Filly Follows In Dam’s Hoofprints

Montreal’s Richard Berthiaume has had several accomplished horses in 55 years as a Standardbred owner, including a Breeders Crown winner and a couple of millionaires, but so far he has but one O’Brien Award.

It dates from 20 years ago, when his Odessa Drummond was named Canada’s outstanding two-year-old trotting filly of 2001 and he was on hand to receive the trophy.

“Shows you how hard those trophies are to get. When you get one, you hold on to it a long time,” the retired businessman, now 75, said from his winter home in Florida.

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