- Wagener Polo Club

Wagener Polo
2014
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“Wagener Polo offers organized practices,
spectator friendly polo matches,
well-managed tournaments
and a fun, fair and friendly environment.”
--- www.wagenerpolo.com
Dear Polo Players and Fans,
WPC Staff
Manager
Billy Raab
Robert Lyn-Kee-Chow Certified Umpire
Facilitator
Michelle Raab
Timer/Scorekeeper
Lauren Crowe
Flagger
Jeannie Fridley
Fox Nation Manager
Nigel Allcock
I would have liked to have written a letter to all of you but I’m trying
to develop my delegating skills and have decided to concentrate on my
daily tasks of answering the phone and polishing my string. I have read
this twice, however, and agree with most of what it tries to say.
Please know that Michelle and I warmly welcome you and your wellbehaved children and dogs to the Wagener Polo action at our Broken
Arrow Farm and the tournament fields at Fox Nation. We appreciate
your comments as the entire staff of WPC continues to strive to make
our facility a “fun, fair and friendly environment” (see above).
Sincerely,
Billy Raab, Manager
photo by Michelle Raab
Michelle Raab and grandson Christian
Weisz, Occasional Assistant Field Manager.
Flagger Jeannie Fridley.
Timer, scorekeeper and general
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Table of Contents
Welcome Letter ...........................
Schedule ......................................
2013 Tournament Winners ..........
Tournament Line-ups ...................
Player Profiles .............................
Chief Billy Raab ...........................
Waggin’ at Wagener ....................
Megan Donahey ..........................
Program Staff:
Cot Campbell ...............................
Action Shots .................................
Production and
Historic Polo People ....................
Editorial: Maybe Ortiz
Advertising: Billy Raab
Wagener Polo People ..................
Lauren Crowe
Tribute to Carlos Gracida ............
Photography: Maybe Ortiz
Michelle Raab
Bo Taylor
cmaybeortiz@gmail.com
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cover photo by
Michelle Raab
Directions
to Broken Arrow Farm -- east from Aiken on Hwy. 302 about 12 miles until Hwy. 4
continues straight and 302 makes a 90 degree left turn toward Wagener;
3 miles to club on right
to Fox Nation -- east from Aiken on Hwy. 302 almost 9 miles to Mackey Scott
Road; continue 2.5 miles (road changes to dirt, now “Cedar Branch”);
Fox Nation on right with black fencing at 735 Cedar Branch, Windsor
to Buckleigh Farms -- east from Aiken on Hwy. 302 less than 9 miles; field on left
Club Rules
Wagener Polo Club
5720 Wagener Road
Wagener, SC 29164
USPA rules apply to all games and tournament play.
Pets welcome, but must be leashed at all times.
Horses are not to be schooled on polo fields.
Tail tape is to be picked up.
Trash should be put in trash containers.
Do not drive on polo fields.
Please bring three practice shirts -- one each: red, white and blue.
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Club polo September through June
Practices Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings
Billy Raab, Manager
(561)719-3318
2014 Tournament Schedule at Fox Nation
April 23 - May 4
USPA Congressional Cup 6-Goal
May 14 - June 1
USPA Master Cup 6-Goal
May 28 - June 8
Holley Tractor Challenge 6-Goal
Sept. 10 - 28
Wagener Invitational 6-Goal
Hotline
(803)566-8610
for the latest game info
Oct. 2 - 19
Polo Pony Memorial 6-Goal
Oct. 23 - Nov. 9
Fox Nation Classic 6-Goal
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2013 Tournament Winners
Bob Donahey and Fox nation’s Sarah Wildasin joined the winning Derry team: Craig Fraser, Megan Donahey,
Will Donahey and Eddy Martinez.
May 20, 2013
USPA Masters Cup 6-Goal
Derry Heir
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Miller/Gratia
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May 26, 2013
USPA Congressional Cup
6-Goal
Derry Heir
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Woodlawn
5.5
Derry Heir edged out Woodlawn by half a goal : Lucas Arellano, Chilo Cordova, Omar Cepeda and Phillip Staples.
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Holley Tractor contributed
barn blowers for all the
MVP awards.
October 6, 2013
Polo Pony Memorial 6-Goal
Derry Heir
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Hyde Park
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October 27, 2013
Wagener Invitational 6-Goal
Derry Heir
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M3
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November 3, 2013 Fox Nation Classic 6-Goal
Derry Heir
4.5
Macho Polo
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Sarah Wildasin and Masters Cup
Most Valuable Player Craig Fraser.
