Off crutches, Campbell goes for 7th Hambletonian
August 4, 2011EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - After breaking his right shoulder and right knee in a spill at the end of May, Hall of Fame driver John Campbell thought about retiring a couple of times during his recovery.
At 56, he's done everything in harness racing. He is the sport's all-time leading money winner, won every big race and was the youngest driver elected to the Hall of Fame when selected at 35.
Something pulled him back to the bike though - the thought of winning another Hambletonian. Campbell has a record six wins in trotting's most prestigious race and he'll be going for a seventh at the Meadowlands Racetrack Saturday with Opening Night, a colt trained by his brother, Jim.