John B. Campbell Handicap
| Ungraded stakes race | |
| Location | Laurel Park Racecourse, Laurel, Maryland, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1954 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The John B. Campbell Handicap is an American thoroughbred horse race run annually at Laurel Park Racecourse, in Laurel, Maryland, United States. Run in mid-February, it is open to horses age three and older and is contested on dirt over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs). The purse is $100,000.
Honoree and inaugural[]
The race was named for , an internationally noted racing secretary and the handicapper who set the annual Experimental Free Handicap weights, who died at age 77 on July 7, 1954.[1][2] The inaugural edition of the John B. Campbell race was run on December 4, 1954, as the John B. Campbell Memorial Handicap at Bowie Race Track.[3]
After the inaugural running, the race was set for the spring of each year beginning in 1955.[4] From 1986 until 2001, it was held at Pimlico Race Course, in Baltimore, and was raced at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles.
In his book Legacies of the Turf, prominent racing historian Edward L. Bowen says that at one time the John B. Campbell Handicap was a race of national importance. During the mid-1950s and 1960s the race was won by outstanding horses such as Sailor, Dedicate, Mongo, and the great U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Kelso.
Records[]
Speed record:
- 1+1⁄4 miles – 2:05.60 – Broad Brush (1987)
- 1+1⁄16 miles – 1:40.00 – In Reality (1968)
- 1+1⁄8 miles – 1:47.35 – Redding Colliery (2010)
Most wins by an horse:
- 3 – (1992, 1993 & 1996)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 – Rick Wilson (1993, 1998 & 1999)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 – Richard W. Small (1976, 1987, 1998, 2009)
Winners of the John B. Campbell Handicap since 1962[]
| Yr |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time |
Purse |
Gr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bankit | 5 | Sheldon Russell | Steven M. Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.07 | $100,000 | |
| 2020 | Alwaysmining | 4 | Julian Pimentel | Kelly Rubley | Runnymoore Racing | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.46 | $100,000 | |
| 2019 | Bonus Points | 5 | Feargal Lynch | Todd A. Pletcher | Three Diamonds Farm | 1+1⁄8 | 1:48.93 | $100,000 | |
| 2018 | Afleet Willy | 5 | Jomar Torres | Claudio Gonzalez | B. B. Horses | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.58 | $100,000 | |
| 2017 | Bodhisattva | 5 | Carlos Quinones | Jose Corrales | Jose Corrales | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.78 | $100,000 | |
| 2016 | Kid Cruz | 5 | José L. Ortiz | Linda Rice | Vina Del Mar T-breds | 1+1⁄8 | 1:52.40 | $75,000 | |
| 2015 | Page McKenney | 5 | Horacio Karamanos | Adam Staple,Jalin Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.88 | $100,000 | ||
| 2014 | Behemoth | 5 | Victor Santiago | Michelle&Claudio Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.59 | $100,000 | ||
| 2013 | Concealed Identity | 5 | Trevor McCarthy | L.Gaudet & M.Bailey | 1+1⁄8 | 1:52.29 | $125,000 | ||
| 2012 | Jimanator | 6 | Michael Trombetta | 3 Diamonds Farm | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.95 | $100,000 | ||
| 2011 | Alma d'Oro | 5 | Cornelio Velásquez | Todd Pletcher | Bourque Goldstein | 1+1⁄8 | 1:53.18 | $75,000 | |
| 2010 | Redding Colliery | 4 | Anna Napravnik | Kiaran McLaughlin | Mrs. Fitriani Hay | 1+1⁄8 | 1:47.39 | $70,000 | |
| 2009 | 4 | Richard W. Small | Fitzhugh LLC | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.01 | $75,000 | |||
| 2008 | Nite Light | 4 | Mike Luzzi | Todd Pletcher | Edward P. Evans | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.33 | $75,000 | |
| 2007 | Future Fantasy | 6 | Andrew Perkins | 1+1⁄8 | 1:53.74 | $75,000 | |||
| 2006 | Your Bluffing | 6 | Mario Pino | Michael Trombetta | R.D.M. Racing Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.30 | $75,000 | |
| 2005 | Coast Line | 4 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Overbrook Farm | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.09 | $125,000 | |
| 2004 | Ole Faunty | 5 | Mike Luzzi | W. Elliott Walden | T. Van Meter/D. Hend | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.05 | $150,000 | |
| 2003 | Tempest Fugit | 6 | John Servis | Dennis A. Drazin | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.90 | $75,000 | ||
| 2002 | Lyracist | 6 | Jeremy Rose | Timothy Cunningham | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.10 | $75,000 | ||
| 2001 | Do I Ever † | 6 | Harry Vega | John Morella | 1+3⁄16 | 1:55.37 | $100,000 | ||
| 2000 | Salty Note | 5 | Mario Pino | 1+3⁄16 | 1:56.45 | $75,000 | III | ||
| 1999 | Crosspatch | 5 | Rick Wilson | 1+3⁄16 | 1:56.67 | $100,000 | III | ||
| 1998 | Hot Brush | 4 | Rick Wilson | Richard W. Small | 1+3⁄16 | 1:56.00 | $100,000 | III | |
| 1997 | Traffic Circle | 5 | Heberto Castillo | John C. Kimmel | Kimmel/Moelis | 1+3⁄16 | 1:55.00 | $100,000 | III |
