Stefan Melander

Bertil Stefan Melander (born 23 November 1957 in Spånga, Stockholm County) is a Swedish harness racing horse trainer and driver based at Åby-Farm in Enköping, Sweden.[1]

Stefan Melander
Stefan Melander and Nuncio.
OccupationHarness racing driver and trainer
Born23 November 1957
Spånga, Stockholm County, Sweden
Major racing wins
Racing awards
Trainer of the Year (1998, 2001, 2012)
Honours
Trotting Hall of Fame (inducted in 2014)
Significant horses
Scarlet Knight, Iceland, Gigant Neo, Nuncio

Among the horses he has trained are top trotters Scarlet Knight, Iceland, Gigant Neo and Nuncio. Together with these and other horses, Melander has won numerous major races, including Elitloppet (two times), Hambletonian Stakes (once) and Prix d'Amérique (once).[2][3] When he won Hambletonian Stakes at Meadowlands Racetrack with Scarlet Knight in August 2001 Melander became the first horseman to bring a U.S.-breed trotter trained and developed in Europe to the U.S. and win the Hambletonian.[4][5]

References
  1. "Profile at Svensk Travsport". Svensk Travsport. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  2. Weingartner, Ken (May 27, 2016). "Melander's Elitloppet favorite Nuncio is 'so special'". United States Trotting Association. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  3. Hicks, Thomas H. (May 30, 2016). "Nuncio wins Elitloppet with game effort". Harnesslink. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  4. "Melander and Scarlet Knight Smile For the Camera". thebigm.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  5. AP (August 4, 2001). "Melander owns, trains and drives Scarlet Knight". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
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