'New' Manchego Preps For 2021 April 13, 2021 When it comes to learning a new trick, Manchego might be able to provide lessons to old dogs.
Takter Sophomores Sizzle In Qualifiers March 21, 2021 A pair of high-priced 2019 yearlings didn't have the most success on the racetrack as rookies, but after solid qualifying miles at The Meadowlands on Saturday (March 20), their sophomore campaigns app...
Takter Poised To Take On The World March 07, 2021 The 2020 season was, by all counts, a watershed year for trainer Nancy Takter. With the 2021 stakes season on the horizon, Takter and her team are eyeing a few new targets for the stars of their stabl...
Takter Trio Debuts Impressively February 27, 2021 Nancy Takter had to bid adieu to a number of talented performers at the conclusion of the 2020 season that garnered her U.S. Trainer of the Year honours. But as the 2021 stakes season for older horses...
2020 Dan Patch Award Winners January 16, 2021 Ontario-sired pacing colt Tall Dark Stranger was named the 2020 U.S. Horse of the Year as part of the Dan Patch Annual Awards Banquet held virtually on Saturday (Jan. 16).
Terrific Trifecta Of Takter Trainees January 12, 2021 Heading into awards season, very few participants in the harness racing industry can state definitively that they'll be collecting hardware in the next few weeks. Nancy Takter is one of the exceptions...
Manchego To Race In 2021 January 08, 2021 Trot Insider has learned that three-time Breeders Crown winner Manchego is being aimed for a return to the races in 2021.
Takter Unanimous US Trainer Of The Year December 03, 2020 Nancy Takter was voted 2020 Trainer of the Year by the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) – and her year was so spectacular, the decision to have her receive the award did not even have...
Takter Goes 1-2 In Progress Pace November 25, 2020 Tim Tetrick spotted Fortify in a perfect position to pounce on a vulnerable favourite and capture the $325,000 Progress Pace for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Wednesday (Nov. 25) at Dove...
Takter Duo Tackles Aged Foes November 18, 2020 Trainer Nancy Takter will watch trotting mare Manchego and pacing mare Kissin In The Sand compete for the final time Saturday at The Meadowlands, but also will get another look at two three-year-olds ...
Manchego To Retire November 12, 2020 The record-setting career of Manchego will come to an end Nov. 21 at The Meadowlands. Barry Guariglia, who owns the five-year-old trotting mare, said her final start will be in the TVG Series champion...
Breeders Crown Redemption For Kissin In The Sand October 31, 2020 Thrice a Breeders Crown Finals competitor but now finally a bride, Kissin In The Sand kept defending Horse of the Year Shartin N at bay to score a stakes-record performance in the $300,000 Breeders Cr...