Tim Yakteen- Biography
Tim Yakteen is a German horse trainer who owns and operates Tim Yakteen Racing Stables as well as Yakteen racing. He is also married to horsewoman and XBTV commentator Millie Ball. Much Unusual, Points Offthebench, Sabiango and Bench Points have earned Graded Stakes for him. In 2022, he filled in for Bob by qualifying several of his properties for the Kentucky Derby.
What is Tim Yakteen’s estate? Salary, Earnings
Tim made a lot of money and found success as a horse trainer. He also received training from Hall of Fame trainers Charlie Wittingham and Bob Baffert. Overall career earnings from him are currently projected to be around $12,277,628. According to authorities, no information about his net worth has been released to the media.
Tim Yakteen: Birth, Age, Ethnicity, Siblings, Education
Tim was born on July 29, 1965 in Germany, although the names of his parents have not yet been revealed. His father is an American citizen who was born in Lebanon and his mother is German. He also has an older sister in Cypress, California. He used to ride horses and spend time with his family when he was younger. Tim completed his secondary education at an unnamed local school in Germany. He attended Cypress College after graduating from high school. He earned a two-year degree there, which has also not been shared with the media.
Tim Yakteen- Relationship, married life
Tim has been married for many years to Millie Ball or Camilla Ball Yakteen. They met at the race track and started dating soon after. Camilla is an on-air racing analyst for Santa Anita Raceway and XBTV. She used to ride horses besides that. In July 2001 they were married in a private ceremony. They have been blessed with two children. Their sons’ names are Sam Yakteen, born in 2005, and Ben Yakteen, born in 2007.
Tim Yakteen- Professional Career
He moved to Cypress in 1980 to look for work. He started his career in horse racing and in the stables. Later, he began training with Bob Baffert, a Quarter Horse trainer. In 1991, she joined Hall of Fame trainer Charlie Whittingham and worked in California until 1997, when he returned to Bob. After gaining experience working with two halls of fame, he decided to open his own stable, Tim Yakteen Racing Stables, in 2004.
The following year, he fielded his first stakes winner, Sabiango, who won the 12 furlongs Kentucky Cup Turf Handicap at the Dueling Grounds, now known as Kentucky Downs. He recently took on the role of Bob in qualifying some of his residences for the Kentucky Derby. Taiba and Messier finished first and second in the Santa Anita Derby.
Social media details
Tim uses social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram. He is active on Twitter where he has 2,505 followers and 427 followers. He began using Twitter in August 2011 and has been tagged in tweets from TVG, TwinSpires Racing, Blood-Horse and other accounts. His Instagram account is pretty inactive, with only two posts. On his account he has 420 followers and 51 followers.
Trivia
- He speaks German very well.
- His father enlisted in the army and was stationed at Nuremberg.
- He grew up in a small Bavarian town in Germany.
- Tim proposed to Camilla at the 2001 Dubai World Cup after she won the Marlborough Timber Cup race.
- Bob helped him win numerous titles including Real Quiet, Silverbullet Day, Point Given and many more.
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