Two-time O Brien Award of Horsemanship winner Kelly Hoerdt knows one thing for sure: success is truly a team effort.
Despite having driven 163 winners and achieving a 28.3 per cent strike rate as a trainer in 2020 impressive numbers in a normal season let alone one shortened by three months Hoerdt truly believes his second O Brien Award of Horsemanship is not an achievement he could have attained entirely on his own. I don t look at it as a personal achievement, Hoerdt said in a recent interview with Standardbred Canada s Rachel Oenema. There s lots of people involved behind the scenes that contribute to this all the time. I m very proud of it. I m very proud of my team, and very proud of my partners on the horses, as well, for sticking with me.