Bertil Stefan Melander (born 23 November 1957 in
Spånga
Spånga is a community and parish in the borough of Spånga-Tensta in Stockholm County, Sweden.
Background
Spånga was an independent municipality until January 1, 1949 when most of it was merged with the City of Stockholm, with smaller por ...
,
Stockholm County) is a
Swedish
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harness racing horse trainer
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and
driver based at Åby-Farm in
Enköping
Enköping is a locality and the seat of Enköping Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 30,000 inhabitants in 2018.
Geography
Enköping is situated near Lake Mälaren, about 78 km west of Stockholm.
A comparably large number of S ...
,
Sweden.
Among the horses he has trained are top trotters
Scarlet Knight,
Iceland
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,
Gigant Neo
Gigant Neo (born on 17 May 1998 - died 20 october 2021) is a Swedish breeding stallion and former racing trotter by Super Arnie out of Clorita Lobell by Speedy Crown.
His most prestigious victories include Konung Gustaf V:s Pokal (2001), G ...
and
Nuncio. Together with these and other horses, Melander has won numerous major races, including
Elitloppet
Elitloppet (literally: "The Elite Race") or Solvallas Internationella Elitlopp is an annual, invitational Group One harness event that has taken place at Solvalla Racetrack in Stockholm, Sweden, since 1952. The competition is regarded as one of ...
(two times),
Hambletonian Stakes
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(once) and
Prix d'Amérique
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(once). When he won Hambletonian Stakes at
Meadowlands Racetrack
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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.
[ AP (August 4, 2001)]
"Melander owns, trains and drives Scarlet Knight"
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References
External links
Stall TZ: Official siteStefan Melander's Profile at Svensk TravsportHarnesslink: Stefan Melander
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1957 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Stockholm
Swedish harness racers