| 1996 | 5 | Grover G. Delp | 1+3⁄16 | 1:55.00 | $100,000 | III | |||
| 1995 | 6 | Mark T. Johnston | King T. Leatherbury | Elaine & Nick Bassford | 1+3⁄16 | 1:54.60 | $100,000 | III | |
| 1994 | 5 | Alberto Delgado | King T. Leatherbury | Elaine & Nick Bassford | 1+3⁄16 | 1:56.20 | $100,000 | III | |
| 1993 | 5 | Rick Wilson | Grover G. Delp | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.80 | $100,000 | III | ||
| 1992 | 4 | Mike Smith | Grover G. Delp | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.20 | $100,000 | III | ||
| 1991 | J.R.'s Horizon | 5 | Marvin Champion | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.20 | $125,000 | III | ||
| 1990 | Jet Stream | 4 | John Mobberley | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.80 | $150,000 | III | ||
| 1989 | Little Bold John | 5 | Jack Owens | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.20 | $150,000 | III | ||
| 1988 | Manzotti | 5 | Eddie Maple | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.80 | $80,000 | III | ||
| 1987 | Broad Brush | 5 | Richard W. Small | 1+1⁄4 | 2:05.60 | $170,000 | III | ||
| 1986 | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Sonny Hine | Ben Cohen | 1+1⁄4 | 2:03.20 | $175,000 | III | |
| 1985 | Imp Society | 4 | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Heslop Stable | 1+1⁄4 | 2:03.00 | $190,000 | III |
| 1984 | Island Champ | 4 | Alberto Delgado | Hank Allen | James J. Devaney | 1+1⁄4 | 2:04.40 | $182,500 | II |
| 1983 | Recusant | 5 | Jorge Velásquez | Fred W. Hooper | 1+1⁄4 | 2:05.60 | $155,000 | II | |
| 1982 | Majesty's World | 7 | Anthony Black | John Tammaro Jr. | John D. Marsh | 1+1⁄4 | 2:03.40 | $152,750 | II |
| 1981 | Relaxing | 5 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Angel Penna | Carl Lizza | 1+1⁄4 | 2:04.60 | $152,500 | II |
| 1980 | Pole Position | 4 | Edward DeBartolo | 1+1⁄4 | 2:05.40 | $121,000 | II | ||
| 1979 | Mister Brea | 5 | Ruben Hernandez | Cayetana Diaz | 1+1⁄4 | 2:04.60 | $100,000 | II | |
| 1978 | Ripon | 5 | Jonathan Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 1+1⁄4 | 2:05.00 | $122,000 | II | |
| 1977 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | II |
| 1976 | Festive Mood | 7 | Richard W. Small | Sally M. Gibson | 1+1⁄4 | 2:05.40 | $125,000 | II | |
| 1975 | Jolly Johu | 7 | Thomas N. Nichols | 1+1⁄4 | 2:05.20 | $125,000 | II | ||
| 1974 | True Knight | 5 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Darby Dan Farm | 1+1⁄4 | 2:05.40 | $125,000 | II | |
| 1973 * | Delay | 5 | William C. Wright | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.60 | $100,000 | III | ||
| 1973 * | Vertee | 4 | John Ruane | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.80 | $100,000 | III |
| 1972 * | Favorecidian | 5 | William Passmore | Hickory Tree Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:46.80 | $100,000 | ||
| 1972 * | Boone the Great | 4 | John P. Campo | Al-Jo Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:48.00 | $100,000 | ||
| 1971 | Bushido | 5 | Eldon Nelson | Heather Buchanan | Susan B. Fisher | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.60 | $125,000 | |
| 1970 * | 5 | Chuck Baltazar | Calumet Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.60 | $66,500 | |||
| 1970 * | Mitey Prince | 5 | William H. Dixon | Baird C. Brittingham | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.00 | $66,500 | ||
| 1969 | Juvenile John | 4 | Donald C. Bradley | John A. Hersberger | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.00 | $125,000 | ||
| 1968 | In Reality | 4 | Chuck Baltazar | Frances A. Genter | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.00 | $125,000 | ||
| 1967 | Quinta | 4 | Steve Brooks | R. D. Bokum & D. W. Scott | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.60 | $125,000 | ||
| 1966 | Tosmah | 5 | Sam Boulmetis Sr. | Briardale Farms | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.40 | $125,000 | ||
| 1965 | Lt. Stevens | 4 | Charles P. Sanborn | Ernest Woods | 1+1⁄16 | 1:46.20 | $125,000 | ||
| 1964 | Mongo | 5 | John L. Rotz | Marion duPont Scott | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.80 | $120,000 | ||
| 1963 | Kelso | 7 | Ismael Valenzuela | Carl Hanford | Bohemia Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.00 | $120,000 |
* † In 2001, Top Official won but was disqualified to third.
A * designates that the race was run in two divisions in 1972 and 1973.
A * designates that the race was run in two divisions in 1972 and 1973.
Earlier winners[]
- 1962 – Yorktown (Jimmy Nichols)
- 1961 – Conestoga (Roy L. Gilbert)
- 1960 – Yes You Will (Larry Adams)
- 1959 – Vertex (Sam Boulmetis Sr.)
- 1958 – Promised Land (Ismael Valenzuela)
- 1957 – Dedicate (William Boland)
- 1956 – Sailor (Bill Hartack)
- 1955 – Social Outcast (Eric Guerin)
- 1954 – Joe Jones (Conn McCreary)
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Open middle distance horse races
- Ungraded stakes races in the United States
- 1954 establishments in Maryland
- Laurel Park Racecourse
- Bowie Race Track
- Horse races in Maryland
- Recurring sporting events established in 1954