Yannick Gingras’s tears of joy poured as steady as the rain that blanketed the 99th edition of the $1.05 million Hambletonian on Saturday at the Meadowlands.
Already a Hall of Fame harness driver, Gingras, who turns 45 on Sunday, was paired with odds-on favorite Karl to win standardbred racing’s greatest prize with a flawless drive from the rail, dropping into mid-pack early before getting a second-over trip and exploding in the stretch to win by a length with a time of 1:51.6. Read More
