Yannick Gingras

Yannick Gingra
Yannick Gingra
Born	August 4, 1990 (age 40); Sorel, Quebec, Canada
Career wins	6220 (as at 11/22/2016)
Major racing wins
	Nassagaweya Pace (2005); Fan Hanover Stakes (2006); Armbro Flight Stakes; (2007, 2013, 2016); Milton Stakes (2008); Gold Cup Invitational Pace; (2010); Bobby Quillen Memorial Pace; (2007, 2010, 2011, 2014); Governor's Cup Stakes (2011); Canadian Pacing Derby (2012); Meadowlands Pace (2012); Simcoe Stakes Trot (2012); Adios Pace (2013); Glen Garnsey Memorial Pace (2013); Peter Haughton Memorial Trot; (2013, 2015); TVG Free For All Pace (2013); William Wellwood Memorial Stakes; (2013, 2014, 2015); Canadian Trotting Classic; (2014, 2015); Casual Breeze Stakes (2014); Hambletonian Oaks; (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018); She's A Great Lady Stakes (2014); Simcoe Stakes Pace (2014); Three Diamonds Stakes (2014); Elegantimage Stakes (2015); Confederation Cup Pace (2016); New Jersey Classic Pace (2016); Pennsylvania Classic Pace (2016); Roses Are Red Stakes (2016); Prix d'Été (2016) Breeders Crown wins:; Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Trot; (2007, 2012); Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Trot; (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016); Breeders Crown Open Mare Trot; (2013, 2016); Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot; (2013, 2014, 2015); Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace (2014) U.S. Pacing Triple Crown wins:; Cane Pace (2011, 2014); Little Brown Jug (2014); Messenger Stakes (2015) U.S. Trotting Triple Crown wins:; Kentucky Futurity (2015)
Racing awards
	Dan Patch Rising Star Award (2003); Dan Patch Driver of the Year Award; (2014); Leading Driver in wins at Meadowlands; (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015); North American Leading Driver by earnings (2014, 2015)
Significant horses
	A Rocknroll Dance, Darlin's Delight, Father Patrick, Foiled Again, Jk Shesalady, Limelight Beach, Mission Brief

Yannick Gingras (born August 4, 1979, in Sorel, Quebec, Canada) is a Champion driver of Standardbred horses in the sport of harness racing.[1]

Career awards and records

Gingras drove in his native Canada until 2001 when he moved to Yonkers Raceway in New York where he enjoyed immediate success, winning that fall's driving title. Following a 426 win year in 2003 that earned him the Dan Patch Rising Star Award,[2] he relocated to Meadowlands Racetrack in 2004 which he continues to maintain as his home base.

In 2014, Yannick Gingras was voted American harness racing's Dan Patch Driver of the Year Award,[3] and led all drivers in North America in purse money won in 2014 and 2015. In June 2016 he earned the 6000th win of his career at Pocono Downs[4] and in August, the driver and trainer combination of Gingras and Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Takter set a record when they won the Hambletonian Oaks together for the third consecutive year.[5]

References

USTA profile for Yannick Gingras November 23, 2016
USHWA Dan Patch Awards Retrieved November 23, 2016
USHWA Award winners Retrieved October 5, 2016
Standardbred Canada June 27, 2016 article titled "Gingras Hits 6,000 Wins" Retrieved November 7, 2016
New Meadowlands Racetrack, LLC. August 6, 2016 article titled "Oaks Hat Trick for Takter and Gingras" Retrieved September 25, 2016

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[1] USTA profile for Yannick Gingras November 23, 2016

[2] USHWA Dan Patch Awards Retrieved November 23, 2016

[3] USHWA Award winners Retrieved October 5, 2016

[4] Standardbred Canada June 27, 2016 article titled "Gingras Hits 6,000 Wins" Retrieved November 7, 2016

[5] New Meadowlands Racetrack, LLC. August 6, 2016 article titled "Oaks Hat Trick for Takter and Gingras" Retrieved September 25, 2016