Jimmy Takter

"Most trainers, including me when I was younger, start thinking about it and changing stuff and doing things differently. People start over-doing things, train the horses maybe a little harder, or wha...

Southwind Frank will start from post 5 in the second of two Hambletonian eliminations while Bar Hopping will start from post 1 in the remaining elimination when 18 hopefuls meet Saturday (Aug. 6) at t...

Jimmy Takter-trained two-year-old trotters dominated Friday night's (July 29) eliminations for the Peter Haughton Memorial and Jim Doherty Memorial at Meadowlands Racetrack.

Few trainers have dominated the Hambletonian Oaks like Hall of Famer Jimmy Takter. The 55-year-old has won the filly classic five times including the past two editions with Wild Honey and Lifetime Pur...

Jimmy Takter guided five-year-old mare Linda Marie to victory in the $10,000 Mr. and Mrs. Elbridge Gerry Memorial Trot on Sunday (July 3) at Goshen Historic Track.

The road to August’s $1 million Hambletonian will go through Ontario this Saturday when 10 three-year-old male trotters will meet in the $268,000 Goodtimes Stakes at Mohawk Racetrack. Jimmy Takter, wh...

When male pacer Blood Line kicked off Monday’s qualifiers for two-year-olds at Gaitway Farm with a sharp 1:54.2 win on a 60-degree morning with a gusty breeze, it certainly got the attention of his tr...

After successfully returning from injury last year, Always B Miki showed he could race with and defeat harness racing's top older pacers. The next question: just how fast is he?

Double millionaire and world champion Maven, North America's top older trotting mare of 2013, has been officially retired.

"We brought him back after the breeding season to fool around with him for a little while. I was surprised. He came back and felt like he was born again."

If Clyde Francis got a little teary eyed during Sunday night’s Dan Patch Awards banquet, it was understandable. It also was not unexpected.

Heading to the O'Brien Awards last Saturday with a handful of nominations, Jimmy Takter knew he was a guaranteed winner with his stablemates Pinkman and The Bank both being finalists in the Three-Year...