Derry Heir won all five tournaments by a
TOTAL of 5 goals!
Bob Donahey’s horse T2 earned the Best Playing Pony blanket under the guidance
of Megan Donahey.
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2013 Tournament Line-ups
in order of appearance...
Derry Heir
Megan Donahey
Will Donahey
Craig Fraser
Eddy Martinez
Firehouse
Amy Flowers
Nico Ramos
Marcos Onetto
Rick Salter
Casa Azul
Whitney Vogt
Jason Wates
Matt Sekera
Grayson Brown
Woodlawn Farm
Lucas Arellano
Chilo Cordova
Omar Cepeda
Phillip Staples
Miller / Gratia Wines
Marvin Slosman
Tito Gorosito
Romulo Crespo
Glenn Miller
USPA
Congressional Cup
Derry Heir
photo by Michelle Raab
USPA Masters Cup
Polo Pony Memorial
Woodlawn
Woodlawn
Firehouse
Fox Nation
James Wildasin
Brien Limehouse
Matt Sekera
Lito Salatino
Las Vinas
Stacie Rodriguez
Whitney Vogt
Cesar Rangel
Horacio Onetto
Hutchinson / Brit’s Pub
Neil Purdy
Kegan Walsh
Luis Galvan
Charlie Hutchinson
Wagener Invitational
Derry Heir
Woodlawn
Miller / Gratia Wines
Marvin Slosman
Tito Gorosito
Tuno Eququnren
Glenn Miller
Derry Heir
Megan Donahey
Jason Wates
Craig Fraser
Bob Donahey
Hyde Park
Eliza Limehouse
Amy Flowers
Marcos Onetto
Del Walton
Duck Hill
Kim Snider
Alex Lopez
John Gobin
Bob Stanton
Machu Polo
Matt Shaffer
Sebastian Aycinena
Luis Galvan
Diego Ferreira
M3
Madelyn Cobb
Campbell Davis
Gabriel Crespo
Remy Muller
Las Vinas
Tony and Stacie
Rodriguez
Cesar Rangel
Kegan Walsh
Eddy Martinez
One of the Fox Nation
teams with Lito Salatino,
Omar Viale, Chilo
Cordova and James
Wildasin.
photo by Bo Taylor
IDEA Factory / Cooper
Scott Silver
J.D. Cooper
Ka’aina De Coite
Ben Gregoncza
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Fox Nation Classic
Derry Heir
Woodlawn
Spring Classic 4-Goal
Casa Azul
Brien Limehouse
Todd Martineau
Matt Sekera
Grayson Brown
IDEA Factory
Scott Silver
Ben Gregoncza
Romulo Crespo
JD Cooper
Firehouse Subs
Rick Salter
Eliza Limehouse
Kegan Walsh
Marcos Onetto
Hyde Park
Amy Flowers
Edouard Des Francs
Jorge Estrada
Del Walton
Machu Polo
Matt Shaffer
Sebastian Aycinena
Luis Galvan
Tom Uskup
Duck Hill
Kim Snider
Alex Lopez
John Gobin
Bob Stanton
The Willcox
Mit Carothers
Geoff Ellis
Alan Corey
Geoff Cameron
Derry Heir
Jeff Shuler
Will Donahey
Craig Fraser
Tom Uskup
Aiken Horse
Gary Knoll
Pam Gleason
Ben Gregoncza
Omar Cepeda
Natural Soda
Bill Gunn
Mason Primm
Rodolfo Irigoyen
Diego Ferreira
Fox Nation
James Wildasin
Barry Limehouse
Geoff Cameron
Lito Salatino
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Player Profiles
Mighty close to a hundred people played practices and/or tournaments from Louisville, KY. He picked up the
at Wagener Polo and Fox Nation in 2013. We’d like to tell you a bit game from Tom Akers and Nick
Rennekamp and has achieved a 1-goal
about all of them, but some will just have to wait until next year.
handicap. JD and his Australian cattle
dog Boots have been helping Rachel
work his 6 horses and playing at
Crestview and other Aiken clubs. His
Dream Team would include Dan
McCarthy, Alan Meeker and Julio
Arellano.
Nigel Allcock
Lucas Arellano
Sebastian Aycinena
Geoff Cameron played his first tournament at age 12 with his dad and
brothers at the Blenheim Polo Club in
New Zealand. He topped at 4 goals and
presently plays at 3. In addition to playing polo professionally, Geoff also is a
“fencer and a farrier.” He and Sarah and
their daughters Lily (5) and Adelaide (3)
live on their farm in Windsor with his half
a dozen playing ponies.
