Career
Takter picked up his third Glen Garnsey Trainer of the Year Award in 2010, as voted upon by the U.S. Harness Writers Association, after setting career highs with 119 wins and $7.87 million…Takter’s 2-year-old filly pacer See You At Peelers, a Breeders Crown champion, and 2-year-old colt trotter Pastor Stephen won Dan Patch Awards and Muscle Massive gave Takter his second Hambletonian title…In addition, On The Tab won the Yonkers Trot, Vintage Master won the Ben Franklin Pace, Thatsnotmyname won the Merrie Annabelle, and Rockin Image won the Progress Pace… Takter got his start in the harness racing business through his father Bo W. Takter, who is one of the most successful trainers in Sweden…His first driving victory came at age 18 at Jagersro in Malmo, Sweden, with Air Money, who paid $88 to win…Takter’s first U.S. win came in 1983 at the Meadowlands with Baltic Speed in the New Jersey Sire Stakes…Takter became one of the top trotting trainers on the Grand Circuit in the early 1990s, thanks to horses like Mr Lavec, divisional champion Gleam, and Kramer Boy…Climbed to the next plateau with Malabar Man and Moni Maker, who both achieved Horse of the Year honors…Moni Maker won back-to-back Horse of the Year crowns in 1998 and 1999, captured four straight divisional titles (1997-2000) and retired with career earnings of $5.58 million, making her (at the time) the richest Standardbred in history and the richest female racehorse of any breed…Was back in the spotlight in 2002 with the 3-year-old colt Kadabra, who was the sport’s Trotter of the Year…Other top horses in recent years were Passionate Glide, Pampered Princess, Lantern Kronos, and Costa Rica.
Personal
Favorite food is sushi and sashimi…first car was a Saab V4…has two black labs, Daisy and Dexter…favorite show is “24”…considers himself “extremely emotional”...with wife Christina has three daughters and a son…his daughter, Nancy, cared for world champions Tom Ridge and Passionate Glide.
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| Year |
Starts |
1sts |
Rank |
2nds |
3rds |
UTR |
Money Won |
Rank |
| 2018 |
653 |
147 |
(17) |
125 |
84 |
.374 |
8,616,025 |
(2) |
| 2017 |
674 |
150 |
(17) |
116 |
88 |
.362 |
8,269,846 |
(2) |
| 2016 |
731 |
163 |
(15) |
130 |
93 |
.364 |
10,285,494 |
(2) |
| 2015 |
783 |
183 |
(9) |
148 |
103 |
.383 |
12,966,187 |
(2) |
| 2014 |
729 |
193 |
(8) |
123 |
83 |
.396 |
13,365,852 |
(2) |
| 2013 |
606 |
138 |
(19) |
90 |
81 |
.355 |
7,820,035 |
(2) |
| 2012 |
506 |
128 |
|
82 |
59 |
.382 |
9,147,652 |
(2) |
| 2011 |
433 |
86 |
|
70 |
48 |
.325 |
5,835,372 |
(5) |
| 2010 |
540 |
119 |
|
107 |
67 |
.372 |
7,894,493 |
(2) |
| 2009 |
444 |
96 |
|
64 |
70 |
.349 |
6,218,319 |
(3) |
| 2008 |
396 |
73 |
|
77 |
62 |
.345 |
4,536,461 |
(7) |
| 2007 |
380 |
57 |
|
64 |
44 |
.282 |
3,597,467 |
(9) |
| 2006 |
405 |
93 |
|
72 |
58 |
.376 |
4,726,472 |
(3) |
| 2005 |
368 |
75 |
|
57 |
52 |
.337 |
3,920,812 |
(5) |
| 2004 |
331 |
82 |
|
51 |
31 |
.365 |
3,806,293 |
(5) |
| 2003 |
343 |
58 |
|
47 |
48 |
.292 |
2,999,971 |
(5) |
| 2002 |
346 |
69 |
|
51 |
48 |
.328 |
3,444,060 |
(4) |
| 2001 |
374 |
71 |
|
65 |
57 |
.337 |
3,039,553 |
(10) |
| 2000 |
292 |
55 |
|
44 |
47 |
.326 |
3,099,077 |
(6) |
| 1999 |
159 |
23 |
|
28 |
11 |
.266 |
1,791,547 |
(12) |
| 1998 |
40 |
6 |
|
5 |
6 |
.269 |
391,127 |
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| 1997 |
38 |
10 |
|
4 |
4 |
.357 |
999,695 |
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| 1996 |
31 |
8 |
|
6 |
8 |
.452 |
920,885 |
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| 1995 |
41 |
12 |
|
8 |
5 |
.442 |
442,763 |
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| 1994 |
20 |
2 |
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2 |
2 |
.189 |
83,681 |
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| 1993 |
164 |
34 |
|
25 |
24 |
.341 |
1,148,717 |
(11) |
| 1992 |
105 |
19 |
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18 |
16 |
.327 |
684,024 |
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| 1991 |
40 |
8 |
|
4 |
7 |
.314 |
98,270 |
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9972 |
2158 |
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1683 |
1306 |
.000 |
130,150,150 |
(2) |
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DAN PATCH AWARD WINNERS
2-YEAR-OLD COLT TROT
(96) Malabar Man
(04) Ken Warkentin
(10) Pastor Stephen
2-YEAR-OLD FILLY TROT
(96) Armbro Prowess
(04) Solveig
(05) Passionate Glide
(06) Pampered Princess
2-YEAR-OLD FILLY PACE
(10) See You At Peelers
3-YEAR-OLD COLT TROT
(97) Malabar Man
(02) Kadabra
3-YEAR-OLD FILLY PACE
(05) Cabrini Hanover
3-YEAR-OLD FILLY TROT
(94) Gleam
(06) Passionate Glide
(07) Pampered Princess
(08) Lantern Kronos
TROTTING MARE
(97) Moni Maker
(98) Moni Maker
(99) Moni Maker
(00) Moni Maker
TROTTER OF THE YEAR
(97) Malabar Man
(98) Moni Maker
(99) Moni Maker
(00) Moni Maker
(02) Kadabra
HORSE OF THE YEAR
(97) Malabar Man
(98) Moni Maker
(99) Moni Maker
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