When you are a filly racing against the best male horses ever to compete, you are at a disadvantage.

Bruce Johnston was a communicator respected all across the sport of standardbred racing.

Sports fans across Canada knew John Ferguson as a multiple-time Stanley Cup winner who was highly respected in hockey circles.

When a two-year-old filly is named Horse of the Year, you know she’s a once in a lifetime horse.

Thousands cheered for him down the lane. Hundreds stormed into the winner’s circle to stand by his side after a victory.

« C’était par une parfaite soirée de juillet, et elle m’a procuré ma plus grande excitation des courses de chevaux, » se rappelle Yves Filion, 69 ans, intronisé au Temple de renommée.

With a lifetime of big wins, both training and driving, one might think it tough for Yves Filion to come up with that one greatest memory.