Stefan Melander

Stefan Melander
Stefan Melander
	Stefan Melander and Nuncio.
Occupation	Harness racing driver and trainer
Born	23 November 1957; Spånga, Stockholm County, Sweden
Major racing wins
	Prix d'Amérique (2006); International Trot (1995); Hambletonian Stakes (2001); Elitloppet (2010, 2016); Sundsvall Open Trot (2004, 2016); Swedish Trotting Criterium (1998); Sprintermästaren (2000, 2002, 2015, 2016); Jubileumspokalen (2009, 2012, 2016); Copenhagen Cup (2017); Oslo Grand Prix (2016); (2001); (2016);
Racing awards
	Trainer of the Year (1998, 2001, 2012)
Honours
	Trotting Hall of Fame (inducted in 2014)
Significant horses
	, , Gigant Neo, Nuncio

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]

Among the horses he has trained are top trotters , , 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 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[]

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

External links[]

[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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