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 miles (9 furlongs). The purse is $100,000.

Honoree and inaugural 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.New York Times - December 3, 1954New York Times - December 5, 1954, article titled "Race Named for Handicapper" 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.

After the inaugural running, the race was set for the spring of each year beginning in 1955.New York Times of Apr 10, 1955 From 1986 until 2001, it was held at Pimlico Race Course, in Baltimore, and was raced at a distance of 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: miles – 2:01.80 – Manzotti miles – 1:40.00 – In Reality (1968) 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 Yr Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. (Miles) Time Purse Gr2022 Galerio6 J. D. Acosta John E. Salzman Jr. Bird Mobberley & G.Griffin1:43.67$100,0002021 Bankit5 Sheldon Russell Steven M. Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC1:42.07$100,0002020 Alwaysmining4 Julian Pimentel Kelly Rubley Runnymoore Racing1:42.46$100,0002019 Bonus Points5 Feargal Lynch Todd A. Pletcher Three Diamonds Farm1:48.93$100,0002018 Afleet Willy 5 Jomar Torres Claudio Gonzalez B. B. Horses1:50.58$100,0002017 Bodhisattva 5 Carlos Quinones Jose Corrales Jose Corrales1:50.78$100,0002016 Kid Cruz5 José Ortiz Linda Rice Vina Del Mar T-breds1:52.40$75,0002015 Page McKenney5 Horacio Karamanos Mary Eppler Adam Staple, Jalin Stable1:51.88$100,0002014 Behemoth5 Victor Santiago Claudio Gonzalez Michelle&Claudio Stable1:51.59$100,0002013 Concealed Identity5 Trevor McCarthy Linda Gaudet L.Gaudet & M.Bailey1:52.29$125,0002012 Jimanator6 Junior Alvarado Michael Trombetta 3 Diamonds Farm1:49.95$100,0002011 Alma d'Oro5 Cornelio Velásquez Todd Pletcher Bourque Goldstein 1:53.18$75,0002010 Redding Colliery4 Anna Napravnik Kiaran McLaughlin Mrs. Fitriani Hay 1:47.39$70,0002009 Richard's Kid4 Jenna Joubert Richard W. Small Fitzhugh LLC1:50.01$75,0002008 Nite Light4 Mike Luzzi Todd Pletcher Edward P. Evans1:50.33$75,0002007 Future Fantasy 6 Winston Thompson Leona McKanas Andrew Perkins1:53.74$75,0002006 Your Bluffing 6 Mario Pino Michael Trombetta R.D.M. Racing Stable1:51.30$75,0002005 Coast Line4 John Velazquez Todd Pletcher Overbrook Farm1:50.09$125,0002004 Ole Faunty 5 Mike Luzzi W. Elliott Walden T. Van Meter/D. Hend1:49.05$150,0002003Tempest Fugit 6Jose CaraballoJohn ServisDennis A. Drazin1:49.90$75,0002002Lyracist6Jeremy RoseMichael P. PetroTimothy Cunningham1:50.10$75,0002001Do I Ever †6Harry VegaBessie S. GruwellJohn Morella1:55.37$100,0002000Salty Note 5Mario PinoAlec FehrBruno Schickedanz1:56.45$75,000III1999Crosspatch5Rick WilsonBerkley KernFrank A. Bonsal Jr.1:56.67$100,000III1998Hot Brush4Rick WilsonRichard W. SmallRobert Meyerhoff1:56.00$100,000III1997Traffic Circle5Heberto CastilloJohn C. KimmelKimmel/Moelis1:55.00$100,000III1996Sunny Sunrise5Jeff D. CarleGrover G. DelpHarry Meyerhoff1:55.00$100,000III1995Ameri Valay6Mark T. JohnstonKing