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Dogwood's Campbell Reaches for the Gold Ring

Dogwood's Campbell Reaches for the Gold Ring

Cot Campbell has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in Thoroughbred ownership, and looks to add the Kentucky Derby to the Preakness Stakes he banked with Summer Squall 23 years ago.

 Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Dogwood President Cot Campbell to Retire

Dogwood President Cot Campbell to Retire

W. Cothran (Cot) Campbell, president of Dogwood Stable and originator of the partnership concept in Thoroughbred racing, will no longer form racing partnerships after Jan. 1.

 Wednesday, November 09, 2011
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
Summer Bird Breezes at Monmouth for Haskell

Summer Bird Breezes at Monmouth for Haskell

Summer Bird, winner of the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) in his last effort, breezed five furlongs in 1:01 4/5 the morning of July 12 at Monmouth Park.

 Sunday, July 12, 2009

Summer Bird Works 6fs in 1:15 4/5

Summer Bird worked six furlongs in 1:15 4/5 the morning of April 24 at Churchill Downs in preparation for a run at the May 2 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands.

 Friday, April 24, 2009
Lord Snowdon Prepared for Paumonok

Lord Snowdon Prepared for Paumonok

The 5-year-old gelding faces six in the Jan. 26 sprint at Aqueduct.

 Thursday, January 24, 2008
Court Vision Eyes Remsen Score

Court Vision Eyes Remsen Score

Bill Mott has a barn full of promising juveniles. But of all of them, Court Vision may have the pedigree, speed and talent to give the trainer a legitimate Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) contender.

 Thursday, November 22, 2007

Postponed-Sired Dorabella Wins NZ Guineas

Postponed, the Summer Squall son to win the 2000 Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II), sired his first grade I winner in New Zealand when Dorabella defeated 15 others in the country's championship race for 3-year-old fillies Nov. 11.

 Sunday, November 12, 2006

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

Kentucky Oaks Winner Summerly Breezes

Winchell Thoroughbreds' Summerly, winner of the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) and the Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. I), turned in a strong six-furlong work Tuesday at Churchill Downs in preparation for a planned start in the June 25 Mother Goose (gr. I) on June 25 at Belmont Park.

 Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Nafzger Recalls Unbridled: 'It Was As If He Could Talk'

In both the good times and the bad times, 1990 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Unbridled would let his trainer, Carl Nafzger, know everything was all right.

 Friday, May 06, 2005

Summerly Stays Hot in Fair Grounds Oaks

Odds-on choice Summerly opened up a daylight lead heading into the first turn and romped to victory in the $300,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II) Saturday, spoiling the return to action this year of Runway Model.

 Saturday, March 12, 2005

Summerly Sizzles in Silverbulletday Triumph

Favored Summerly joined the ranks of graded stakes winners Saturday with an impressive win over eight rivals in the $150,000 Silverbulletday Stakes (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies at Fair Grounds.

 Saturday, February 12, 2005

Old Pro Country Be Gold Wins Aqueduct 'Cap

Guided through a hole along the inside by jockey Jose Espinoza, 8-year-old Country Be Gold halted a seven-race losing streak Sunday, holding off favored Aggadan for a three-quarters of a length victory in the $110,300 Aqueduct Handicap (gr. III) at odds of 22-1.

 Sunday, January 30, 2005

TCA Testimonial to W. Cothran Campbell

The text of the scoll presented to Cot Campbell at the Thoroughbred Club of America 73rd Annual Testimonial Dinner.

 Saturday, November 06, 2004

Summer Symphony Scores in BC Oaks

Summer Symphony notched her first stakes victory when she rallied for a half-length victory over entry-mate Socorro County in the $174,087 British Columbia Breeders' Cup Oaks (Can-III) at Hastings Park.

 Sunday, September 26, 2004

Ground Storm Stymies Foes Once Again

Centennial Farm's 8-year-old Ground Storm overtook front-running Classic Endeavor on the home turn, and then held off a resolute Big Sid's Party by 1 1/4 length to win the $81,625 Stymie Handicap for 3-year-olds and up at nine furlongs at Aqueduct Park.

 Saturday, March 06, 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

Summer Mis Named Illinois Horse of the Year

Richard Otto Stables' homebred Summer Mis was voted the 2003 Illinois champion older filly/mare and Illinois Horse of the Year, it was announced Thursday by John Bauman, president of the Illinois Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Foundation.

 Friday, February 13, 2004

Capsized to Special T in California

Graded stakes winner Capsized has been purchased by B n D Chase Thoroughbreds from Gold Spur Stable and Stonerside Stables for stallion duty at Rick Taylor's Special T Thoroughbreds near Temecula, Calif.

 Monday, February 02, 2004

Summer Mis a Hit in Four-Horse TCA Photo

Richard Otto Stable's Summer Mis, benefiting from a clever ride from Rene Douglas, outfought Don't Countess Out and Born To Dance in the last furlong, to capture the $125,000 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (gr. III) at Keeneland on Sunday.

