from harnessracing.com

Lexington, KY — Tim Pinske, 71, well known at racetracks throughout North America and along with his family owner of Southern Oaks Training Center in Florida, died July 18, 2018.

In recent months Mr. Pinske’s health declined from the effects of Lewy body dementia but this past winter he was at Southern Oaks, keeping an eye on the horses owned by the Pinske family and the training center while in the company of his wife, Marlys, son, Karl and grandson, Carter.

The Pinske family has campaigned many top stakes horses over the years and most notably won the North America Cup with Yankee Cruiser, who had been developed and trained by their son Brian, who died six months earlier while attending the Harrisburg yearling sale.

In addition to their involvement with harness racing, the Pinske family’s main business is Plato Woodworking in Plato, Minn., outside of Minneapolis.