Behind the Gate w ; years ago. I can still visualize clearly the stable area with the barns of Doug Walsh, Dave Pinkney. Phil Pinkney, Henry Smallwood, Garry MacDonald, Allen Gerrior, Mike Worthen, Danny Romo. Russell Burgoyne and others seeming to surround the barn of Soupie Campbell. In the midst of these barns would be the popular canteen of Ma Porter and later Linda Campbell, the convenient paddock barns and Dave Pinkney‘s ducks. It was in this environment at Sackville Downs that Soupie seemed to revel because he was having perhaps his most productive years in harness racing.

I took the Opportunity to thank Soupie and Linda for the tremendous hospitality they afforded me in their home during my numerous weekend trips to Lower

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Sackville for the races during the 1970s. To me, Winston “Soupie" Campbell was a tremendous horseman.

Clare MacDonald. one of his peers, com— plimented him in the following manner, “One thing about Soupie was cleanliness. Everything always looked good. He always ran an impressive Everything was always spic and span. Everything was always in its place. His horses were always shiny and his horses were always competitive. He had an ability that a lot of people. years ago, did not notice. He always classified his hors- es well; he put them where they should race and knew where they could race. If he had one good enough to race in the free—for-all, it really was good enough."

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Maple Grove Shadow and Soupie Campbell.

Photo: Gail MacDonald

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