Farjestad feature in Sweden to A Fair Day

Last weekend at Farjestad, Sweden was held the Prins Carl Philips Jubileunspokal (25,800€ first money or 297,221SEK, 1640 meters autostart). The 2.3/1 second favorite A Fair Day (5g Maharajah-Folene Day-Glem Kronos) scored easily timed in a quick 1.09.4kr for his 13^th career victory in 25 starts.

He now has earnings of 3,027,221SEK. Oscar Ginman teamed this Elisabeth Almheden trainee. Finishing second was 12/1 There Is No Limit (5m Nuncio-Whats Your Limit-Credit Winner) with Ulf Ohlsson up for Stefan Melander/Stall TZ, the breeder/owner/trainer. Third was 2,2/1 odds favorite Diamond Truppo (5m Varenne-Nives Manco-Indro Park) with Alessandro Gocciadoro driving. A Fair Day

On the Farjestad undercard the Folke Hjal Marssons Minne (purse to winner 12,900€ or 148,611SEK, 2140 meters autostart) went to 2.55/1 odds Decision Maker (5f Nuncio-Full Authority-Scarlet Knight). Timed in 1.12.1kr the Carl Johan Jepson teamed winner raced on the front for breeder/owner/trainer Stefan Melander/Stall TZ. Decision Maker now has 12 career wins in 36 starts for 2,388,866SEK earned.

Delicious Gar (5f Face Time Bourbon-Nakitast-Toss Out) ralled for second at 2.26/1 odds with Alessandro Gocciadoro up. Third was Global Dancer (5f Carat Williams-Balett Sund-Muscles Yankee) at 14.8/1 odds with Mats E. Djuse teaming with the Fredrik Wallin trainee.

Stefan Melander’s success in races above reminds this author of his great Hambletonian winner Scarlet Knight who won 44 times in 80 career starts for 1,966,054€ earned. That son of Pine Chip-Ruby Crown-Incredible Nevele was quite an investment for Melander as he was a relatively inexpensive $17,000 yearling from Perretti Farm. But, there was much more ahead,

Melander also acquired Nuncio from the Russell Williams yearling consignment. He paid US$7,000 for Nuncio (Andover Hall-Nicole Isabelle-Lindy Lane) and this colt won 42 times in 63 starts for US$3,627,500 earned. Nuncio and Scarlet Knight were a great pair developed by Stefan Melander’s Stall TZ

Farjesrad, ATG files/photos-harness trots

by Thomas H Hicks, for Harnesslink