macguy
03-21-2011, 04:08 PM
http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/horse-racing-steve-haskin/archive/2011/03/20/hangin-with-haskin-the-strange-saga-of-jim-french.aspx
Came across this article, it was a good one. Never heard of the horse until now. Must have been a lot more fun when you could follow a horses career for more than 6 lifetime starts.
As excessive as his methods were, Campo's ability to keep Jim French in top racing condition for so long actually was a remarkable achievement. By the time Jim French arrived in Florida in December 1970 to begin preparing for the Triple Crown races, he had already crammed 11 races into a four-month period, racing four times in November alone, including a victory in the Remsen Stakes.
Came across this article, it was a good one. Never heard of the horse until now. Must have been a lot more fun when you could follow a horses career for more than 6 lifetime starts.
As excessive as his methods were, Campo's ability to keep Jim French in top racing condition for so long actually was a remarkable achievement. By the time Jim French arrived in Florida in December 1970 to begin preparing for the Triple Crown races, he had already crammed 11 races into a four-month period, racing four times in November alone, including a victory in the Remsen Stakes.