Leo Benjamin played most of his
Mit Carothers
Bautista de Castro
Madelyn Cobb
Ka’aina de Coite
career at Sugarbush Polo Club in Vermont where he learned the basics from
Holly Ward. Leo earned a 1-goal rating
and continues to play at zero on his 3
horses from his nearby Wagener farm.
He and his wife Nancy have 3 children,
8 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild!
He works with two internet projects -sellthehorse.com and hairloss.com. If he
could create a Dream Team with any
three other players, current or historic,
it would include Billy Raab and Alan and
Eddy Martinez.
Peter Bibeau
Kris Bowman
Grayson Brown
Jose Ofilio “Chilo” Cordova
grew up on horses in El Salvador before joining Phillip Staples’ Woodlawn
team 7 years ago. He would love to play
Back with Ruben Coscia, Julian
Hipwood and Julio Arellano.
Alan Corey
Omar Cepeda
David Cummings, CEO of USPA
Properties, was born in Texas and currently lives with his wife Pamela in Lexington, KY. He started to play polo with
Mike McCleary in 1988. This spring he
is quite lucky to have Debbie Scanlon
attending to his string of 5. He would
have Sapo Caset, Facundo Pieres and
Adolfo Cambiaso on his Dream Team.
Gabriel Crespo
Romulo Crespo
Campbell Davis
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John Gobin
Tito Gorosito
Ben Gregoncza
Bill Gunn
Jill Diaz of Estancia La Victoria.
Bob Dick
Bob Donahey
Megan Donahey
Will Donahey
Fiona Eagle
Geoff Ellis
Jorge Estrada
Tuno Equnren
Diego Ferriera
Amy Flowers
Edouard des Francs
Craig Fraser
Dennis Freeland
Bart Frye
Luis Galvan
Willie Hartnett started playing polo
with his father Rick at Myopia in 1993.
His handicap has been as high as 4
goals and he continues to play extensively at New Bridge. His super team
would have Carlos Gracida at One, followed by Mariano Aguirre and Ernesto
Trotz.
Jim Huber, a retired Milwaukee lawyer, began his polo career with the
Uihleins and Stevenses. His son Tom
was an outstanding intercollegiate player
and grandson Tommy is currently doing well in the interscholastics.Jim has
been as high as 2 goals and has recently
been eased down to just under zero. He
keeps about 20 head, training them with
the assistance of a couple of talented
young players each year (see below).
Charlie Hutchinson
Rodolfo Irigoyen
Joaquin Jude (right) and Bautista
de Castro, trainers of Huber horses.
Don Healy on a well-trained horse.
Pam Gleason of The Aiken Horse.
Gary Knoll
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Alex Lopez
Carlos Leguizamon
Barry Limehouse
Brien Limehouse
Eliza Limehouse
Jed Lipsky trades his logging boots
in for polo footwear. He also started polo
with Holly Ward at Sugarbush in 1979.
His dream team is the one that won the
Copper Cup in Gilbertsville in 1984 -Jed, Billy Raab, Cali Garcia and George
Haas. He drives his handful of horses
30 hours from Stowe, VT, to play here.
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Robert Lyn-Kee-Chow resides in
Wellington, Charlottesville and Aiken.
His extensive polo career as a player,
manager, umpire and trainer began at
the St. Elizabeth Polo Club in Jamaica
under the guidance of Michael Godfrey.
Robert and Lauren Crowe keep 6 horses
on their farm in Aiken.
Todd Martineau
Eddy Martinez
Glenn Miller
Remy Muller
Joe Neave
Horacio Onetto and his wife Hollis
have two daughters, Dolores (12) and
Inez (9). He and his brother Marcos were
students of their high-goal father
Horacio. His dream team woul include
Julio Arellano and Gonzalo Pieres with
his father at Back.
Marcos Onetto
Tess Pimsner, a 15-year-old student,
lives with her mother Karen Reese and
brother Tucker Pimsner and their 4 dogs
at Hilltop Farm. Craig Fraser contributed
to her early training, as did of course her
mother. She has 4 horses and would
love to compete with Juan Martin Nero,
Adolfo Cambiaso and Craig Fraser.
