Dunc Campbell and his father before him were Standardbred horsemen. Dunc had two sons Ray and Jack Campbell with his family near London, Ontario. Jack had two sons, John Campbell and Jim Campbell. Ray was a trainer/driver as well as his son Robert Campbell.
Both John and Jim Campbell have established themselves in the upper echelon of harness racing, however many consider John Campbell the greatest reinsman of all-era's.
Campbell's dollar purse earnings, exceed any currently active driver or jockey. John has won more dollars-in-purses at any North American Track (i. e, The Meadowlands Racetrack) than any jockey or driver.
Campbell is considered by many to be the best driver in harness racing history. In 1976, harness racing was changed forever by the opening of the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Meadowlands, also known as the Big M, is a one-mile harness track which attracted the very best harness horses, trainers and drivers in North America. Entering the 1970s, harness races were mostly contested with the horses racing in single file until they reached the homestretch, where the real race began. Also, most horses were driven by their owners or trainers. When the Meadowlands opened, a new breed of driver emerged called the catch-driver. The catch-driver was usually younger, lighter and more athletic and was able to make the horses go faster than the previous generation of driver. Campbell was the dominant catch driver of the late 1970s and 1980s and well into the 1990s. Campbell was a pioneer in the development of the modern catch driver and today, most top drivers are catch drivers.
He was the youngest driver ever elected into the U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1990 at age 35 and is also a member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the London (Ont.) Sports Hall of Fame in its inaugural class, 2002.
YouTube video titled "In The Sulky with John Campbell - June 17, 2016"
John Campbell Fan page at United States Trotting Association
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john, campbell, harness, racing, john, duncan, campbell, born, april, 1955, ailsa, craig, ontario, retired, canadian, harness, racing, driver, been, inducted, into, harness, racing, hall, fame, canadian, horse, racing, hall, fame, canada, sports, hall, fame, j. John Duncan Campbell born April 8 1955 in Ailsa Craig Ontario is a retired Canadian harness racing driver He has been inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame and Canada s Sports Hall of Fame John CampbellJohn Campbell at Meadowlands track 2013OccupationHarness racing driverBorn 1955 04 08 April 8 1955Ailsa Craig Ontario CanadaMajor racing winsMeadowlands Pace 1982 1989 1994 1995 1999 2001 2002 Canadian Trotting Classic 1983 2010 Maple Leaf Trot 1983 1987 Adios Pace 1984 1987 1992 1993 1994 1995 2002 2003 Breeders Crown Open Trot 1985 1988 1989 1994 1997 2008 Little Brown Jugette 1985 1989 1992 1998 2016 Art Rooney Pace 1990 1993 1994 1999 North America Cup 1991 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 Breeders Crown Open Pace 1992 2002 2003 2011 2014 Betsy Ross Mares Invitational Pace 2008 2015 U S Trotting Triple Crown wins Hambletonian Stakes 1987 1988 1990 1995 1998 2006 Yonkers Trot 1987 1998 2014 Kentucky Futurity 1989 1992 1993 1994 1997 2004 2007 2014 U S Pacing Triple Crown wins Little Brown Jug 1982 1993 1995 Cane Pace 1985 1989 1990 2002 2004 Messenger Stakes 1986 1987 1990 1994 1995 1998 2000 2004 denotes recordRacing awardsHarness Tracks of America Driver of the Year 1983 1988 1990 HonoursCanadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame 1987 1 U S Harness Racing Hall of Fame 1990 2 Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame 1996 Meritorious Service Medal Canada 2000 3 Canada s Sports Hall of Fame 2009 4 Significant horsesArt Major Cam s Card Shark David s Pass Glidemaster Life Sign Mack LobellMuscles Yankee Nuncio Pine ChipPeace Corps Precious Bunny The PanderosaDunc Campbell and his father before him were Standardbred horsemen Dunc had two sons Ray and Jack Campbell with his family near London Ontario Jack had two sons John Campbell and Jim Campbell Ray was a trainer driver as well as his son Robert Campbell Both John and Jim Campbell have established themselves in the upper echelon of harness racing however many consider John Campbell the greatest reinsman of all era s Campbell s dollar purse earnings exceed any currently active driver or jockey John has won more dollars in purses at any North American Track i e The Meadowlands Racetrack than any jockey or driver Campbell is considered by many to be the best driver in harness racing history In 1976 harness racing was changed forever by the opening of the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford New Jersey The Meadowlands also known as the Big M is a one mile harness track which attracted the very best harness horses trainers and drivers in North America Entering the 1970s harness races were mostly contested with the horses racing in single file until they reached the homestretch where the real race began Also most horses were driven by their owners or trainers When the Meadowlands opened a new breed of driver emerged called the catch driver The catch driver was usually younger lighter and more athletic and was able to make the horses go faster than the previous generation of driver Campbell was the dominant catch driver of the late 1970s and 1980s and well into the 1990s Campbell was a pioneer in the development of the modern catch driver and today most top drivers are catch drivers He was the youngest driver ever elected into the U S Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1990 at age 35 and is also a member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame He was inducted into the London Ont Sports Hall of Fame in its inaugural class 2002 Campbell won the Hambletonian Stakes for a sixth time in 2006 with Glidemaster 5 On July 12 2008 Campbell won his 10 000th race as a driver by guiding Share the Delight to victory in the sixth race at Meadowlands Racetrack 6 7 Campbell is a resident of River Vale New Jersey 8 References edit Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Retrieved October 13 2016 U S Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame Retrieved October 13 2016 Office of the Governor General of Canada Retrieved October 14 2016 Canada s Sports Hall of Fame Retrieved October 13 2016 John Campbell Wins 6th Hambletonian Harness Racing Communications Newsletter Dec 3 2008 permanent dead link 2008 United States Trotting Association Handbook permanent dead link Retirement No way says John CampbellExternal links editYouTube video titled In The Sulky with John Campbell June 17 2016 John Campbell Fan page at United States Trotting Association nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Campbell harness racer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Campbell harness racing amp oldid 1170172510, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
