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Tim Robinson was perhaps one of the most under rated Harness Drivers in History. He Drove mostly bottom end Claiming Horses that he owned himself, Usually purchased as they were heading for the Meat packing plant and rehabilitated to Race. He won 493 races in less than 3000 lifetime Drives. Many of the horses he drove had little to no chance of winning. His most productive years were from 1980 to 1986. The Top year of Driving came when he was rated ninth in the North America Driver Standings for Drivers with less than 300 starts in the Year 1983. He raced mostly at "B" Tracks such as Sudbury Downs, Leamington, Goderich to name a few. He Lead the Driver Standings on various occasions in that time frame. His best Horse was a 1500 to 2500 Claimer named Arnies Scamp a winner of 52 Races. Some of his notable victories are, The D&D Hobby Invitational with Roarin Grand. The Queen of the Claimers with Zips Charm. Feature wins with, Estrellado , Indepedent Ed , Highland Triumph , Arnies Scamp, Express Dol, Charming Wilco, Tiger Jim , Misty Clan , Fernando Seelster, Rich Strike , CD Shannon, Party Zone , Wilvan Johnny. Other notable events, Nine in a row with Armstead Shirley. Eight out of nine with Royal JR. Seven out of nine with Misty Clan. Double digit Victories with Dillers Demon ( Purchased for $300.00), Claybrook Romeo ( Purchased for $1500.00), Count Lomac ( Purchased for $1000.00), Zips Charm ( Purchased for $3,750.00) ,Wilvan Johnny ( Purchased for $500.00), Misty Clan. He also was the Overall winner in the Leamington - Dresden Driver Challenge in 1986.( The only one he ever participated in) His Last win was in 2006 with Misty Clan at Western Fair Raceway. He won over 80 % of the Feature Races  he Drove in, when having a Horse that was reasonably competitive in the field. There is no way to compare him to Drivers that Drove the top horses. No Driver in History would have had the % of Wins even with much better stock while competing in feature Races. Bill Acton harness Trainer, was quoted to say there is no one like Tim. He was in a class by himself.