September 2, 2009
Press Release (For Immediate Release)
Dogwood Stable Names New Colt “Lou Brissie”
 Dogwood
Stable, the originator of Thoroughbred racing partnerships and one
of the country’s leading racing stables, has named one of
its young Thoroughbreds Lou Brissie in honor of the Philadelphia
A’s pitcher and World War II hero.
“I recently had the opportunity to meet Lou Brissie and read
his biography, The Corporal Was a Pitcher, and was awed by his life
story,” said Dogwood President W. Cothran “Cot”
Campbell. “Here was a man who had suffered life-threatening
injuries on the Italian battlefront, yet through his incredible
perseverance and against all odds he realized his dream of pitching
for a professional baseball team – even though his left leg
had been shattered almost beyond repair and he had to wear a brace.”
“We purchased several horses at the select sales this summer,
and it was the colt by Limehouse that we named for Lou. I paid $100,000
for him and I believe he’s worth every penny,” continued
Campbell.
Limehouse was a major racehorse for Dogwood Stable – winning
over $1 million during a racing career that spanned three years.
Dogwood Stable sold him for $6 million when his racing days were
over.
“Limehouse is one of the hottest sires in the country right
now, and in the last two years we have purchased several of his
sons and daughters,” explained Campbell. “The colt we
named Lou Brissie takes after his sire not only in looks –
but also in attitude and athleticism. He oozes confidence.”
The equine Lou Brissie has begun his early training in Aiken, SC,
Dogwood’s base of operations, which is just down the road
from North Augusta, where Lou Brissie resides.
This dynamo was named for Lou Brissie, pitcher for the Philadelphia
A’s and WW II veteran who received both the Purple Heart and
Bronze Star. Grand-looking chestnut oozes confidence and intelligence
and has many similarities to his sire – one of Dogwood’s
favorite sons. 15 hands.
When a sharp-looking, hard-trying, multiple graded stakes-winning
colt wins race after race wearing our green and yellow silks, he
quickly becomes a cherished Dogwood favorite. Limehouse ranks right
up there with some of our very best. From the Bashford Manor-G2
at two to the Hutcheson-G2 at three and the Brooklyn-G2 at four,
Limehouse campaigned from coast to coast and always gave it his
all. He retired with 11 stakes wins or placings and more than $1.1
million in the bank. A brilliant 2-year-old himself, it seems only
appropriate that the first 2-year-olds by Limehouse are proving
to be professionals while winning on both coasts and points in between.
With juvenile racing just kicking into full swing, Limehouse already
has eight winners under his girth. They include Victoria S. winner
Olredlgetcha at Woodbine, who won the $152,000 blacktype event in
his career debut. Limehouse ranks in Kentucky’s top five freshman
sires for 2009. This colt hails from his second crop.
This colt’s dam, the Forest Wildcat mare Fearless Wildcat,
has the number one thing a broodmare could possibly have going for
her: a recent and hot 2-year-old stakes winner. Her El Corredor
colt, Fearless Cowboy, won the July 18 Colin S. at Woodbine, prompting
rider Slade Callaghan to rave about his tenacity and proclaim, “This
guy is special.” Incidentally, Fearless Cowboy was also second
in the Victoria S. won by the aforementioned Olredlgetcha.
What makes Fearless Cowboy’s record even more pertinent is
that he and his half-brother, this Limehouse colt, are similiarly
bred – both colts are by grandsons of Gone West. In addition,
the Gone West sire line has traditionally done well with this colt’s
Storm Cat broodmare line, with the gold standard being 2004’s
Eclipse Champion Sprinter and Breeders’ Cup Sprint-G1 winner
Speightstown.
For further information please contact:
Mary Jane Howell
Public Relations Director
803-642-2972
www.dogwoodstable.com
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