Mason Primm
Neil Purdy
Billy Raab
Nico Ramos
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Karen Reese trains more than two
dozen horses in the arena and pastures
of her Hilltop Farm with the assistance
of her daughter Tess Pimsner. She first
played at Eldorado in 1990 and was influenced by both Joe and Roy Barry. Her
top choices to compete with include
Memo Gracida, Sebe Merlos and Juan
Martin Nero, along with Joe Barry.
Lito Salatino
Rick Salter
Rose Sease
Mason Sease
Matt Sekera
Matt Shaffer
Paul Shealy
Jeff Shuler
Scott Silver
Marvin Slosman
continued on next page
Bob Stanton
photo by Michelle Raab
photo contributed
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Kim Snider lives with her husband
Jim Hughes on their Jimeni Farm just
around the corner from Broken Arrow.
She first took up the game in Dallas with
Bil Walton in 1992 and has progressed
to a 7-horse string under the guidance
of Billy Raab and Alex Lopez. She would
choose Dale Smicklas to back her
dream team with Memo Gracida and
Adam Snow.
Phillip Staples operates Woodlawn
Communications from his base in Richmond, VA. Since his start with Col. Harry
Wilson at Rappahannock in 1975, he
played firmly to a 3-goal rating and now
rides a hard bargain at zero. His summer club is Great Meadow. Bo Taylor has
‘always’ attended to his 16 horses.
Stan Thaemert bootin’ up.
Tom Uskup
Whitney Vogt
Kegan Walsh
Jason Wates
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James Wildasin and his coach
and playing pro Lito Salatino
out for a round of stick and ball
before one of the tournament
games at Fox Nation. Formerly
rated as high as 7 goals, Lito is
a member of Argentina’s Merlos
family.
James Wildasin at Fox Nation.
photo by Michelle Raab
Tim Zekany
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Dr. Grayson Brown and his wife Nancy
grabbed a good parking spot by the
starting gate at the Aiken Trials on
March 15, 2014.
Madelyn Mackall Cobb has a
fascinating family. Her brother
Ty (left) is named for their
grandfather, yes, Ty Cobb. Her
other grandfather, Mack Jason,
produced a fine polo player and
mother, Lyn Jason Cobb (blue).
Brien Limehouse’s bay
mare struck a pose in front
of the announcer’s tower at
Fox Nation.
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Craig Fraser (right) makes a
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Megan Donahey who, overall,
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Wagener Polo is pleased to include Adam Snow as an occasional participant. He was kind enough to share a photo from the ceremony for his
induction to the Polo Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida, in March of
2014. His wife Shelley and sons Dylan, Nathan and Aidan led the cheers.
Adam Snow played his early polo with his family at Myopia Polo Club (note hat
and shirt from Boston teams). He has played all over the world on his march to a
10-goal rating. He maintains about 25 head in his breeding and training program
at Langdon Road Polo and currently carries a rating of 6 goals. He is credited with
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A typical Saturday morning practice on April 12, 2014, offered 9 chukkers for members and guests including green horse trainers, four guys from Sugarbush (VT) Polo, numerous medium-goal pros, a few talented female players, and, oh yes, former 10-goaler Adam Snow.
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photo by Michelle Raab
One More Profile
Billy Raab would have been a professional baseball player had he not gotten hooked on polo in his
hometown near Detroit. As a manager his accessibility is amazing -- he almost always answers!
continued on page 24
Farmer Road Polo Club
Dan McCarthy
3611 Farmer Road
Aiken, SC 29805
803-644-9992
info@farmerroadpolo.com
www.farmerroadpolo.com
Where Young Horses are Trained...
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How many other club managers will tack a shoe back on for you in
between chukkers? Alex Lopez waited gratefully.
Wagener Polo players
are accustomed to their
manager policing his
grounds with a pitchfork.
Billy’s not mean, he’s just
clean.
Ohio trainer WJ Durrett played with Billy
Raab when he was just a teenager. Billy was
employed by a small number of major sponsors over the next few decades in the
hotspots of medium-goal tournaments from
Florida to Texas to the Northeast. He peaked
at 5 goals and spent one memorable summer in England where his team swept the
silver in every tournament they entered.
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michellemkraab@aol.com
5720 Wagener Road
Wagener SC 29164
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Umpiring has always been another
of Billy Raab’s strong points. He was
chosen as one of the first four professional umpires in Palm Beach.
His knowledge and understanding
(by doing) of the rules is exceptional,
but it’s his no-nonsense approach
that has made competition all the
more enjoyable at Wagener Polo.
