Jimmy Takter
Jimmy Takter | |
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Gold Cup Invitational Pace (2016)
Breeders Crown wins: International race wins: | |
Racing awards | |
Dan Patch Trainer of the Year Award (1996, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, | |
Honours | |
U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame (2012) Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2019) | |
Significant horses | |
Always B. Miki, Malabar Man, Moni Maker, Pure Country, Sir Taurus, See You At Peelers, Bar Hopping, Father Patrick, Vintage Master, Tom Ridge, Shake It Cerry |
Jimmy Takter (born September 29, 1960, in Norrköping, Sweden) is a
Background
Takter is the son of Swedish trainer Bo William Takter.
Racing career
Takter won his first race in North America as a driver with Baltic Speed in 1983.[4] He earned his first win as a trainer with Witsend's Apollo in 1984, whose 30 wins were critical to Takter's early success. "He was a very important horse," said Takter. "He came along at the right time and he supported our family for a couple of years and he meant a lot to my wife and me. A horse like that gave me the ability to develop as a trainer."[3]
By the early 1990s, Takter was considered one of the leading trainers on the Grand Circuit. In 1996 he earned his first Trainer of the Year Award thanks to 2-year-old trotting champions Armbro Prowess and
From 1997 through 2000, Takter raced Moni Maker at tracks around the United States and abroad, winning such races as the Breeders' Crown, Elitloppet and Prix d'Amerique. Moni Maker was a three-time trotter of the year and retired as the highest earning Standardbred of all-time.[4]
As of December 2016, horses trained by Takter had accumulated $120 million in earnings and more than 1,700 wins. He owns a 100-acre training facility in New Jersey that contains a 5⁄8-mile track, a 3⁄4-mile straight track, and a 2-mile jogging track.[6]
In October 2015, Takter had a career highlight, earning $2,691,439 in the 2015 Breeders Crown Finals.[7]
During his career, Takter has won the Dan Patch Trainer of the Year Award six times, the most of any trainer.[8] In 2019, he was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.[9]
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
- ^ Harvey, Ellen (2012-07-01). "Jimmy Takter inducted into Hall of Fame". United States Trotting Association. Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ^ a b c "Happily Ever Takter". USTA-News. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "JIMMY TAKTER | Harness Museum". www.harnessmuseum.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Jimmy Takter - I never moving home". www.worldclasstrotting.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "One-On-One with trainer Jimmy Takter". Harness Link. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Best Card Ever For Jimmy Takter". Standardbred Canada. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ^ United States Harness Writers Association Driver of the Year Award Winners Archived 2016-04-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved October 5, 2016
- ^ "Jimmy Takter". Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 April 2019.