Wins Dogwood Dominion Award

Vincent "Vinnie" Garibaldi, an 81-year-old former longshoreman who is now an Ocala, Fla.-based horse farm worker, is this year's winner of the Dogwood Dominion Award.

 Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Acoma Gets Up Late to Win Dogwood

Acoma Gets Up Late to Win Dogwood

Acoma went from maiden to graded stakes winner in less than six weeks, as the 3-year-old Empire Maker filly took over inside the sixteenth-pole in the $100,000 Dogwood Stakes (gr. III) May 31 at Churchill Downs and went on to win by a half-length under Robby Albarado.

 Saturday, May 31, 2008
Blackberry Road Favored in Lecomte

Blackberry Road Favored in Lecomte

Dogwood Stable's Blackberry Road may be the 7-2 morning line choice for the $100,000 Lecomte Stakes (gr. III), but he'll face two unbeaten runners, a graded stakes winner, and an impressive 9 1/4 length victor when a field of nine heads to the post at the Fair Grounds Jan. 12.

 Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Dogwood Colts on Derby Trail

Dogwood Colts on Derby Trail

Two horses owned by Dogwood Stable have validated their status as early candidates for the 2008 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, the partnership announced Nov. 26.

 Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Velazquez off Mounts, Castellano will Ride After Belmont Spill

Velazquez off Mounts, Castellano will Ride After Belmont Spill

Jockeys John Velazquez and Javier Castellano were both relatively uninjured following a Sept. 13 spill at Belmont Park. Castellano will ride the Sept. 14 card, and although Velazquez opted to take off his mounts Sept. 14, he will return to the saddle Sept. 15 to pilot his assigned starters, including Rags to Riches in her greatly anticipated Gazelle Stakes (gr. I) appearance.

 Thursday, September 13, 2007
Commentary: Howdy, Partner

Commentary: Howdy, Partner

By Dan Liebman - What was the most interesting thing about the $2.2 million sale topper of the annual Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale was not the breeder, consignor, or sire of the colt, but the buyer and underbidder.

 Monday, August 13, 2007

First Winner for Harlan's Holiday

Grade I winner Harlan's Holiday was represented by his first winner when his son Holidaze won June 6 at Monmouth Park

 Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Nafzger Targets Mother Goose for Lady Joanne

Lady Joanne is headed toward the $250,000 Mother Goose (gr. I) at Belmont Park June 30 following her impressive victory on Saturday in the $150,000-added Dogwood Breeders' Cup (gr. III) at Churchill Downs.

 Sunday, June 03, 2007

Hot Lady Joanne Overcomes Dogwood Dilemmas

Favored Lady Joanne overcame a sluggish start to collar High Again near the sixteenth pole en route to a one-length victory in the $167,550 Dogwood Breeders' Cup (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs Saturday.

 Saturday, June 02, 2007

Nafzger Filly Lady Joanne Favored in Dogwood BC

The Carl Nafzger-trained Lady Joanne heads a field of nine in the $150,000-added Dogwood Breeders' Cup (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies as Churchill Downs offers a stakes trio on its Saturday racing program.

 Thursday, May 31, 2007

Flowering Dogwood Brightens Up Saratoga Opening

The Dogwood is in bloom again at Saratoga. If there was one special sight among the many soul-cleansing visions of a Saratoga opening day it was the familiar green and yellow silks of Dogwood Stable flashing past the finish line in the Schuylerville Stakes (gr. III).

 Thursday, July 27, 2006

'Horse for Course' Joint Effort Wins Dogwood

Joint Effort, ridden by Rene Douglas, opened a clear lead in the stretch and held off a late surge from Ready to Please and Victorina to score a one-length victory in Saturday's $167,850 Dogwood Breeders' Cup (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs.

 Saturday, June 03, 2006

Troienne Winner Joint Effort Back in Dogwood

Joint Effort, an impressive winner of the $100,000-added La Troienne (gr. III) on Kentucky Derby Day, and Ready to Please, who won the Fantasy (gr. II) at Oaklawn Park in her stakes debut, head the field in the $150,000-added Dogwood Breeders' Cup (gr. III) at Churchill Downs.

 Thursday, June 01, 2006

Millionaire Limehouse Retired to Vinery

Millionaire Limehouse, a four-time graded stakes winner, has arrived for stallion duty at Dr. Tom Simon's Vinery near Lexington.

 Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Heckle to Stand at Sequel in Florida

Graded stakes winner Heckle has been bought by Dennis Narlinger's JMJ Racing and the partnership of Becky Thomas and Lewis Lakin from Dogwood Stable (Cot Campbell, president) for stallion duty.

 Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Limehouse to Retire at End of Year; Will Stand at Vinery

Limehouse, who ran fourth in Smarty Jones' Kentucky Derby (gr. I) last year and this June won the Brooklyn Handicap (gr. II), will be retired at the end of the year and will stand in 2006 at Tom Simon's Vinery near Lexington.

 Friday, August 26, 2005

Limehouse Rock Solid in Brooklyn Handicap

New millionaire Limehouse hadn't won a race in nearly 14 months, but he has now won two in a row after taking the $250,000 Brooklyn Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park Saturday.

 Saturday, June 11, 2005

Runway Model May Shake Doldrums in Dogwood

With Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) winner Summerly out of Saturday's $150,000 Dogwood Breeders' Cup (gr. III) at Churchill Downs, Runway Model takes over the favorite's role in a field of nine 3-year-old fillies.

