Nuncio (horse)

Nuncio (foaled in Hanover, Pennsylvania, 17 April 2011) is a dark racing trotter by Andover Hall out of Nicole Isabelle by Lindy Lane. Nuncio is owned and trained by Stefan Melander at Åby-Farm, Enköping, Sweden.

Nuncio
BreedStandardbred
SireAndover Hall
GrandsireGarland Lobell
DamNicole Isabelle
Maternal grandsireLindy Lane
SexStallion
Foaled17 April 2011
CountryUnited States
ColorBlack
BreederRussell C. Williams, Hanover Shoe Farms
OwnerStefan Melander
Record
51: 37-12-2
Earnings
USD 3,035,094 SEK 27,573,230
Major wins
Yonkers Trot (2014)
Kentucky Futurity (2014)
Sprintermästaren (2015)
Elitloppet (2016)
Jubileumspokalen (2016)
Sundsvall Open Trot (2016)

With Swedish driver Örjan Kihlström, Nuncio won the most prestigious harness race in Scandinavia, the Swedish Elitloppet at Solvalla, on the 29th day of May, 2016, carrying a 3 million Swedish kronor ($360.000) first prize purse.[1]

Furthermore, Nuncio has won several other races, most prominent of which are Kentucky Futurity (2014), Yonkers Trot (2014), Sprintermästaren (2015), the Swedish Breeders Crown (2015), Jubileumspokalen (2016) and Sundsvall Open Trot (2016). Nuncio was also a valiant runner-up at one of the greatest harness racing events in the world, the Hambletonian Stakes (2014).[2]

The combined earnings of the US-born stallion now exceeds 27 million Swedish kronor.[2]

References
  1. "Nuncio och Kihlström vann Elitloppet". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  2. "Nuncio (US), horseprofile". Svensk Travsport. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
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