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.
| 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 |
Honoree and inaugural edit
The race was named for John Blanks Campbell, 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 edit
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 – Sunny Sunrise (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 edit
| 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 | Mary Eppler | Adam Staple,Jalin Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.88 | $100,000 | |
| 2014 | Behemoth | 5 | Victor Santiago | Claudio Gonzalez | Michelle&Claudio Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.59 | $100,000 | |
| 2013 | Concealed Identity | 5 | Trevor McCarthy | Linda Gaudet | L.Gaudet & M.Bailey | 1+1⁄8 | 1:52.29 | $125,000 | |
| 2012 | Jimanator | 6 | Jumior Alvarado | 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 | Richard's Kid | 4 | Jenna Joubert | 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 | Winston Thompson | Leona McKanas | 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 | Jose Caraballo | John Servis | Dennis A. Drazin | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.90 | $75,000 | |
| 2002 | Lyracist | 6 | Jeremy Rose | Michael P. Petro | Timothy Cunningham | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.10 | $75,000 | |
| 2001 | Do I Ever † | 6 | Harry Vega | Bessie S. Gruwell | John Morella | 1+3⁄16 | 1:55.37 | $100,000 | |
| 2000 | Salty Note | 5 | Mario Pino | Alec Fehr | Bruno Schickedanz | 1+3⁄16 | 1:56.45 | $75,000 | III |
| 1999 | Crosspatch | 5 | Rick Wilson | Berkley Kern | Frank A. Bonsal Jr. | 1+3⁄16 | 1:56.67 | $100,000 | III |
| 1998 | Hot Brush | 4 | Rick Wilson | Richard W. Small | Robert Meyerhoff | 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 | Sunny Sunrise | 5 | Jeff D. Carle | Grover G. Delp | Harry Meyerhoff | 1+3⁄16 | 1:55.00 | $100,000 | III |
| 1995 | Ameri Valay | 6 | Mark T. Johnston | King T. Leatherbury | Elaine & Nick Bassford | 1+3⁄16 | 1:54.60 | $100,000 | III |
| 1994 | Ameri Valay | 5 | Alberto Delgado | King T. Leatherbury | Elaine & Nick Bassford | 1+3⁄16 | 1:56.20 | $100,000 | III |
| 1993 | Sunny Sunrise | 5 | Rick Wilson | Grover G. Delp | Harry Meyerhoff | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.80 | $100,000 | III |
| 1992 | Sunny Sunrise | 4 | Mike Smith | Grover G. Delp | Harry Meyerhoff | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.20 | $100,000 | III |
| 1991 | J.R.'s Horizon | 5 | Calixto Juarez | W. Meredith Bailes | Marvin Champion | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.20 | $125,000 | III |
| 1990 | Jet Stream | 4 | Donnie A. Miller | W. Meredith Bailes | John Mobberley | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.80 | $150,000 | III |
| 1989 | Little Bold John | 5 | Donnie A. Miller | Jerry Robb | Jack Owens | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.20 | $150,000 | III |
| 1988 | Manzotti | 5 | Eddie Maple | Michael Stidham | Stuart Janney | 1+1⁄4 | 2:01.80 | $80,000 | III |
| 1987 | Broad Brush | 5 | Vincent Bracciale | Richard W. Small | Robert E. Meyerhoff | 1+1⁄4 | 2:05.60 | $170,000 | III |
| 1986 | Skip Trial | 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 | Mike Ball | 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 | Gunnar Lindberg | Goody Goodman | Edward DeBartolo | 1+1⁄4 | 2:05.40 | $121,000 | II |
| 1979 | Mister Brea | 5 | Ruben Hernandez | Floreano Fernandez | Cayetana Diaz | 1+1⁄4 | 2:04.60 | $100,000 | II |
| 1978 | Ripon | 5 | Kelly Casteneda | 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 | Herberto Hinojosa | Richard W. Small | Sally M. Gibson | 1+1⁄4 | 2:05.40 | $125,000 | II |
| 1975 | Jolly Johu | 7 | Ben Feliciano | Robert L. Adams | Thomas N. Nichols | 1+1⁄4 | 2:05.20 | $125,000 | II |
| 1974 | True Knight | 5 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Lou Rondinello | Darby Dan Farm | 1+1⁄4 | 2:05.40 | $125,000 | II |
| 1973 * | Delay | 5 | Javier Canessa | Morris H. Dixon | 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 | J. Woods Garth | Hickory Tree Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:46.80 | $100,000 | |
| 1972 * | Boone the Great | 4 | Anthony Agnello | 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 * | Best Turn | 5 | Chuck Baltazar | Frank A. Bonsal | Calumet Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.60 | $66,500 | |
| 1970 * | Mitey Prince | 5 | Paul Kallai | William H. Dixon | Baird C. Brittingham | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.00 | $66,500 | |
| 1969 | Juvenile John | 4 | John Giovanni | Donald C. Bradley | John A. Hersberger | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.00 | $125,000 | |
| 1968 | In Reality | 4 | Chuck Baltazar | Melvin C. Calvert | Frances A. Genter | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.00 | $125,000 | |
| 1967 | Quinta | 4 | Steve Brooks | Bernard P. Bond | R. D. Bokum & D. W. Scott | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.60 | $125,000 | |
| 1966 | Tosmah | 5 | Sam Boulmetis Sr. | Joseph W. Mergler | Briardale Farms | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.40 | $125,000 | |
| 1965 | Lt. Stevens | 4 | Tommy Barrow | Charles P. Sanborn | Ernest Woods | 1+1⁄16 | 1:46.20 | $125,000 | |
| 1964 | Mongo | 5 | John L. Rotz | Frank A. Bonsal | 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 edit
- 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)