Word: neloy
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Lucien Laurin, who later would leave his mark on racing history as the trainer of Secretariat, Triple Crown winner in 1973. Then Campo worked as a groom for Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, trainer of Triple Crown legends Gallant Fox (1930) and Omaha (1935). Finally Campo joined the stables of Eddie Neloy, trainer of the great handicap horse Buckpasser...
That was Campo's big break. He started as a groom, and after four years Neloy promoted him to assistant trainer -and full-time protégé. In hopes of smoothing some of Campo's rough edges, Neloy went so far as to enroll him in a Dale Carnegie course. That effort failed. Though Campo could never acquire the social skills of the racing swells, he learned well the lessons of the barn and backstretch. Says Trainer Woody Stephens: "Johnny was a very hardworking guy. Eddie gave him his first push when he sent...