Han er, for å sitere hjemmesiden til Gulfstream Park, “named for the blond-haired native of Norway”. Det er altså Sabine Langvad, datter av Trine og Tollef, som er, skal vi si, opprinnelsen til navnet. “A namesake” i original språkdrakt.
* Sabine Langvad begynte som treningsrytter hos Saffie Joseph Jr. I 2017. Hun rykket opp til “assistant” I 2019, var en periode hos Chad Brown før hun var tilbake hos Saffie JosephiI 2022. Nå er hun logistikkansvarlig for storstallen og omtales som “The longtime trusted assistant”.
Vi siterer fra Gulfstream Parks hjemmeside, Sabine uttaler seg i avslutningsavsnittet:
Steven Friedfertig and Shining Stables’ Langvad, named for the blond-haired native of Norway, jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, shaking off a challenge from One Hundred Kings and going on to a three-length victory in the seven-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds.
Ridden by Micah Husbands for his third winner of the day, Langvad ($4.60) completed the distance in 1:23.23 over a fast main track to earn his third career win and first in a stakes after placing once in three prior attempts.
“It’s pretty cool. You never know with any horse, but it’s pretty special when you have a namesake that turns out to be good,” Langvad said, flanked by her 4-year-old daughter, Savannah. “We’re so, so proud of him. I’m so happy.”