Stella, a mare purchased
just off the track from Stan
Townsend, is a good example of the well-fed, hardworking horses that Billy
and his wife Michelle make
at Broken Arrow.
Perfect form even at practice. Billy Raab is
available on a limited basis for coaching and
advice on farm management in the Aiken
area.
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Linda Mayberry’s bumper sticker says it all.
Bernese Mountain Dogs Bert and Cooper Staples relax at their Woodlawn
Farm in Virginia.
Brutus Reese would like to say he’s sorry...
Kim Snider rescued Rose and Nessa.
WJ Durrett joined the party at Fox Nation with the Salatinos, the Wildasins and their pooches.
photo by Michelle Raab
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Peter Bach, trainer and farm manager for
Dr. Dave Smith’s facility on Bethcar Church
Road, controlled his pup while spectating.
Janice Freeland and her friendly poodle are
high-goal fashion. Martini was tinted blue
and he sported a shocking pink polo shirt.
Beverly Hamilton visited Broken
Arrow from Raleigh, NC, with her
Pomeranian named Edie.
Gigi is Rose Sease’s
rather proper German
Short-haired Pointer.
photo contributed
Coco just wanted to say
hey from Barbara Powell
and the wonderful folks
at Printz Plus in
Watkinsville, GA. She
oversaw the printing of
this inaugural annual.
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Everybody knew Petee, the guardian
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photos by Michelle Raab
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Bob Donahey and his daughter Megan scouted the competition
from the sidelines at Fox Nation last fall.
It’s great to have Dad there with an
emergency mallet and some encouragement.
There were always kind polo ponies at Derry
Heir. Megan started short stirrup classes at
age 8 on a pony named Jolly Rancher.
photo contributed
Megan Donahey has stiking form on a horse.
Both of her parents have played polo all her
life, with her mother Colleen adding her
background in show jumping. Megan made
the trip from their Derry Heir Farm in Ohio to
the major show in Harrisburg, PA, her sophomore and senior years in high school with
her horse Carakter in 2009 and her mother’s
jumper Cantaluppi in 2011. She balances
jumping and polo during her summer breaks
from Furman University. Megan is employed
at Derry Heir where high expectations are
the norm. She emphasizes that she is not
treated differently from the rest of the staff.
“It has taught me to be responsible,” Megan
noted. She played with that sense of duty to
both offense and defense on the trophysweeping Derry Heir team in the fall of 2013
at Wagener Polo.
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photo contributed
photo contributed
Balancing Jumping and Polo
Megan took the man while her brother Will carried the ball.
Megan has won jumper classics at Chagrin Valley
since her sophomore year in high school.
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Cot Campbell’s Polo Connections
Originally published in the May 2014
issue of POLO Players’ Edition
Cot Campbell at the Aiken Steeplechase
Dogwood Stables by the numbers:
7
7
6
1
1
77
86
entries in the Kentucky Derby
horses who have earned more
than a million dollars
international race entries
Preakness winner – Summer
Squall in 1990
Belmont winner – Palace Malice
in 2013
wins in stakes races
years so far lived vibrantly by
Cot Campbell
by C. Maybe Ortiz
Cot Campbell has many of the qualities
of a fine polo player – a family background
in showing and racing, a deep appreciation
for the majesty of the Thoroughbred, and,
as stated in the subtitle of his third book, a
“riproarious” approach to life. He has,
however, resisted owning a string of polo
ponies.
Throughout his highly successful career
as the initiator of Thoroughbred racing
partnerships under the green and yellow
Dogwood Stable silks, Cot Campbell has
interacted with many colorful polo
characters. Many have been at the top of
the racing industry.
To establish some undeniable ‘street
cred’, a good start would be Lane’s End.
Not surprisingly, Cot Campbell’s
associations with Will Farish have worked
out well. Both of Dogwood’s winners of
Triple Crown races (Summer Squall,
Preakness, 1990, and Palace Malice,
Belmont, 2013) came from Will Farish’s
impressive breeding operation. Campbell
explains in his book Lightning in a Jar,
“[Summer Squall] was bred and sold by one
of the most-admired breeders in the game.
This was Will Farish’s Lane’s End Farm in
Central Kentucky. One could have complete
confidence in the colt’s upbringing and
believe any information provided about
him.”
