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Owner Profiles<br />
Gilbert G. Campbell<br />
Owner: Gilbert G. Campbell<br />
Residence: Tyngsboro, MA<br />
Farm Location: Williston, FL<br />
Tampa Trainers: Kathleen O’Connell<br />
Family: Wife, Marilyn; son, Gary; daughter, Susan; five grandchildren<br />
Campbell is a real estate developer in Lowell, Mass. He has been involved in<br />
the Thoroughbred industry since 1982 and has bred or raced more than 50<br />
stakes winners, including 1996 Arlington Million winner Marlin, Blazing Sword<br />
and Ivanavinalot, the dam of top filly Songbird. Campbell owns Stonehedge<br />
Farm South in Williston, Fla., where he stands Factum, Big Bad Barnie and<br />
Revolving. Gilbert and his wife, Marilyn, have formed a highly successful<br />
partnership with two-time leading Tampa Bay Downs trainer Kathleen<br />
O’Connell. Their homebred filly, Scandalous Act, competed in the 2013<br />
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita after sweeping all three races of<br />
the Florida Stallion Stakes series for fillies. Campbell bred and owned Watch<br />
Me Go, the 2011 Grade II Tampa Bay Derby winner which ran in that year’s<br />
Kentucky Derby. In 1997, Campbell was honored as Outstanding Owner/<br />
Breeder of the Year in the nation by Thoroughbred Owners’ and Breeders’<br />
Association and Florida Breeder of the Year by the Florida Thoroughbred<br />
Breeders’ and Owners’ Association. In 1988, Campbell purchased Waldemar<br />
Farm in Williston and renamed it Stonehedge Farm South. It is one of the<br />
premier full-service farms in Florida for breeding, training and breaking horses.<br />
Campbell keeps about 200 horses at the farm, including stallions, broodmares,<br />
weanlings, yearlings and lay-ups, and another 20-30 at the track. Campbell<br />
serves on the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Board<br />
of Directors.<br />
Glen Hill Farm<br />
Owner: Leonard H. Lavin<br />
Born: October 29, 1919<br />
Birthplace: Chicago, IL<br />
Residence: Glencoe, IL<br />
Family: Wife, Bernice; daughters, Carol and Karen; son, Scott (deceased<br />
Farm Location: Ocala, FL<br />
Tampa Trainers: Tom Proctor<br />
Campbell is a real estate developer in Lowell, Mass. He has been involved in<br />
the Thoroughbred industry since 1982 and has bred or raced more than 50<br />
stakes winners, including 1996 Arlington Million winner Marlin, Blazing Sword<br />
and Ivanavinalot, the dam of top filly Songbird. Campbell owns Stonehedge<br />
Farm South in Williston, Fla., where he stands Factum, Big Bad Barnie and<br />
Revolving. Gilbert and his wife, Marilyn, have formed a highly successful<br />
partnership with two-time leading Tampa Bay Downs trainer Kathleen<br />
O’Connell. Their homebred filly, Scandalous Act, competed in the 2013<br />
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita after sweeping all three races of<br />
the Florida Stallion Stakes series for fillies. Campbell bred and owned Watch<br />
Me Go, the 2011 Grade II Tampa Bay Derby winner which ran in that year’s<br />
Kentucky Derby. In 1997, Campbell was honored as Outstanding Owner/<br />
Breeder of the Year in the nation by Thoroughbred Owners’ and Breeders’<br />
Association and Florida Breeder of the Year by the Florida Thoroughbred<br />
Breeders’ and Owners’ Association. In 1988, Campbell purchased Waldemar<br />
Farm in Williston and renamed it Stonehedge Farm South. It is one of the<br />
premier full-service farms in Florida for breeding, training and breaking horses.<br />
Campbell keeps about 200 horses at the farm, including stallions, broodmares,<br />
weanlings, yearlings and lay-ups, and another 20-30 at the track. Campbell<br />
serves on the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Board<br />
of Directors.<br />
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