 Sunday, October 12, 2003

Lane's End Sets Mineshaft's Fee at $100,000

Move over Vindication. There's a new leader among the stallions entering stud in 2004. Mineshaft, the leader on the NTRA poll, will begin his stallion career in 2004 for $100,000, twice that of Vindication, last year's champion juvenile male.

 Tuesday, September 23, 2003

Summer Colony Shows Readiness in Molly Pitcher

Edward P. Evans' Summer Colony, the only horse to beat Azeri, asserted her superiority through the stretch and drew off to win Saturday's $300,000 Molly Pitcher Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II) at Monmouth Park by three lengths.

 Saturday, June 28, 2003

Summer Colony to Surface 'Down the Shore'

Monmouth Park racing secretary Mike Dempsey said he expects six fillies and mares for next Saturday's Molly Pitcher Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II), the star of the show to be Edward P. Evans' Summer Colony.

 Thursday, June 19, 2003

Summer Colony Returns in Pimlico Breeders' Cup Distaff

Pimlico will kick off a stretch of four added-money events on Friday with the 8 1/2-furlong Pimlico Breeders' Cup Distaff Handicap (gr. III). The field is seven strong and includes grade I winner Summer Colony, who has not started since last year's Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I), and Smok'n Frolic, who ranks ninth in earnings among all North American-based horses.

 Wednesday, May 14, 2003

Stormy Frolic Enjoys Sloppy Going at Calder

Stormy Frolic kicked away in the stretch to easily win Saturday's $145,000 Calder Breeders' Cup Handicap, reduced to a field of eight after the race was switched from the turf to a sloppy main track.

 Saturday, April 26, 2003

Stormy Frolic Relishes Return to Dirt in 'Betty'

Trainer Milt Wolfson used the turf-to-dirt angle to his advantage when Stormy Frolic took to a fast track in winning Calder's $100,000 Stage Door Betty Handicap Saturday over 1 1/16 miles, the second stakes of the Grand Slam II event.

 Saturday, December 28, 2002

Marc's Rainbow Wins East View Stakes

Marc's Rainbow beat Beautiful America by 2 3/4 lengths in Sunday's $87,750 East View Stakes for 2-year-old New York-bred fillies at Aqueduct.

 Sunday, December 08, 2002

Capsized Back on Turf for Sunday's Sea O'Erin

Graded stakes winner Capsized may rates the mild edge when he faces seven rivals in the $150,000 Sea O' Erin Breeders' Cup Mile Sunday on the turf at Arlington Park.

 Friday, September 27, 2002

<b>Saratoga Notebook:</b> Where's Buddha? Bond Knows; Hennig Plots Summer Colony's Trail; Awesome Humor to Try Spinaway

Trainer James Bond said Saturday he is still waiting to give Wood Memorial (gr.I) winner Buddha his first breeze of the summer.

 Saturday, August 24, 2002

<b>Saratoga Notebook:</b> Where's Buddha? Bond Knows; Hennig Plots Summer Colony's Trail; Awesome Humor to Try Spinaway

Trainer James Bond said Saturday he is still waiting to give Wood Memorial (gr.I) winner Buddha his first breeze of the summer.

 Saturday, August 24, 2002

Summer Squall Getting Low Pregnancy Figures

Prominent Central Kentucky stallion Summer Squall, who has always experienced some fertility problems, has gotten a very low percentage of mares in foal this season; however there are no plans to remove him from stallion service.

 Tuesday, May 21, 2002

Sharp Performance Holds Down the Fort

Sharp Performance will make his belated debut as a four-year-old in Saturday's Fort Marcy (gr. III) at a mile-and-a-sixteenth on the turf.

 Thursday, April 25, 2002

Lane's End to Sponsor Spiral Stakes

Officials at Lane's End Farm and Turfway Park announced today a three-year agreement that will give the Central Kentucky breeding farm title sponsorship of Turfway's premier Triple Crown prep race in the spring. The grade II Lane's End Spiral Stakes will be held next year on March 23.

 Wednesday, June 27, 2001

Rollin With Nolan Euthanized

Rollin With Nolan, a winner of five races and $241,194, was euthanized Friday after sustaining a leg injury in the Churchill Downs Handicap on the Kentucky Derby undercard. The 4-year-old son of Summer Squall won this year's Eillo Stakes at Gulfstream Park, his lone stakes win.

 Friday, May 25, 2001

Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Weekend Surprise Dead

Weekend Surprise, dam of classic winners Summer Squall and A.P. Indy, died after foaling a Belong to Me filly Tuesday. The foaling was without incident, but that evening Weekend Surprise hemorrhaged and died. The filly has been placed on a nurse mare and is doing fine.

 Wednesday, March 14, 2001