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MELLBY GÅRD: TROTTING BUSINESS

The successes continue
– and multiply

With two horses in the Elitloppet trotting race and record revenues,
2025 was a year that surpassed everything Mellby Gård had dared
to hope for. With patience – and a certain amount of luck – Mellby
Gård’s trotting business shows that success is built from the heart.

There is an expectation that every year will be a little better
than the last. But sometimes reality surpasses all expec­
tations. For Mellby Gård, 2025 was one of those years. In
2024, horses reared by Mellby Gård collected a total of SEK 7.7 million
in prize money from 389 starts. In 2025, the corresponding sum was
SEK 10.2 million from 323 starts – proof that the strategy of going for
quality over quantity works.

“2025 was unbelievable,” says Jan-Olov ‘Norse’ Alfredsson, who is
responsible for Mellby Gård’s trotting business. “Having two horses in
the Elitloppet trotting race is something that few breeders even dare
to dream of. Also, several of our horses performed well, which helped
ensure positive results.”

TOP TROTTERS – ON TRACK FOR MORE!
In 2025 many trotters delivered top results and there are several
strong one- and two-year-olds eager to present themselves. Produc-
ing a successful trotting horse is difficult, even more so if you only
work with horses you breed yourself, as is the case for Mellby Gård.
The foundations are then laid at mating and during the foal’s first year
of life.

“A factor contributing to our solid results is that we now have mares
with an excellent pedigree, and we work actively to ensure our foals
have a high level of self-confidence and turn into secure individuals,”
says Anneli Emretsson, who is responsible for Mellby Gård’s brood
mares and foals aged up to one and a half years. “Naturally the horse
needs correct and effective training and a winner’s mindset as well.”

“Our path to the winner’s circle would probably have been easier if
we’d just gone to an auction and bought some really strong horses to
start competing with,” laughs ‘Norse’ Alfredsson.

2025 was unbelievable.
Having two horses in the Elitloppet
trotting race is something that few

breeders even dare to dream of

‘NORSE’ ALFREDSSON

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