BIll Mott: Mobridge native eclipsing his own expectations

  • In 1998 Mobridge native Bill Mott became the youngest horse trainer to be inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame and is just the ninth trainer in North American history to record 4,000 victories.
    In 1998 Mobridge native Bill Mott became the youngest horse trainer to be inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame and is just the ninth trainer in North American history to record 4,000 victories.

    Even as a teenager, when some youngsters are inclined to think the world is theirs for the taking, Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott did not dream big.

    “I was 18 years old and hauling horses around in a two-horse trailer to the bush tracks,” recalled the native of Mobridge, S.D. “I never imagined training for anybody else other than myself.”

    As the son of a veteran, Mott had grown up around horses. He …