tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post5623965706334087056..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: Open Letter to John CampbellThat Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-29242755417868496472012-01-31T11:00:10.678-05:002012-01-31T11:00:10.678-05:00His last accident was caused by a driver in front ...His last accident was caused by a driver in front of him allowing his horse to step on the front wheel of a bike. This can easily cause an accident and has many times. Drivers need to be less careless... especially seasoned ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-13550733569018041062011-06-08T12:48:30.823-04:002011-06-08T12:48:30.823-04:00You may be very right about the situation. Unfort...You may be very right about the situation. Unfortunately, these days horses fall down in front of you more often than they used to; probably because we are forcing horses to faster than they are meant to go. <br /><br />By all means, he should retire on his terms; I just would hate to see a man as talented as him run into something worse.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-16364915568423198502011-06-08T12:39:35.250-04:002011-06-08T12:39:35.250-04:00This is your opinion about John Campbell and what ...This is your opinion about John Campbell and what his next step should be, however, I know the person John is and I know he is not going to leave the racing industry this way. Racing and horses have been a major part of John's successful life as a driver from the time he was born. His happiest moments have been shared on the racetrack and giving that up is easier said than done. It's great for him to get involved with owning horses but he is still a skilled and strategic driver on the racetrack, a true value to the industry. <br /><br />He is not too old to keep driving horses and this past accident was just terrible bad luck that should not have happened. In this industry horses don't just fall down and John has had two horses fall down right in front of him within one month's time. You can't base a lifetime decision off of bad luck. John always spends a lot of time with his family, they are a tight-knit group that live within 5 miles of each other. He always has his priorities straight and racing horses is still a major priority to John. Giving up racing means more time for him to golf and while that is in his future as he nears retirement, I know in my heart he is not done yet. <br /><br />His attitude and diligence with recovery will get him back into that sulky winning races. It is an injury, yes, however he did not need surgery like past accidents that required way more time and rehabilitation. John will retire sometime in the near future, yes, but he will do it on his own terms. He will continue to help the harness racing industry in the future and at some point you are right in saying he will step down as a driver. Just not now, not because of a horse falling down in front of him. This man has built an empire and he is going to end it on a high note- in the winner's circle where he has been so many times before.JC#1Fannoreply@blogger.com