#18 - Trainer Bob Tiller

Horse Racing Journeys - The Talk Show

Robert P. Tiller is our special guest on Wednesday, August 24th, 2022, of Journeys - The Talk Show hosted by Sean Hall, co-host Leroy Trotman, and Brett Callaghan.

Robert P. Tiller (born December 11, 1949, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands) is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. A resident of Brampton, Ontario, he has long been one of the top trainers at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack.

He has won four training titles at Woodbine Racetrack, earned three Sovereign Awards for Outstanding Trainer, and was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2008.

Tiller has won four Woodbine training titles, capturing top honors in 1994 with 65 wins, 1997 (55 wins), 2001 (62 wins), and 2003 (72 wins).

In 2003, Tiller earned his second Sovereign Award after a career-best year with 71 wins, 15 stakes victories, and over C$4 million in earnings. Trainee Brass in Pocket was a Sovereign-Award finalist after winning five stakes races.

Tiller followed up with his third Sovereign Award in 2004 when he was Woodbine's leading sprint trainer with 47 wins in the division. Trainee Simply Lovely was named the Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Filly.

In 2008, he was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.

On June 19, 2020, at Woodbine Racetrack, Tiller won his 2000th race.

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