"Ultra consistent. Always at or near the top. Extremely hard worker and a great teacher. Rarely does a year go by when he does not have one or two top horses in addition to a strong stable."

- Murray Brown, Publicity Director, Hanover Shoe Farms

"Consistent trainer of stake horses and champions. Runs a very classy operation."

- Jack Darling, owner and O'Brien Award winning trainer

"Takter has excelled with both trotters and pacers, he was within a few bucks of the decade's leader by money, won numerous classic races, and developed most of the horses he raced."

- Mike Hamilton, Woodbine Entertainment Group

"Most divisional titles. Ever. Trotting master who has now gone to pacers too - Cabrini Hanover, Mr Feelgood and this year's Adios winner and Pace runner-up. How he's not already in the Hall Of Fame is an outrage. Great spokesman for the sport too. Not yet 50-when most trotting trainers are just starting."

- Bob Heyden, The Meadowlands

"Jimmy Takter can train and manage two and three year olds at both gaits. His horses compete and perform at the highest level."

- Paul MacDonell, O'Brien award winning driver

"Expanded on his resume by amply proving he could train great pacers after making an indelible mark on the game as a trotting specialist."

- Frank Salive, announcer and publicity, The Isle Pompano Park

"Jimmy Takter - $41 million this decade, 2000 USHWA trainer of the year, has conditioned some of the best trotters and pacers in the game from 2000-2009."

- Jason Settlemoir, VP Racing & Simulcast, Tioga and Vernon Downs