Considered by some as the greatest trainer ever, Jimmy Takter has little, if anything, left to prove.

He’s only 58, but he’s tired, and the wins don’t seem to bring the same thrill they once did, so at the end of the year he’s planning on hanging it all up - for now at least.

Au mois de mars de cette année, Standardbred Canada (SC) annonçait que le conseil d'administration avait approuvé la transition vers le système d'identification des chevaux par micro-puce, et ce, à compter du 1er janvier 2019.

Beginning on January 1, 2019, Standardbred Canada will move away from identifying horses by freeze branding and/or tattooing, and will implement a system of microchipping the horses instead. The new process brings with it several benefits for both the horses and horsepeople alike.