Robert W. Camac, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American horse trainer
Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1940
Date of Death: 06-Dec-2001
Profession: horse trainer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Robert W. Camac
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- Camac (August 21, 1940 – December 6, 2001) was an American horse trainer and owner/breeder in Thoroughbred racing.
- He was murdered in 2001. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Bob Camac came from a Thoroughbred horse racing family in which two of his uncles worked as trainers.
- He became a professional trainer in 1976 and built a successful career working primarily at smaller racetracks in Delaware and Philadelphia.
- In 1988, he was the leading trainer for the fall-winter meet at Philadelphia Park Racetrack and although he was never in the national limelight until after his death, during his career Camac trained the winners of 1,811 races.
- A well-respected and well-liked trainer, fellow horseman John Servis told The New York Times that Camac "was more than just a trainer, he was a good businessman and would manage his owners' stables.
- Not too many guys had the kind of overall knowledge he had."For a number of years Bob Camac trained horses for stable owner Arthur I.
- Appleton, earning a Grade I win in the 1992 Philip H.
- Iselin Handicap with Jolie's Halo.
- Camac bred the 2003 New Jersey horse of the year, Gators N Bears, but it was Smarty Jones who was his most important breeding accomplishment.
- Camac trained for Roy and Patricia Chapman, owners of Someday Farm.
- For them, Camac purchased the filly I'll Get Along for $40,000 at the 1993 Keeneland September yearling sale.
- I'll Get Along won twelve races and earned $276,969 before becoming a broodmare.
- Camac suggested that the Chapmans breed her to Elusive Quality.
- They agreed, and Camac arranged the mating which on February 28, 2001, produced a colt given the name Smarty Jones.
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