In 1935 he became the first driver to officially exceed 300 miles per hour in a land vehicle. Division one is the first race on the card and offers a look at two of the top prospects competing in the series. Legendary harness racing driver john campbell retiring at meadowlands after 39 years. Dunc campbell and his father before him were standardbred horsemen. Jul 12, 2018 marc campbell, a regular driver in both summerside and charlottetown, is serving a suspension from july 8 to 22, after a horse he trains and drives freddie had a class 4 positive test at red shores racetrack and casino at the charlottetown driving park on june 14. The winsloe trainer driver was on top for every piece of the mile before drawing off to a sixlength victory.
Red shores released details on the race day broadcast that saturday january 11th will be marc campbell day to honor the drivers. John campbell recalled three hambletonian victories as most important to him. Historic night for harness racing driver marc campbell. Newyork historical societys bill shannon dictionary of new york sports. Burke racing stb, llc, weaver bruscemi, llc, pa, marc reynolds, me. Marc campbell drove y s lotus to the current track pacing record of 1. Marc campbell, a regular driver in both summerside and charlottetown, is serving a suspension from july 8 to 22, after a horse he trains and drives freddie had a class 4 positive test at. Hes maravlous upsets in marc campbell pace harnesslink. Jan 30, 20 trainerdrivers marc campbell and kelly hoerdt are the finalists for the obrien award of horsemanship. Your driving skill not just luck determines the outcome. The winners will be announced at the annual obrien awards black tie. Jul 12, 2018 marc campbell, a regular driver in both summerside and charlottetown, is serving a suspension from july 8 to 22, after a horse he trains and drives freddie had a class 4 positive test at.
John campbell, harness racing legend, takes final drive. Click on a link below to see the top 50 driverstrainers in that category. North american drivers championship roster set harness. Memorials and obituaries christian harness horsemens. Deon dreyer 7 august 1974 17 december 1994 was a south african recreational scuba diver who died in bushmans hole in south africa. John campbell is completely at ease with the idea of retirement. Marc campbell recorded three driving wins on thursday nights harness racing program at red shores at the charlottetown driving park. Marc campbell captured the driver of the year and trainer of the year honors at red shores summerside giving the talented horsemen a rare sweep in both categories. John duncan campbell born april 8, 1955 in ailsa craig, ontario is a retired canadian harness racing driver. A finalist in this category last year, marc campbell, 28, of winsloe, prince edward island.
Paul bunyan invitational set for friday harness racing. Campbell registers driving hat trick at cdp sports the. Pompano park features world class standardbred horse racing with topranked trotters and pacers, awardwinning drivers and trainers and some of the best racing action in north america. Cave diver david shaw died more than 10 years later whilst attempting to retrieve dreyers cadaver.
Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. I see people owning a little bit of a horse and having a lot of fun with it, campbell said. The final entrant in the bunyan will be the defending champion, a sweet ride, who won in a track record time of 1. Drew campbell and rob dinning suspended from driving until. Aug 24, 2018 jody jamieson steered the breaker wide of an advancing rose run quest marc campbell and somewhere fancy simon allard while the field headed to the quarter pole. Legendary harness racing driver john campbell retiring at. Rose run quest wins the 51st governors plate with driver marc campbell in 1. Charlottetown, pe the king of island harness racing, marc campbell, was busy adding to his win totals saturday afternoon in his tenth season as leading driver at red shores racetrack and casino at the charlottetown driving park. Join facebook to connect with marc campbell and others you may know.
Marc campbell racing pride, passion and commitment in. After that was his 1995 win with tagliablue was truly special for the whole. He currently sits atop the leaderboard in the driver standings with twelve wins and shares the lead in the trainer standings with jackie matheson and chris. Apr 23, 2020 after dominating maritime racing for the last decade, trainerdriver marc campbell has his sights set on the upcoming 2020 stake season. Arguably the greatest driver in harness racing history, campbell. The object is to drive your horse the farthest twice around the track. Marc campbell day at red shores standardbred canada. Charlottetown old home week 2014 harness racing part 1. John campbell, a dominant force at the meadowlands since 1978, is calling it quits. John campbell harness racer from wikimedia commons, the free media repository. Harness the excitement with this newcomers guide to the sport of harness racing.
