Meladys Monet

Perfect Vixen winning at Saratoga

Perfect Vixen Set To Debut For New Connections

February 22, 2023

Ester Balenzano enjoyed great success with her homebred male trotter Meladys Monet, and now hopes to rekindle some of that magic with a recent acquisition, four-year-old female trotter Perfect Vixen.

Meladys Monet winning at Harrah's Philadelphia in 2019

Meladys Monet Hits $2 Million Mark

The 13-year-old Meladys Monet went over the $2 million mark in career earnings with a 1:53.2 victory in the $22,500 handicap trot feature at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon (May 12).

Pair Of Trotters A Treat For Abbatiello

December 08, 2021

As a trainer, Eric Abbatiello is grateful to race a trotter like New Heaven. As a driver, he is appreciative of the opportunity to sit behind one like Meladys Monet.

Meladys Monet Triumphs In Open Trot

October 29, 2021

The ageless wonder Meladys Monet overcame post eight to pick up his 82nd career victory in Friday night's (Oct. 29) $48,000 Open Handicap Trot at Yonkers Raceway.

Meladys Monet Takes Yonkers Open

October 16, 2021

Meladys Monet picked up his 81st career win by taking Friday night’s $48,000 Open Handicap Trot at Yonkers Raceway in 1:54.4.

A Dozen Wins For 12-Year-Old Trotter

August 28, 2021

Veteran trotter Meladys Monet, a career winner of more than $1.8 million, picked up another Open victory on Friday night (August 27) at Yonkers Raceway and now boasts a dozen wins in his 12-year-old c...

Reynolds Romp For American Courage

American Courage, who started his career seven-for-seven before an out-of-character seventh-place finish in the New York Sire Stakes final last September, began his three-year-old campaign in style wi...

Hot As Hill, 'Melady' Win At Freehold

The stars of today and tomorrow were in action at Freehold Raceway this Friday (April 23). Three-year-old filly Hot As Hill took the Lady Suffolk prep, while 12-year-old veteran Meladys Monet won the ...

Meladys Monet Wins Freehold Feature

The 12-year-old trotting veteran Meladys Monet is no stranger to winning. He won for the 73rd time in his long career on Friday (April 16), taking the Preferred Handicap Trot at Freehold Raceway by a ...

Meladys Monet Fronts Freehold Feature

One of the east coast's top trotters makes his return to Freehold Raceway on Friday (April 16), as Meladys Monet looks for his third win at Freehold this year.

Age Just A Number To Meladys Monet

February 19, 2021

Meladys Monet is getting up in age but remains young at heart. The 12-year-old male trotter has three wins and a second in four starts this season and will look for career victory No. 71 when he visit...

Freehold Preferred To Meladys Monet

January 29, 2021

Friday's Preferred Handicap trot at Freehold Raceway loomed as a showdown between two classy trotters as Obrigado squared off against Meladys Monet.

Millionaires Meet Friday At Freehold

January 26, 2021

Obrigado has been perfect so far in 2021, with two wins in Freehold Raceway's Preferred Handicap Trot. He will try to make it three in a row on Friday (Jan. 29), and is once again likely to be a big f...