T. LeatherburyElaine & Nick Bassford1:54.60$100,000III1994Ameri Valay5Alberto DelgadoKing T. LeatherburyElaine & Nick Bassford1:56.20$100,000III1993Sunny Sunrise5Rick WilsonGrover G. DelpHarry Meyerhoff1:49.80$100,000III1992Sunny Sunrise4Mike SmithGrover G. DelpHarry Meyerhoff1:49.20$100,000III1991J.R.'s Horizon5Calixto JuarezW. Meredith BailesMarvin Champion1:50.20$125,000III1990Jet Stream4Donnie A. MillerW. Meredith BailesJohn Mobberley1:50.80$150,000III1989Little Bold John5Donnie A. MillerJerry RobbJack Owens1:49.20$150,000III1988Manzotti5Eddie MapleMichael StidhamStuart Janney2:01.80$80,000III1987Broad Brush5Vincent BraccialeRichard W. SmallRobert E. Meyerhoff 2:05.60$170,000III1986Skip Trial4Jean-Luc SamynSonny HineBen Cohen2:03.20$175,000III1985Imp Society4Pat DayD. Wayne LukasHeslop Stable2:03.00$190,000III1984Island Champ4Alberto DelgadoHank AllenJames J. Devaney2:04.40$182,500II1983Recusant5Jorge VelásquezMike BallFred W. Hooper2:05.60$155,000II1982Majesty's World 7Anthony BlackJohn Tammaro Jr.John D. Marsh2:03.40$152,750II1981Relaxing 5Ángel Cordero Jr.Angel PennaCarl Lizza2:04.60$152,500II1980Pole Position 4Gunnar LindbergGoody GoodmanEdward DeBartolo2:05.40$121,000II1979Mister Brea 5Ruben HernandezFloreano FernandezCayetana Diaz2:04.60$100,000II1978Ripon 5 Kelly Casteneda Jonathan Sheppard Augustin Stable2:05.00$122,000II1977 No Race - No Race No Race No Raceno race0:00.00no raceII1976Festive Mood 7 Herberto Hinojosa Richard W. Small Sally M. Gibson2:05.40$125,000II1975 Jolly Johu 7 Ben Feliciano Robert L. Adams Thomas N. Nichols2:05.20$125,000II1974 True Knight 5 Ángel Cordero Jr. Lou Rondinello Darby Dan Farm2:05.40$125,000II1973 * Delay 5 Javier Canessa Morris H. Dixon William C. Wright1:43.60$100,000III1973 * Vertee4 John Ruane H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm1:42.80$100,000III1972 * Favorecidian5 William Passmore J. Woods Garth Hickory Tree Stable1:46.80$100,0001972 * Boone the Great 4 Anthony Agnello John P. Campo Al-Jo Stable1:48.00$100,0001971 Bushido 5 Eldon Nelson Heather Buchanan Susan B. Fisher1:44.60$125,0001970 * Best Turn 5 Chuck Baltazar Frank A. Bonsal Calumet Farm1:43.60$66,5001970 * Mitey Prince 5 Paul Kallai William H. Dixon Baird C. Brittingham1:43.00$66,5001969 Juvenile John 4 John Giovanni Donald C. Bradley John A. Hersberger 1:43.00$125,0001968 In Reality 4 Chuck Baltazar Melvin C. Calvert Frances A. Genter1:42.00$125,0001967 Quinta4 Steve Brooks Bernard P. Bond R. D. Bokum & D. W. Scott1:43.60$125,0001966 Tosmah 5 Sam Boulmetis Sr. Joseph W. Mergler Briardale Farms1:44.40$125,0001965 Lt. Stevens 4 Tommy Barrow Charles P. Sanborn Ernest Woods1:46.20$125,0001964 Mongo 5 John L. Rotz Frank A. Bonsal Marion duPont Scott1:44.80$120,0001963 Kelso 7 Ismael Valenzuela Carl Hanford Bohemia Stable1:43.00$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.

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 John B. Campbell Handicap top three finishers

References

External links The John B. Campbell Handicap at Pedigree Query