Marcus Melander

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Wall Of Fame Stays Perfect In KYSS

August 17, 2026

Wall Of Fame flexed her class with a :54.2 back half to ring her undefeated record to five wins with a 1:52.2 effort in the $111,111 Kentucky Championship Series second preliminary for two-year-old tr...

Apex

What's Next For Apex?

August 13, 2026

After rising to the top of the Standardbred world this past weekend with a performance for the ages, what is next for 2026 Hambletonian champion Apex?

Command Center

Command Center Features In Five Melander Wins

August 12, 2026

Regally bred Command Center scored a 1:54.1 victory in the $111,111 second preliminary of the Kentucky Championship Series for two-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at The Red...

Apex winning at The Meadowlands

Apex Takes Dunn And Melander To Hambletonian Summit

August 08, 2026

Apex captured the 101st edition of the $1,388,889 Winning Key Farm Hambletonian Stakes (Grade 1) for three-year-old trotters on Saturday, Aug. 8 at The Meadowlands, holding off favourite Big Ranger by...

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Nezuko Kamado S Wins 56th Hambletonian Oaks

August 08, 2026

A slick move through slow early fractions by catch-driver Yannick Gingras to loop Nezuko Kamado S to the lead placed her at a strong tactical advantage to grit a last-ditch blitz by pocket-pouncing Ca...

Super Chapter winning at The Meadowlands

Super Chapter Digs In To Win Cashman Memorial

August 08, 2026

Super Chapter and Lexus Kody hooked up in a stride-for-stride duel down the stretch of the $390,556 John Cashman Memorial, with Super Chapter getting his head in front in the final strides to win the ...

Carve winning at The Meadowlands

Hambletonian Oaks Elim Winners All Part Of 'Double' Pursuits

August 07, 2026

Four trainers will send out horses in both the Hambletonian Oaks and Hambletonian on Saturday, Aug. 8 at The Meadowlands, and three of them saw at least one of their horses come out of this past weeke...

Fields Drawn For The Hambletonian, Oaks

August 04, 2026

The post positions were drawn for the 101st edition of the Hambletonian Stakes for three-year-old trotters as well as the companion filly event, the 56th Hambletonian Oaks, at a luncheon on Tuesday, A...

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Top Reacher Upsets In KYSS; Melander Wins Six

August 04, 2026

Top Reacher split rivals from a ground-saving trip and collared his rough-gaited stablemate Command Center in the closing strides of a 1:54 mile to land a 24-1 upset in the $112,676 Kentucky Champions...

Periculum

Periculum Injured, Sidelined For 2026

Off of back-to-back million-dollar seasons, older trotting star Periculum appeared poised for a three-peat with his impressive season's debut in the 2026 Arthur J. Cutler Memorial in May at The Meadow...

Carbon Fiber

Carbon Fiber Sets Oak Grove Record With KYSS Win

Carbon Fiber found a perfect trip from the pocket behind quick fractions and capitalized for a track-record victory in the $112,676 Kentucky Sire Stakes final for two-year-old trotting males on "Tuesd...

Gios Hope

Dunn, Melander Sweep NYSS At Vernon Friday

Vernon Downs played host to two $78,571 divisions of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for two-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Friday, July 10, with driver Dexter Dunn and trainer Marcus Melande...

Zephyr Kemp

Dunn And Melander Star In Oak Grove KYSS Action

Driver Dexter Dunn posted a five-win day on "Tuesday at the Trots," July 7 at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel. including a sweep of the $85,714 Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) "A" divisions for trotting ...