Though the business model of racing
partnerships was not particularly embraced
by the established farms and families when
Campbell first promoted Dogwood Stable
in 1966, soon the concept caught on. Don
and Doo Little’s Centennial Farm appears
at the top of the list of competitors in
Campbell’s book copyrighted in 2000. “We
became good friends,” noted Campbell in
an interview in January of 2014. “I received
a very nice letter from Doo after Palace
Malice won the Belmont.”
Trainers were also high on Cot’s list of
running buddies. Del Carroll, who peaked
at 8 goals and was highly respected for the
speed and determination of his polo
Thoroughbreds, stayed busy during August
at Saratoga as he played hard at both
sports. Campbell commented, “Del was a
wonderful trainer – everybody liked him. He
was killed on a racehorse, you know.” Del’s
daughter Robin continues to instruct polo
at Brandywine, their home club in
Pennsylvania.
Cot Campbell’s eyes lit up when asked
about Allen Jerkens. The Blood-Horse
organization published a book of Anthony
Alonso’s art in 2007 in which the portrait of
H. Allen Jerkens was called “The Giant
Killer.” Cot immediately recalled Onion and
Prove Out — the two Jerkens-trained
horses who beat Secretariat. “I knew him
well. We bought horses in California.” One
was named Polo Harvey.
Dogwood Stables also campaigned
Inlander, the 1987 steeplechase Horse of
the Year. “If horse racing is a demanding
sport and way of life for the rest of us, it is
excruciatingly tough for the jumping
fraternity,” Campbell stated in Lightning in
a Jar: “These fine Thoroughbred trainers
came – broken bones and all – from the
ranks of steeplechase riders: …” A dozen
are named including, of course, Jonathan
Sheppard, who raced and played polo at
Brandywine and Saratoga.
Cot Campbell has been on friendly terms
with Jack Oxley and numerous other polo
families involved in racing. He smiled at the
thought of Wally Ganzi in his whites, and
how they raced a horse named Speedy
Deedy. Cot remembers watching South
Carolinians Tommy Biddle, Tiger Kneece
and Justin Pimsner play at Saratoga, but
before diving into the Aiken chapter it might
be helpful to look at Dogwood’s early days
in Atlanta.
As a child Cot Campbell showed gaited
horses and earned a tri-state amateur rider
title for Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa. His
father created a Thoroughbred training
facility in the polo town of Franklin,
Tennessee, in 1940, and Cot gained handson experience before World War II dashed
that dream. He writes that in 1950 he moved
to Atlanta “with no money, borrowed clothes
and a bad reputation.”
His talents and enthusiasm earned Cot
Campbell an ascending position in
advertising which would have ended badly
had he not joined Alcoholics Anonymous
in 1957 (and remained sober through the
next 57 years of entertaining clients). He
started the successful Burton-Campbell ad
agency in 1964 but sold his share in 1972
to devote all of his considerable energy to
the promotion of Thoroughbred ownership.
Dr. John McClure rode to his Shakerag
hounds during polo downtime and Cot
Campbell became a member of the hunt
club. Cot and his wonderful wife Anne
socialized with Judy and Dolph Orthwein,
but it was the inimitable umpire and 2-goal
player A. Leigh Baier who partnered with
two other fellows and Cot on their first race
horse, Social Asset. By 1971 they bought a
“smallish” 2-year-old bay filly with a
“crooked ankle” (Cot’s descriptions) and
chose the historic name of Mrs. Cornwallis
from her parents Yorktown and Evening Out.
Mrs. Cornwallis went on to win three stakes
races and was considered “one of the top
fillies of her generation.”
As a lawyer Leigh Baier also contributed
to the partnership formula. He was quite
fond of Mrs. Cornwallis recalling, “She had
so much heart,” but he experienced
reoccurring nightmares that she had fallen
off a loading ramp. Weeks later Cot
mentioned that her crate had been jostled
but Mrs. Cornwallis had not been injured.
By 1986 the Campbells gave up their 400acre farm in central Georgia and moved
Dogwood Stable to Aiken, South Carolina.
Dogwood has reserved a parking space at
Aiken Polo’s Whitney Field for many of the
nearly 30 years since. Club president
Charlie Bostwick referred to Cot as “a very
good fan of polo,” and mentioned that the
Dogwood items will be displayed in the
same room with his father Pete Bostwick’s
memorabilia at the Aiken Thoroughbred
Racing Hall of Fame when the renovations
are finished in the fall.
