Columbus, OH — One of Standardbred racing’s most recognizable names, John Campbell, will be a featured speaker when track superintendents and their staffs from around North America meet at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races on June 23-25 for a full schedule of educational panels as part of Track Superintendents’ Field Day.

John Campbell will be making his first visit to the Track Superintendents’ Field Day as a featured speaker. USTA photo.

Campbell retired after a career that included more than 10,000 wins and nearly $300 million in earnings to rank as harness racing’s all-time leading driver. Campbell is now president and CEO of The Hambletonian Society, which manages the sport’s most prestigious races, including the Hambletonian Stakes that Campbell won a record six times.

“The Track Supers event is something I wasn’t aware of until recently,” Campbell said. “But I was quite intrigued by it, especially with everything going on with racing today.

“As a driver, I’ve obviously got an opinion on what would be best for our tracks,” he added, “and I’m also interested in getting feedback from the track supers, so I’m looking forward to speaking and listening.”

Another icon in the Standardbred industry, Gary Wolf, also plans to attend.

“I’ve only missed the Track Supers Field Day once, and that was because my flight got cancelled,” said the longtime track super at tracks including Hoosier Park and The Meadowlands and who now is track manager at White Birch Farm in Allentown, N.J. “It’s a great event, and I hope that more guys from Standardbred tracks could attend, but it’s always tough to get them away from their tracks because they have a great sense of responsibility to make sure everything is running smoothly.”

The agenda includes panels of industry professionals covering emergency horse ambulance response, extreme weather, irrigation technology, equipment budgets, a track supers roundtable and more.

Other speakers include Terry Meyocks of The Jockeys’ Guild, Chris McErlean of Penn Gaming, Sal Sinatra of the Maryland Jockey Club and Derron Heldt of Prairie Meadows.

Registration is completely free for this event, with the only cost to attendees being travel expenses and hotel, which is offered at a discounted rate. Registration is free thanks to more than 25 sponsors, including title sponsor Equine Equipment.

The Track Superintendents’ Field Day was first held in 2002 and has rotated around the country since then.

For more information, go to tracksupers.com or call 877.905.0004.