 Thursday, June 09, 2005

Quarantine Keeps Summerly Out of Dogwood

Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) winner Summerly was a surprise no-show when entries were drawn on Thursday for Saturday's $150,000-added Dogwood Breeders' Cup (gr. III) at Churchill Downs.

 Thursday, June 09, 2005

Limehouse Returns to Churchill, Wins Alysheba

Even-money favorite Limehouse, who ran fourth in last year's Kentucky Derby (gr. I), ran this year on Kentucky Oaks day, winning the $112,900 Alysheba Stakes.

 Friday, May 06, 2005

Stakes-winning Filly Fond Retired

Fond, a two-time stakes winner at Aqueduct, has been retired from racing with a record of three wins from 11 races and earnings of $113,661.

 Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Sales Task Force Meets Friday; Code of Ethics to Follow

The Sales Integrity Task Force will meet for the third time Friday at Keeneland, and within a week, will hold a press conference to release its first recommendations to the industry.

 Thursday, November 18, 2004

Dogwood's Campbell Honored at TCA Dinner

Dogwood Stable founder W. Cothran "Cot" Campbell was the guest of honor at the Thoroughbred Club of America's 73rd annual Testimonial Dinner, dinner Nov. 5 at Keeneland.

 Saturday, November 06, 2004

Lukas Has Storied Cat Primed for Ky. Cup Juvenile

The D. Wayne Lukas-trained Storied Cat may have drawn the outside post for Saturday's Kentucky Cup Juvenile (gr. III), but the son of Tale of the Cat was made the even-money morning line favorite against six rivals.

 Thursday, September 16, 2004

Lukas' Stellar Jayne Pulls Away in Dogwood

Stellar Jayne, ridden by Robby Albarado, took the lead in the upper stretch and cruised to a 3 1/4-length win over Dynaville in Saturday's co-featured $161,400 Dogwood Breeders' Cup (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs.

 Saturday, June 05, 2004

Stellar Jayne's Hopes Improve in Dogwood

The D. Wayne Lukas-trained Stellar Jayne can break back into the victory column when she heads a field of seven 3-year-old fillies in Sunday's $150,000-added Dogwood Breeders' Cup (gr. III) at Churchill Downs.

 Friday, May 28, 2004

Dogwood Accepting Dominion Award Nominations

Dogwood Stable is now accepting nominations for its annual Dogwood Dominion Award for an unsung hero in the Thoroughbred industry. Nominations should be received no later than June 28.

 Tuesday, May 18, 2004

Pletcher Pair Drill Before the Downpour; Footnotes Handles Footing

Trainer Todd Pletcher worked his pair of Kentucky Derby (gr. I) hopefuls on Sunday morning before an early morning deluge at Churchill Downs. Dogwood Stable's Limehouse was officially clocked in 1:01 for five furlongs, while David Moore's Edgewood Farm's Pollard's Vision was timed going the same distance in 1:00 4/5. Also on the track early was Read the Footnotes.

 Sunday, April 25, 2004

None of Limehouse's Connections are Singing the Blues

Grand Slam, whose oldest offspring just turned four this year, could have two sons entered in this year's Kentucky Derby (gr. I)--Limehouse and Master David. The more accomplished of the two, Limehouse, has four stakes victories to his credit, and quality connections on his side.

 Thursday, April 15, 2004

Blue Grass Dinner Quotes and Notes

The Keeneland Association honored its contestants for Saturday's running of the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) Thursday evening with a special dinner at the Keene Barn entertainment complex on the Keeneland grounds. The connections from most of the eight runners, Marylou Whitney Stable's Birdstone was scratched earlier in the day, were interviewed following the dinner, and following are some of the comments made by them.

 Thursday, April 08, 2004

Grade II Winner Windsor Castle to Taylor Mountain in West Virginia

Multiple graded stakes winner Windsor Castle has been purchased by Jim Casey for stallion duty at the owner's Taylor Mountain Farm near Charles Town, W.Va.

 Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Grade II Winner Windsor Castle Retired

Windsor Castle, a multiple graded stakes winner for Dogwood Stable, has been retired from racing with $591,715 in earnings.

 Monday, March 08, 2004

Lane's End Stallion Summer Squall Pensioned

Classic winner and prominent sire Summer Squall has been retired from stud duty at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky., due to continuing problems with his fertility.

 Thursday, February 19, 2004

Dogwood Doings

Dogwood Stable president Cot Campbell has announced 2004 plans for seven of the stable's current stakes winners, including millionaire Smok'n Frolic.

 Wednesday, November 05, 2003

Finality Retired After Reinjuring a Tendon

Dogwood Stable's Jamaica Handicap (gr. IIT) winner Finality has been retired. Plans for his stallion career are still undecided.

 Wednesday, September 03, 2003

Neftali "Junior" Gutierrez Wins Dogwood Dominion Award

Neftali "Junior" Gutierrez is the 11th winner of the Dogwood Dominion Award. The award was created to honor unsung heroes in racing.

 Thursday, July 10, 2003

Dominion Award Nominations Now Being Accepted

Nominations are now being accepted for the next Dogwood Dominion Award, which goes to a man or woman who is truly an "unsung hero" of the Thoroughbred racing industry.

 Thursday, May 22, 2003
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