Yannick Gingras

[rainman2]

lots of jealous losers living in their moms basement on this site..
yannick one of the best drivers ever.. theres a reason he drives all burke horses..
how god damn dumb and jealous can you be...

Are we listing names of the 'basement dwellers'? 

Back to the question at hand--He was the fortunate one who got hooked up with Burke before anyone else Matt Kakaley was not happy getting the 2nd string drives in the Burke barn!

IMO, take Gingras off the Burke barn, other hi end barns, what would his UDRS be?  .275 would be generous!

[bodnarcny]

Yeah...one of the horses he drove ...he owns....popped him at 13-1

[The Thorn]

He drove 2 a M tonight, he owns a piece of both.  Both won.  Trained by Engblom so that should be the end of the missing from Big M speculation

As for Monday he owns a piece of one he's driving at Yonkers trained by Burke. Wouldn't be surprised he has some more during the week as he's being listed more as a partial owner lately.

[pocketrocketwinner]

Are we listing names of the 'basement dwellers'? 

Back to the question at hand--He was the fortunate one who got hooked up with Burke before anyone else Matt Kakaley was not happy getting the 2nd string drives in the Burke barn!

IMO, take Gingras off the Burke barn, other hi end barns, what would his UDRS be?  .275 would be generous!

If you gamble on east coast racing, you would understand YG

[Brown jug]

drivers should not be allowed to own horses
if they are they should not be allowed to drive them and should not be allowed to drive in the race at all
if this is too drastic than it should certainly apply to any and all stake races
its just a bad look for an industry trying to have any credibility
this is in conjunction with my prior statements about trainers being allowed one entry per race

[MCR]

drivers should not be allowed to own horses
if they are they should not be allowed to drive them and should not be allowed to drive in the race at all
if this is too drastic than it should certainly apply to any and all stake races
its just a bad look for an industry trying to have any credibility
this is in conjunction with my prior statements about trainers being allowed one entry per race
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If a driver owns a horse they must drive that horse. So I guess I don't see the issue.  If they couldn't be listed in the program then they would just list a wife or relative

[Miguel_Sanchez]

Are we listing names of the 'basement dwellers'? 

Back to the question at hand--He was the fortunate one who got hooked up with Burke before anyone else Matt Kakaley was not happy getting the 2nd string drives in the Burke barn!

IMO, take Gingras off the Burke barn, other hi end barns, what would his UDRS be?  .275 would be generous!

Agree 100% - It wasn't his skill that got him in with Burke.  They wanted a gunner and he was bold enough to not care how he looked back in the day.  This is why he can't win the big ones WHEN he has to drive and think.  Unless they go to the front and can march down the highway Yannick doesn't know what to do.  Name me one big race that he has WON where he wasn't on the front end before the 1/2?

[Brown jug]

fair comment however more likely applicable years ago
 now you have to be on or near the front to win so he is just playing the % to win a race

[Harness racer]

Don't fault his strategy...he has made a ton lifetime doing it!

[rainman2]

Don't fault his strategy...he has made a ton lifetime doing it!

More often than not with better horses. Would Yannick do as well with 3rd, 4th, 5th, choices etc. if this was the case??  Ask Matt Kakaley!  He has 1st hand experience with this!!

[Harness racer]

Definitely not, but he has done well enough to get drives with other major stables.  He has to be doing something right.  I think Yannick doesn't get enough credit.  I don't think he's a top 10 all-time, but he is a well above average driver.

[rainman2]

Definitely not, but he has done well enough to get drives with other major stables.  He has to be doing something right.  I think Yannick doesn't get enough credit.  I don't think he's a top 10 all-time, but he is a well above average driver.

With above average stock. Average driver on others everyday stock.

[pocketrocketwinner]

With above average stock. Average driver on others everyday stock.

Honestly curious. Do you gamble on the races he drives at regularly?

[LimeTime]

he gets alot of top stock and gassers

[rainman2]

Honestly curious. Do you gamble on the races he drives at regularly?

And the answer is—-Actually more involved on an owners side of the business rather than a gamblers side.