Gigant Neo

Gigant Neo
Gigant Neo
Breed	Standardbred
Sire	Super Arnie
Grandsire	Super Bowl
Dam	Clorita Lobell
Maternal grandsire	Speedy Crown
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	17 May 1998
Country	Sweden
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Nils-Erik Ohlsson, C & M Olsson
Owner	Stall T.Z. & Lövis
Trainer	Stefan Melander
Record
	63: 32-8-3
Earnings
	US$2,596,145
Major wins
	Konung Gustaf V:s Pokal (2002); Prix d'Amérique (2006)
Awards
	Three-year-old of the Year Award (Sweden) (2001)
	Last updated on: 2009-03-18.

Gigant Neo (17 May 1998 – 20 October 2021) was a Swedish breeding stallion and racing trotter by Super Arnie out of Clorita Lobell by Speedy Crown.^[1]

His most prestigious victories included the Konung Gustaf V:s Pokal (2001), Grand Criterium de Vitesse (2003) and Prix d'Amérique (2006).^[2] At the end of his career, the stallion had earned US$2,596,145.^[3]^[4] Gigant Neo was trained by Swedish trotting trainer Stefan Melander, and driven by Jorma Kontio, Jean-Michel Bazire, Dominiek Locqueneux, Joseph Verbeeck and trainer Melander himself.^[2]^[5] Gigant Neo won the 3-year-old of the Year Award in Sweden in 2001.^[6]

Victory in Prix d'Amérique

In 2006, Gigant Neo raced his fourth Prix d'Amérique, arguably the most prestigious trotting event in Europe.^[5]^[7] He had made attempts to claim the title the three previous years, without success.^[5] He came fairly close in 2005, when he finished second behind French Jag de Bellouet.^[8]

In the 2006 Prix d'Amérique, the field was recalled three times, and one horse lost his driver and went loose on the track. Gigant Neo took the lead in the fourth starting attempt. Soon, reigning champion and favourite Jag de Bellouet went up front while second favourite Kazire de Guez was parked outside. In the stretch, Kazire du Guez broke stride, and Jag de Bellouet won by two lengths before Gigant Neo.^[9]

A little more than a month after the race, it was announced that Jag de Bellouet had been disqualified due to a failed doping test. Traces of tolfenamic acid, an anti-inflammatory substance, had been discovered. As a result, Gigant Neo become the new winner of the title and US$600,000, which was the winner's share of the purse in 2006's edition of the richest trotting race in Europe.^[10] Upon getting the news, Gigant Neo's trainer Melander was shocked and reacted by sitting down on a hay bale, staring straight forward.^[11]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Gigant Neo
Sire Super Arnie	Super Bowl	Star's Pride	Worthy Boy
		Star's Pride	Star Drift
		Pillow Talk	Rodney
		Pillow Talk	Bewitch
	Arnies Likeness	Arnie Almahurst	Speedy Scot
		Arnie Almahurst	Ambitious Blaze
		Picture Dart	Dartmouth
		Picture Dart	Picturesque
Dam Clorita Lobell	Speedy Crown	Speedy Scot	Speedster
		Speedy Scot	Scotch Love
		Missile Toe	Florican
		Missile Toe	Worth A Plenty
	Countess Advocate	Speedy Count	Speedster
		Speedy Count	Countess Song
		Lovie Hanover	Star's Pride
		Lovie Hanover	Lovely Hanover

^[3]

References

^ "Travsport.se - Gigant Neo - Härstamning". travsport.se (in Swedish). STC. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
^ ^a ^b "Gigant Neo". gigantneo.nu (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
^ ^a ^b "The Blood Bank - Pedigree - Gigant Neo". Blodbanken.nu. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
^ Gigant Neo won 20,254,374 Swedish Kronor (SEK). In the conversion to USD, the rates of 2006-02-12, the date of Gigant Neo's last race, have been used.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Gigant Neo". qhurth.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-18.
^ "Svenska Hästsportjournalisters Klubb - Tidigare vinnare - Årets treåring". shk.nu (in Swedish). Svenska Hästsportjournalisters Klubb. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
^ Bonsdorf, Karsten (2009-01-12). "New names in the picture for Prix d'Amerique". ustrotting.com. United States Trotting Association. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
^ Corban, Anthony (2005-02-01). "Powerful trotting performance". harnesslink.com. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
^ Bonsdorf, Karsten (2006-01-29). "Repeat Prix d'Amerique win for Jag de Bellouet". ustrotting.com. United States Trotting Association. Retrieved 2009-03-19.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Bonsdorf, Karsten (2006-03-09). "Prix d'Amerique winner taken down". ustrotting.com. United States Trotting Association. Retrieved 2009-03-19.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Andersson, Pär (2006-03-09). "Jag de Bellouet diskad i Prix d'Amerique". trav.ifokus.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-19.

[Travsport.se_-_Gigant_Neo_-_Härstamning-1] "Travsport.se - Gigant Neo - Härstamning". travsport.se (in Swedish). STC. Retrieved 2009-03-18.

[Gigant_Neo_-_web_site-2] "Gigant Neo". gigantneo.nu (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-03-18.

[The_Blood_Bank_-_Pedigree_-_Gigant_Neo-3] "The Blood Bank - Pedigree - Gigant Neo". Blodbanken.nu. Retrieved 2009-03-18.

[4] Gigant Neo won 20,254,374 Swedish Kronor (SEK). In the conversion to USD, the rates of 2006-02-12, the date of Gigant Neo's last race, have been used.

[Qhurth_-_Gigant_Neo-5] "Gigant Neo". qhurth.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-18.

[Svenska_Hästsportjournalisters_Klubb_-_Tidigare_vinnare_-_Årets_treåring-6] "Svenska Hästsportjournalisters Klubb - Tidigare vinnare - Årets treåring". shk.nu (in Swedish). Svenska Hästsportjournalisters Klubb. Retrieved 2009-03-18.

[7] Bonsdorf, Karsten (2009-01-12). "New names in the picture for Prix d'Amerique". ustrotting.com. United States Trotting Association. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2009-03-19.

[8] Corban, Anthony (2005-02-01). "Powerful trotting performance". harnesslink.com. Retrieved 2009-03-19.

[9] Bonsdorf, Karsten (2006-01-29). "Repeat Prix d'Amerique win for Jag de Bellouet". ustrotting.com. United States Trotting Association. Retrieved 2009-03-19.^{[permanent dead link]}

[10] Bonsdorf, Karsten (2006-03-09). "Prix d'Amerique winner taken down". ustrotting.com. United States Trotting Association. Retrieved 2009-03-19.^{[permanent dead link]}

[11] Andersson, Pär (2006-03-09). "Jag de Bellouet diskad i Prix d'Amerique". trav.ifokus.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-19.

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