Frode Hamre News Today

Ake Svanstedt has had a lot of success at Plainridge Park over the last couple of years and his trotters have made quite an impression in Massachusetts.

Plainville, MA --- Harness racing trainer-driver Ake Svanstedt has had a lot of success at Plainridge Park over the last couple of years and his trotters have made quite an impression in Massachusetts. He trained Incommunicado who was a two-time Massachusetts Sire Stake champion, Jonas KS who set a track and stake record in the

Banderas Bi (6m Ganymede-Ida Grandi-Toss Out) made a ninth to death seat move at the 600-meter mark and drew off in the lane for the 1.10.3kr harness racing victory in the Ulf Thoresen Grand Invitational (70,412€ to winner, 2100 meters autostart, 10 starters) at Jarlsberg, Norway on Sunday (July 9). Alessandro Gocciadoro trains and teamed

Ake Svanstedt has campaigned some of harness racing's top trotters over the past decade, boasting a successful record with horses developed in Europe that can adapt to the North American racing style.

"I really haven’t found a bad quality about him...He’s a pleasure to drive. He does everything right."

To get a horse to the MGM Yonkers International Trot has been on Jens Glud Hansen’s radar for several years. He never thought Swedish-born stallion Kennedy would be the one to fulfill that goal.

Richard Westerink enjoys travelling, and his French standout Etonnant has brought him on an amazing journey this season.

Six International trotters have arrived at JFK airport in New York – with a final destination of MGM Yonkers Raceway – to tackle four currently racing in North America in the Oct. 15 MGM Yonkers International Trot. The $1,000,000 event for older trotters anchors a strong afternoon card that kicks off at 12:30 p.m. (EDT) and includes a pair of $250,000 Invitationals.

Stoletheshow lived up to his name with a dominant performance in the 2022 Oslo Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon (June 12) at Bjerke Racetrack in Oslo, Norway.

One of the trotters that competed in both heats of the 2021 Elitlopp on Sunday (May 30) is headed to North America and into the barn of one of harness racings top conditioners. Ecurie D, who finished sixth in the final of Europe’s elite race, will fly across the ocean from Frode Hamre’s barn in Norway to the stable of Ake Svanstedt, who famously came across the pond in 2014 with his world champion Sebastian K and has since built a large trotting contingent including several imports from Eur...