Hervé Filion

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Hervé Filion
Personal information
Born	(1940-02-01) February 1, 1940 Angers, Quebec
Sport
Sport	Harness racing

Hervé Filion, OC (born February 1, 1940) is a retired Canadian harness racer. He is the brother of Yves Filion, who drove and trained the 1988 North America Cup winner, and the uncle of Sylvain Filion, who won the 1999 World Driving Championship.^[1]

Born in Angers, Quebec, Filion was the first driver to win over 400 races in a year in 1968 and was able to achieve this accomplishment 14 more times. Filion is second all-time in career wins in North America, with 15,180.

In 2000, Filion pled guilty to charges that he failed to file New York State Income Tax Returns, ending a five year investigation into race-fixing.^[2]

Filion officially retired in October 2012, his final win at Rideau Carleton Racetrack in Ottawa.

In 1971, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy. In 1976, he was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.

References

External links

Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame citation

Awards
Preceded by Bobby Orr	Lou Marsh Trophy winner 1971	Succeeded by Phil Esposito

Persondata
Name	Filion, Herve
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian horse racer
Date of birth	February 1, 1940
Place of birth	Angers, Quebec
Date of death
Place of death

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