Crooked Smile brings grins to owners’ faces
At 0h34, on March 24, 2023 • By Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager
Rhys Helt has known Tim Wilson Jr. for as long as he can remember. Their families have shared a connection going back to the 1970s when a female pacer named Ma Ma’s Bret, trained and driven by Tim Sr., was an Illinois Topline Stakes winner and the boys would pal around together at the county fairs, united by friendship and a love of harness racing.
Over the ensuing years, their passion for racing never waned. Tim Jr. embarked on his own career as a trainer and driver while Helt followed in family footsteps on the breeding and racing side. They continued to remain connected, though, by sharing ownership in horses, now most notably with 6-year-old male pacer Crooked Smile.