Ada jean ackerman, albert adams, bob and beth cain, mike carter, al and kendra casselman, friends of winterwood farm, grace clearwater, jerry and billie haws, dean and linda hoffman, lexington selected yearling sales co. Campbell, canadian harness racing driver who was north americas leading money winner and a sixtime champion of the hambletonian, the top race for threeyearold trotters. Harness racing archives newyork historical societys. The associated press may 5, 2020 gmt the outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Islander marc campbell, the winning driver at this years gold cup and saucer race, says he will appeal a 31day suspension handed to him last week after his horse tested positive for drugs. The king of island racing, marc campbell of winsloe, p. Campbell completed his sixwin day with the finishing touches of a triple from his own barn as jetster won in 2. The maine state harness racing commission today approved the suspensions of w. The true measure is instinct and intelligence on the track, and here he beats them all. Dreyers father, theo who owns a business that sells and services two. Eagle jolt has post 2 for trainer driver campbell and owners wilbur and marie macdonald of stratford. Erv and hannah miller impress at sold out pei horse owners. Royal ice hasnt raced much for owner marc goldberg and trainerdriver trond smedshammer but bought himself a ticket to the 2014 hambletonian with his stunning 1.
You control your horses speed, decide when to make your move and make all of the other decisions. Click on a column heading to sort these 50 rows only. Making racehorse ownership affordable for more islanders. See more ideas about harness racing, racing and standardbred horse. Red shores released details on the race day broadcast that saturday january 11th will be marc campbell day to honor the driver s achievements over the past decade at the city track. Drew campbell and robert dinning from driving until july 1, 2010. Marc campbell, a regular driver in both summerside and charlottetown, is serving a suspension from july 8 to 22, after a horse he trains and drives freddie had a class 4 positive test at red. Driver marc campbell won the final three dashes of the 10race card including the race 9 featured pace aboard his own rose run quest in 1. Jul 17, 2017 in the second trial, do over hanover lived up to expectations as he posted an impressive 1.
Campbell became the youngest person elected to harness racings hall of fame at age 35. North american drivers championship roster set sunday, december 31, 2017 from miami valley raceway tweet. Charlottetown the king of island harness racing continued to rewrite the history books at red shores racetrack and casino at the charlottetown driving park on thursday night. Top ten harness drivers of all time the top ten harness drivers of all time. Leading saratoga harness drivers with 1 starts sorted by wins from 01012020 thru 03302020 pctstrts1st2nd3rdudrspurses dobson billy 20. The commission granted both campbell and dinning all licenses that they applied for in 2010 but suspended their drivers. Driver, trainer and owner marc campbell, whos been dubbed the king of p. Join facebook to connect with jason thompson and others you may know. The maine harness horsemens association named me as its 2008 driver and trainer of the year, explained the scarborough resident. Kentucky colonels 943 south first street louisville, ky 40203. Drew campbell and rob dinning suspended from driving until july 1.
Apr 05, 2014 saulsbrook alana owned by reg macpherson, trained by kevin maclean and driven by marc campbell. Marc campbell, a regular driver in both summerside and charlottetown, is serving a suspension from july 8 to 22, after a horse he trains and drives freddie had a class 4 positive test at red shores racetrack and. Charlottetown, pe usually known for his front end prowess, hes marvalous employed offthepace tactics to capture the marc campbell driver of the decade harness racing pace saturday afternoon at red shores racetrack and casino at the charlottetown driving park. Jan 01, 2018 marc campbell was the toppercentage trainer and driver in all of canada, sporting a udr of 0.
