Adelbert "Del" Cameron (1920–1979) was an American harness racing driver. Cameron was voted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1974.Joins Hall
Cameron was born in Harvard, Massachusetts. Cameron along with his wife and two sons moved to Pinehurst, North Carolina in 1944 where he would spend winters training horses for over 30 years.For what it's worth; Some advice to young harness racing drivers
Cameron drove three horses, Newport Dream in 1954, Egyptian Candor in 1965, and Speedy Streak in 1967 to victories in the Hambletonian Stakes, one of the three legs of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters. Newport Dream was lame with a mystery ailment in its left foreleg at the time of his Hambletonian win.Injured horse takes rich Hambletonian In addition to his Hambletonian wins, Cameron drove Forbes Chief in 1947 and Tar Heel in 1951 to victories in the Little Brown Jug, one of the three legs of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers. Del Cameron won 1,358 races and more than $4.7 million in purses over his career.Adelbert 'Del' Cameron page at Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame
Harness racing driver/trainer and 2016 Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Nickells, worked two years for Cameron as a second trainer.Bruce Nickells page at Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame Another Hall of Famer, Stanley Dancer, was given his first Hambletonian drive by Cameron in 1953.A Hambo in the gloaming Cameron once said it took longer to train an owner than it did a horse.Want to buy a gift for that special someone? Did you ever consider a horse?
Cameron died of a heart attack in Wilmington, Delaware on May 25, 1979.Famed harness driver dies of heart attack
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