On August 11 at the Reading Room in Saratoga, Cot Campbell's family and friends will celebrate the life of the man who changed the face of Thoroughbred racing. I first met Cot Campbell at the 1990 Preakness...
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The Thoroughbred industry is full of good stories, and few told better ones than Cot Campbell. The man who pioneered racing partnerships through the development of Dogwood Stable passed Oct. 27 at 91....
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In the mid-eighties the great Arab sheikhs invaded Kentucky. They came to the sales, bringing with them crusty old British bloodstock advisers, great determination, and untold millions of dollars with...
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The Dogwood Stable of today came into existence in 1973 as Dogwood Farm , on 433 acres in West Central Georgia. The energy and enthusiasm that caused the farm to exist began to wane after 13 years, and...
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I am a great admirer of brevity in speech. And, since I am somewhat deaf, I am also a great admirer of clarity. Sometimes I think both auditory characteristics are on the decline. Seems to me a lot of...
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It has been said that I have a good eye for a horse. Certainly I have bought a great many. Some were good and many were not. Admittedly, when I have picked out and bought a good horse (like Palace Malice...
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Many diverse theories, techniques, procedures, tools, skills, and outright voodoo-isms go into the acquisition of young Thoroughbred horses. But what the whole rigamarole boils down to was once explained...
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In the world of commerce, nothing could be more colorful and fascinating than an auction of Thoroughbred horses. For instance, at Keeneland in Lexington each fall for almost two weeks, around 4,000 horses...
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Many years ago I established a successful Thoroughbred training farm in Southwest Georgia. It was truly a triumph of energy and enthusiasm over stupidity and bad judgment. When energy and enthusiasm began...
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Thirty-five years ago the Arabs started coming to America to buy Thoroughbred racehorses, and everyone in the game was in a frenzy to latch on to a "Mohammed" or a "Khalid" or some son of the desert. Dogwood...
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