The king of island racing was the top driver of the thursday evening program at red shores racetrack and casino at the charlottetown driving park. Matt campbell born 17 february 1995 is an australian racing car driver, specialising in sports car racing, whom is a porsche factory driver having been a former junior then young professional. Marc campbell was the toppercentage trainer and driver in all of canada, sporting a udr of 0. Louisville, ky he was so busy working, that it took 42yearold winston drew campbell, jr. This is part 2 of our interview with legendary harness racing driver john campbell. Truro raceway also honoured its best on saturday, march 31st and rather than go outside for a guest speaker as they did year with george teague stayed local and i am told had. As a 2 time gold cup and saucer winning driver, trainer and driver to multiple stakes winners including atlantic breeders crown winners and finalists, maritime breeders crown winners, stanfield memorial winners, and obrien award for horsemanship winner, marc campbell strives for excellence and quality in everything he does. Featured driver john campbell harness racing fan zone.
Kim crawford, the second leading driver at saratoga harness. To see a report of the top drivers using other categories, please select a link at the. Del insko was the dominant harness driver in the new york area in the 1960s and early 1970s, when yonkers and roosevelt raceways were the dominant tracks in the sport. Jan 10, 2020 the top driver in the history of prince edward island harness racing will be honoured saturday afternoon with marc campbell day at red shores racetrack and casino at the charlottetown driving park.
Only north american racing statistics are shown, with all earnings expressed in us currency. Malcolm campbell, british automobileracing driver who set world speed records on land and on water. Ap hall of fame driver john campbell went out a winner in his last day of racing at the meadowlands. Learn more about campbells life and career, including his other titles. Harness racing gives maritime tourism, economy a big boost. After dominating maritime racing for the last decade, trainerdriver marc campbell has his sights set on the upcoming 2020 stake season. No comments jump to comments the top driver in the history of prince edward island harness racing will be honoured saturday afternoon with marc campbell day at red shores racetrack.
The yearold son of village jolt will look to add to his 64 lifetime victories from over 330 lifetime outings. Charlottetown old home week 2014 harness racing part 1 gimme a. Defrank remembered the talented campbell and urged him to come to the jersey miler, and now campbell is the winningest driver in the history of the track. Jun 15, 2018 charlottetown the king of island harness racing continued to rewrite the history books at red shores racetrack and casino at the charlottetown driving park on thursday night. In the second trial, do over hanover lived up to expectations as he posted an impressive 1. Learn more about campbells life and career, including his other records. Red shores released details on the race day broadcast that saturday january 11th will be marc campbell day to honor the drivers achievements over the past decade at the city track. Kim crawford, the second leading driver at saratoga harness track, has been banned from the track for at least a year for using an electric cattle prod on a. Governors plate 2019 township chevrolet buick gmc and noonan petroleum presented the 51st running of the governors plate on saturday, july th, 2019 at red shores at summerside raceway. Summerside there is one familiar face missing from the track at governors plate week harness racing in summerside, and it all appears to be caused by a case of gout. Marc campbell to appeal horse racing suspension cbc news. Aug 18, 20 charlottetowns leading driver marc campbell celebrated the biggest win of his career as he guided escape the news to a 1. Creepin rallied from last to finish second for driver david dowling while burn out hanover and gilles barrieau were third.
Charlottetowns leading driver marc campbell celebrated the biggest win of his career as he guided escape the news to a 1. Driver kenny arsenault, michael morrison representing camp gencheff, and daniel ross of daniel r. Lebanon, oh many of the continents most talented and prolific drivers will descend on miami valley raceway in southwest ohio from jan. Pompano park race track is a 58 mile harness track in pompano beach, florida that features live racing year round. Dec 15, 2018 driver, trainer and owner marc campbell, whos been dubbed the king of p. Trotting association is a notforprofit association of standardbred owners, breeders, drivers, trainers, and officials, organized to provide administrative, rulemaking, licensing and breed registry services to its members. Charlottetown old home week 2014 harness racing part. He has been inducted into the harness racing hall of fame, the canadian horse racing hall of fame and canadas sports hall of fame. Following are developments tuesday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of.
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