Equestrian writer Ben Baugh has been a
regular at The Aiken Standard for the last
decade and he brings an extensive
knowledge of Thoroughbred racing from his
native New York. The victory of Palace
Malice in the 145th running of the Belmont
brought great joy to the Aiken equestrian
community. On December 30, 2013, Baugh
wrote the article naming Cot Campbell as
Aiken’s Person of the Year: “However, it was
Dogwood Stable’s President W. Cothran
Campbell who said it best when he
exclaimed to the global television audience,
‘They’ll be dancing in the streets of Aiken
tonight!’ “
Keeping professional relationships in
various horse sports has always been
important to Dogwood Stable. On the
Palice Malice in polo
wraps, taking some
sun in his play pen at
the Aiken Training
Track on January 3,
2014.
subject of culling, Cot points out in Lightning
in a Jar, “…you must get the horse as sound
as you can and find a good home for him
as a hunter, polo pony or pleasure horse of
some sort.” He mentioned over breakfast
at the Track Kitchen, “I know Adam [Snow]
and Owen [Rinehart], but I haven’t sold
them any horses.”
Dogwood Stable gained a vigorous fan
base, especially in Charleston, SC, when
Limehouse ran in the 2004 Kentucky Derby.
He won a third of his 21 starts, becoming
the sixth of Dogwood’s seven horses to earn
more than a million dollars. “We all followed
his career,” noted Chip Limehouse, even
though the polo-playing family was not a
part of his ownership team.
Surely there are many more stories of
polo people who connected to Cot
Campbell over the past eight and a half
decades. Madelyn Cobb, granddaughter
of Mack Jason and Ty Cobb, might have
heard tales from the days of early aviation
when Cot’s father “Captain” Bill Campbell
(the first person to fly upside down!) teamed
with Ty Cobb on promotional tours for CocaCola. Drop a note to your friendly POLO
Players’ Edition editor if you can add to the
collection.
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The saddle cloth worn by Palace Malice
when he won the Belmont in June 2013.
C. Maybe Ortiz was introduced to the
creativity of Cot Campbell in the early ‘80s
while working for POLO magazine in
Gaithersburg, MD. An article in his
Dogwood [then] Farm newsletter had some
fun with Princess Alydarlene and Sheikh
Bin Had.
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Polo in the Fog
Del Walton tried to sneak the ball in behind Will Donahey under the cover of fogness. As
many photographers will emphasize, colorful jerseys are a definite asset.
photos by Michelle Raab
Umpire Lyn-Kee-Chow was even sharper
at his job under difficult conditions.
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Lito Salatino turned the ball for Fox Nation as
James Wildasin (left) engaged in a ride-off.
Agustin Arellano (right) worked the bouncing ball as his brother Lucas
and opponent Amy Flowers planned their responses.
Chilo Cordova executed an elegant offside backshot
for Woodlawn.
Derry Heir’s Will Donahey had a bit of a dilemma
in front of goal as Marvin Slosman and Tito
Gorosito defended.
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Eddy Martinez on the nearside making life difficult for the Fox Nation squad.
Craig Fraser setting up for a Derry Heir
attack. His intercollegiate experience
enhanced Craig’s ball handling skills.
We’re not saying that JD Cooper outran Adam Snow on this play, but
it could have happened... OK, maybe not.
Matt Sekera on a mission.
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Chilo Cordova initiated a run for Woodlawn in
the finals of the USPA Congressional Cup on
May 26, 2013.
Megan Donahey and Marvin Slosman made a quick jump out
of the throw-in for the ball while Glenn Miller planned to cover
the outcome.
Craig Fraser brought the ball down the boards for Derry Heir.
Craig Fraser flipped one goalward.
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Eddy Martinez worked the ball
on the hop while Chilo
Cordova and Phillip Staples
wished for a miss.
Not all of Woodlawn’s horses are this black and beautiful, but most are as
big and powerful.
Phillip Staples cleared the red zone for Woodlawn.
David Cummings took a leadership position on this practice run at Broken Arrow.
Leo Benjamin put some English on it.
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Eddy Martinez started an attack from
the 50-yard line for Derry Heir while
Omar Cepeda organized the
Woodlawn defence.
Marcos Onetto and Omar
Cepeda with Amy Flowers and
Agustin Arellano following.
Lucas Arellano seized
every opportunity to
advance the ball.
Megan Donahey
hustling to block
Glen Miller’s shot.
Kim Snider and Alex Lopez in spring training.
Oh, that terrible feeling of Eddy Martinez with a couple of lengths headstart.
Then there’s Eddy undefended at the sixty...
