John P. Campo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John P. Campo

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1938

Place of Birth: East Harlem, New York, United States

Date of Death: 13-Nov-2005

Profession: horse trainer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About John P. Campo

  • John P.
  • Campo, Sr.
  • (February 24, 1938 - November 14, 2005) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Campo was born in East Harlem, New York and raised in Ozone Park, Queens.
  • He is best known as the trainer of 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, Pleasant Colony.
  • Among his other notable horses, John Campo conditioned both of 1973's 2-year-old Eclipse Award winners, the Champion 2-Year-Old Filly Talking Picture, the exceptional Jim French, and Champion 2-Year-Old Colt, Protagonist. In January 1986, Campo suffered a devastating loss when thirty-six of his thirty-eight horses died when a fire swept through his racetrack barn at Belmont Park.After suffering a stroke, John Campo retired in 1996.
  • During his thirty years training horses he saddled 1,431 winners from 12,826 starters.
  • He was living in Hewlett, New York on Long Island when he died in 2005.
  • He is buried at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale, New York on Long Island.
  • His son, Paul J.
  • Campo, is the racing secretary for the New York Racing Association.
  • John P.
  • Campo Jr.
  • followed in his father's footsteps and is also a trainer.

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