Gimpanzee A Perfect 10 May 27, 2019 Courant Inc. and the SRF Stable's Gimpanzee ($2.10) extended his unblemished career tally to 10 wins in as many starts with a facile 1:54 win in his seasonal debut, the $215,200 Empire Breeders Classi...
Sophomores In Philly Spotlight April 24, 2019 Sophomore pacing males with stakes ambitions were in the spotlight on Wednesday (April 24) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with Just Plain Loco and Love Me Some Lou capturing the co-featured $16,000 conditi...
“It’s Not Really Just My Award” January 15, 2019 “If I didn’t have all these people working with me, I wouldn’t do any good… And then you need to have owners that support you… I’m lucky to have owners that support me a hundred per cent.”
Melander Wins USHWA Rising Star December 28, 2018 Marcus Melander, “to the manor born” in terms of personal harness racing pedigree, went out in 2018 and made great accomplishments with a small but talented collection of trotters, including two domin...
Caprice Hill Denied TVG Entry December 07, 2018 While Emoticon Hanover faced four fierce foes in the 2018 TVG Open Mares Trot last month, that number would have been five had The Meadowlands not refused the entry of Caprice Hill.
Melander Mastery With Rookie Trotting Colts October 27, 2018 Trainer Marcus Melander was loaded for bear in the $600,000 Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Colt Trot, and his star students delivered a strong 1-2 punch in the rich affair.
Fourth Dimension Sidelined August 13, 2018 Fourth Dimension, the 2017 Dan Patch Award winner for best two-year-old male trotter, will miss the remainder of this season due to injury trainer Marcus Melander said Monday.
Melander On Muscle Hill Colts August 09, 2018 “His size doesn’t seem to matter. He grows on the track. I think he’s the real deal," Marcus Melander said of trainee Demon Onthe Hill, who seeks a third straight Pennsylvania Sire Stakes (PASS) win o...
Melander On His Hambo Hopefuls August 03, 2018 Marcus Melander will send out multiple horses in the Hambletonian, with 2017 Dan Patch Award-winner Fourth Dimension at 10-1 in the second elimination and Evaluate at 15-1 in the first.
A Conversation With Marcus Melander March 05, 2018 “I have good owners that stand behind me. I’m feeling confident in what I do and I think that’s the most important thing. You can’t feel nervous about it.”
Melander Discusses Fourth Dimension November 22, 2017 “(Last week) I was very happy with how he looked and how he trotted. He trained [well] after the Breeders Crown, otherwise I wouldn’t have put him in there. He came out of the race [well] and I’m goin...
Less Is More For Fourth Dimension October 27, 2017 For Fourth Dimension, it was the classic case of addition by subtraction.