Trainer Jim Campbell spoke to Jaimi MacDonald about the return of his divisional champ Real Cool Sam, his most promising 2-year-olds, coping with COVID-19, his long relationship with owner Jules Siegel and the influence of his father, Jack, and brother, John.

by Dave Briggs

HRU’s Virtual Twos in Training series continued Thursday (May 14) featuring trainer Jim Campbell interviewed by Jaimi MacDonald.

Viewers interested in seeing the interview live can do so on the HRU Facebook page and our YouTube page.

Special thanks to Preferred Equine for sponsoring the Campbell video.

Campbell spoke about the return of his divisional champ Real Cool Sam, his most promising 2-year-olds, coping with COVID-19, his long relationship with owner Jules Siegel and the influence of his father, Jack, and brother, John.

On Saturday, May 16 at 7 p.m. EDT, MacDonald will interview trainer Mark Steacy. Thank you to Winbak of Ontario stallions for sponsoring that video.

On Monday, May 18 at 7 p.m. EDT, Heather Vitale will interview Erv Miller. Thank you to Blue Chip Farms and Winbak of Ontario stallions for sponsoring that video.

To date, HRU’s 2020 Virtual Twos in Training videos — featuring Marcus Melander, Carter Pinske, Ben Wallace, Ron Burke, Paul Kelley, Ray Schnittker, Casie Coleman, Tony Alagna, Noel Daley, Nancy Takter and Jim Campbell — have garnered over 54,000 total views on Facebook and YouTube combined.

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