Doug Davis

re: Doug Davis

LauraMartin — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 08:47:27 GMT

Kudos to this great trainer of all times, the charm, oomph he carried. How cool to defy the forerunner at Saratoga to let his favorite Charlie go unbridled to escort Annihilate ‘em, winner of the 1973 Travers Stakes.

re: Doug Davis

AngelaInAbilene — Mon, 27 May 2013 12:49:30 GMT

I never new Doug Davis. In fact did not even know he owned Hempen. However, my family owes a lot of our success with QH's to his great stallion Hempen. We still have many Hempen bred mares and they still produce fast QH's that can go on to a second career because of their great minds and tremendous versatility.

re: Doug Davis

Terry M. — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:12:10 GMT

Does anyone have a photo of Annihilate 'em's dam, Spots To Spare? With a name like that, I would sure like to know what she looked like before she turned white (she was a grey).

re: Doug Davis

Love 'em all — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:54:49 GMT

Charlie must have been the envy of every horse on every racetrack to have an owner like Doug Davis.

And, Annihilate 'em looks like he can't wait to get a drag on that cigarette! Those were happy horses ... for that time period.

Fun story, Mr. Campbell.

re: Doug Davis

Old Bald Peg — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:41:55 GMT

I remember seeing another bridle-less pony some years ago in a major televised race. Accompanied it's charge to the post wearing only a leather band sitting low on it's neck.

re: Doug Davis

The Doctor — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:01:46 GMT

Doug Davis Jr. holds a very special place in my heart. As a young racing fan living in Buffalo, NY I couldn't wait for Doug's arrival at Fort Erie's 6 week summer meet. You could easily pick out his horses in the paddock with their colorful bridals and immaculately groomed coats. Doug loved the Fort Erie turf course stating in his huge opinion that it was the best turf course in North America. I actually became very good friends with one of his grooms and had an open invitation to his Doug's barn for the whole summer meet. Along with Annihilate'em my favorite Davis trained horse was a speedball named Hook It Up! Doug had a flair for coming up with some of the most creative names on the race track. Brown Creeper, Miss Suzaki and Mississippi Mama are three that come to mind. Mr. Campbell did a fantastic job highlighting one of racings most robust and well respected personalities. Well Done Cot!!