Quebec native Yannick Gingras has been one of the sport’s leading drivers for almost two decades, but the one race he wanted most -- the Hambletonian -- had managed to elude him. After a dozen attempts and a number of close calls, including a specific one that truly haunted him, Hambo #99 looked like it could be the one… and it was! 

Gingras opens up here, about the narrow misses, the surmounting pressure as the years passed by, and the pure joy that his victory with Karl brought to him and his family. 

Penned by John Rallis and originally published in the 2024 September edition of TROT  Magazine, “A ‘Moment’ So Well Deserved” was named the 2024 Standardbred Canada Media Excellence Award winner for Outstanding Written Work.

To read the the feature on Yannick Gingras’s tumultuous journey to the Hambletonian winner's circle with Karl, click the following link: A ‘Moment’ So Well Deserved.

(Standardbred Canada)