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); Campionato Europeo (2001); UET Trotting Masters (2016);
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

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 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[edit]

^ "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.