Neil Purdy threw a hook on Rick Salter.
Kim Snider flanked by 5-goalers Horacio Onetto and Billy Raab.
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Charlie Hutchinson rounded third and headed for home.
Lucas Arellano and Chilo Cordova grit down for glory
as they chased Chilo’s pass downfield.
Luis Galvan checked the direction and distance of his offside
backshot.
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Charlie Hutchinson and Neil Purdy admired Kegan Walsh’s steadily
improving play-making.
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Historic Polo People
This page brought to you by the
Woodlawn Farm Polo Team.
Texas boy (3 words) : ______________________.
photos by
C. Maybe Ortiz
The Virginians at the Houston Polo Pony Sale:
______________________________________.
Sometimes the Alabama boys would
amuse _______________________.
______________________’s daddy
was playing in the U.S. Open.
photo by Lester Armour
The most beautiful
mare in the Sale, prepared by __________
and ______________.
Even as a transplanted
teenager in San Antonio, _______________
drew the attention of all
the babes.
__________________ was a judge at the Luckenbach
Chili Cook-off.
Wagener Polo People
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Photos on this page by Michelle Raab or a close relative.
Alex Lopez assisted Chuck Wright in firing up the grill as Kim
Snider advised.
Kim Snider threw open the gates to her farm for an allinvted barbecue with a band.
As noted on page 1,
Michelle Raab has a
wonderful and helpful
grandson. Christian is
the son of Michelle’s
daughter Heather and
high-goaler Andres
Weisz.
Contemplative Stan Townsend, horse
trainer and father of power hitter Bill.
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Bob Dick’s wife Suzanne shared an interesting moment
with Lauren Crowe at the barbecue.
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Eddy Martinez warmly accepts
a trophy from one of his most
loyal fans. Louise and Joe
Burns, a former Pennsylvania
State Trooper, began attending
polo at Brandywine and have
continued to be supportive of
all of the clubs here in Aiken.
photo by Michelle Raab
Jim Drury (right) was
quite pleased to visit with
Horacio Onetto during
one of Marcos’s games
at Fox Nation. Rated at
6 goals, Horacio (the father) was a member of
Jim’s teams in Chicago.
Julio Arellano and his family enjoyed a
shaded sideline parking space to view
Lucas in the finals of the USPA Congressional Cup 6-Goal on Sunday, May 26,
2013.
Babe Magnet -- Omar
Cepeda enjoyed the
attention of daughter
Malena at halftime.
Amy Flowers enjoyed
the attention of her
crew as they ran to repair her boot with duct
tape.
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Neil Purdy and teammate received hearty handshakes from Marcos
Onetto (left), Nico Ramos and Amy Flowers after their match on Field
Two at Fox Nation.
photo contributed
Often in the shadows, Bo Taylor has been taking care of the
Woodlawn horses steadily for decades. She appreciates her
time in Virginia but keeps a house here in Aiken.
This is not Will Timley’s first ride on Mr. Bean. Bo Taylor’s nephew
visits each year from England and he looks forward to riding
Phil Staples’ trusty steed.
Every redhead deserves her own red-haired doll. This
is 3-year-old Adelaide Cameron working through her
shyness with father Geoff. She and her sister Lily have
their own pony.
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Tribute to Carlos Gracida
September 5, 1960 -February 25, 2014
“He had few rivals in tournaments won,
years at the top and, in a sport with no
shortage of social striving, authenticity.”
William Yardley
New York Times
02/26/14
-- won the U.S.Open 9 times from 1982
through 2003
-- played at 10 goals for 15 years from 1985
-- inducted into the Polo Hall of Fame in 2012
-- was the only player to win the American,
Argentine and British Championships in
the same year
Carlos and brother Memo Gracida.
-- instructed the royal family and was known
as “the Queen’s favourite player”
Bart Evans boot-scoots to defend Carlos’s evasive maneuver.
When Red Armour was
asked to comment on the
passing of Carlos Gracida by
south Florida’s Sun Sentinel
newspaper, he emphasized
his clean and vigorous style
of engagement -- that you
knew you were going to get
a great game. “He played the
game with respect...,” Red
said.
The winners of the 1984 U.S. Open at Retama Polo Center, San Antonio:
Tom Gose, Carlos Gracida, Memo Gracida and Steve Gose.
Maybe Ortiz remained
in awe of the fluid talents
of high-scoring Carlos
Gracida.
photo by Lucien Capehart,
at Palm Beach Polo, 1982