Karl won the $1,458,333 Hambletonian on Saturday (Aug. 3) at the Meadowlands as trainer Nancy Takter continued a family tradition and Hall of Fame driver Yannick Gingras scored his first win in the trotting classic.
Contested in a driving rainstorm, Karl closed resolutely to beat Highland Kismet by a length as the 3-5 favourite. No one in the winner’s circle seemed to mind the raindrops falling on their heads.
Takter, a part owner of the three-year-old colt, became the first trainer to win consecutive Hambletonians since her Hall of Fame father, Jimmy Takter, in 2014 and 2015. She was only the third female trainer to win the Hambletonian when Tactical Approach finished first last year. Read More
