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Ina Scot
Ina Scot
BreedStandardbred
SireAllen Hanover
GrandsireSuper Bowl
DamLovina Grefgård
Maternal grandsireMad Scot
SexMare
FoaledJune 22, 1989
CountrySweden
ColourDark bay
BreederCarl Henrik Brandel
OwnerIna-Q AB&Kjell P Dahlström AB
TrainerKjell P. Dahlström
Record
90: 54-11-6
Earnings
US$2,963,019
Major wins
Färjestads Nordiska TreåringsprisSweden(1992)
Swedish Trotting CriteriumSweden(1992)
Breeders CrownSweden(1992, 1993)
Drottning Silvias PokalSweden(1993)
StochampionatetSweden(1993)
Swedish Trotting DerbySweden(1993)
Grand Prix de l'U.E.T.Europe(1993)
Forus OpenNorway(1994)
St. Michel RaceFinland(1994)
Prix d'AmériqueFrance(1995)
Gran Premio della LotteriaItaly(1995)
Oslo Grand PrixNorway(1996)
Awards
Horse of the Year AwardSweden(1992, 1993, 1995)
3-year-old of the YearSweden(1992)
4-year-old of the YearSweden(1993)
Last updated on: 2009-01-31.

Ina Scot(June 22, 1989 – December 21, 2013)[1]was a Swedish racingtrotterby Allen Hanover out of Lovina Grefgård by Mad Scot.[2]

Her most prestigious victories included theSwedish Trotting Criterium(Swedish:Svenskt Travkriterium) (1992), theSwedish Trotting Derby(Swedish:Svenskt Travderby) (1993),Grand Prix de l'U.E.T.(1993),Prix d'Amérique(1995),Gran Premio della Lotteria(1995) andOslo Grand Prix(1996). At the end of her career, themarehad earned US$2,963,019.[3][4][5]Her 31 consecutive wins between April 28, 1992 and March 7, 1994 was a new world record.[6][7]Ina Scot was awarded theHorse of the Year Awardin Sweden for 1992, 1993 and 1995.[8]

Early years

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As afilly,Ina Scot was discovered and purchased by Swedish horsemanKjell P. Dahlströmclose to his farm, Hassangården, outsideTranås,Sweden.[9]Dahlström was the mare's trainer during her entire career, and either he or his then-wifeHelen A. Johanssondrove Ina Scot in all of her 90 races.[6]

Racing career

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1991 - 2 years old

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Ina Scot made her competitive debut as a two-year-old on August 26, 1991, at her home racetrack, Mantorp. She won that race as well as three other events during 1991. In the biggest Swedish event for trotters two years old,Svensk Uppfödningslöpning,she finished fifth.[6][10]

1992 - 3 years old

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Ina Scot did not won any of her first three races in 1992, but after that, she started to line up victories. She won a world-record-breaking 31 straight times between April 28, 1992, and March 7, 1994.[6][7]During this run, at age three, she claimed major Swedish stakes racesFärjestads Nordiska Treåringspris,theSwedish Trotting CriteriumandBreeders Crownopen for 3-year-old mares.[6]

1993 - 4 years old

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As a four-year-old, Ina Scot won all the events she participated in. Always the heavy favourite, she took prestigious trophies likeDrottning Silvias Pokal,Stochampionatet,theSwedish Trotting Derby,Grand Prix de l'U.E.T.(her first race abroad), and the Breeders Crown open for mares age four. Her track record was 17 for 17, and she was accompanied by Dahlström at all these occasions. Ina Scot earned US$1,003,789 in 1993.[6][11]

1994 - 5 years old

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In her debut of 1994, in a minor race at home track Mantorp on March 7, Ina Scot's winning streak came to an end. On April 16, she entered her first major event for seasoned trotters,OlympiatravetatÅby.Together with Dahlström, she finished fourth, but they avenged the loss a fortnight later when they claimedForus OpeninNorway.Her next big task was the SwedishElitloppetatSolvallainStockholm,one of the world's premiere international trotting events.[6][12]However, Dahlström and Ina Scot failed to progress from the eliminations. Later in the summer, the mare won theSt. Michel RaceinMikkeli,Finland.She finished outside the money in big events likeJubileumspokalenat Solvalla andPreis der BesteninMunich,Germanybut won a couple of smaller domestic races. 20 races during the year meant 10 wins and US$291,384.[6][13]

1995 - 6 years old

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The historic win in Prix d'Amérique

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In early 1995, Ina Scot and her connections attended theVincenneswinter meeting inParis,France.On January 15, they got nothing out ofPrix de Belgique.Two weeks later, they competed inPrix d'Amérique,the biggest race in France and one of the greatest harness events in the world.[6][14]Helen A. Johansson, who sat up behind Ina Scot in Prix d'Amérique, was the first woman ever to drive in the race.[15]With a soft hand, Johansson guided her mare past the favourite, FrenchVourasie,in the stretch. Thus, Johansson became both the first woman to race in Prix d'Amérique and the first woman to win the event.[16]

The year brought another huge win. In May, Ina Scot claimed the big international Italian eventGran Premio della LotteriaatAgnano,Naples.For the second time, she failed to reach the final of Elitloppet. She took part of, and had moderate success in, other major Swedish races like Olympiatravet,Hugo Åbergs Memorialand Jubileumspokalen. Abroad, she raced at among others Norwegian racetrack Bjerke inOslo,German track Gelsenkirchen, and San Siro inMilan,but none of these trips resulted in victories.[6]

In 1995, Ina Scot made 23 starts out of which she won eight. She earned US$967,627 that year.[6][17]

1996 - 7 years old

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In Ina Scot's last year on the tracks, her connections chose a similar start of the campaign as in previous year. First the mare entered Prix de Belgique and two weeks later Prix d'Amérique. The success of 1995 was not repeated, as Ina Scot and driver Johansson finished fourth in Prix d'Amérique, before they rounded off the last French trip by ending up without money inPrix de France.[6]

After a rest period of a couple of months, Ina Scot returned in April and lost a minor race at home track Mantorp. On May 12, she claimed the Norwegian international raceOslo Grand Prix.Ina Scot then again tried to make it to the Elitloppet final but failed. This marked the end of her career as a racing horse.[6]

The last year on the racetracks gave a total of US$168,227 in six races and one win.[6][18]Her total earnings during her racing career were US$2,963,019, making her the richest Swedish mare trotter ever.[4][5][19]

Breeding career

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After quitting racing, Ina Scot started her new career as a breeding mare. Her first offspring, Ambassadeur Brunn, was born in April 1998 before Ina Scot was purchased by German Michael Schröer. During her years in Germany, she gave birth to Nordic Gold November (b. 2000), Oscar November (b. 2001) and Paul November (b. 2002, finalist in the Swedish Trotting Derby 2006[20]).[21][22]In August 2007, the Italian-born colt Michael November was the most expensive among 63 one-year-olds sold at a horse sale in theNetherlands,costing €66,000.[23]At this time, it was reported that Schröer had sold Ina Scot to Dutch real estate broker Ger Visser.[24]

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Ina ScotSweden
Sire
Allen HanoverUnited States 		Super BowlUnited States Star's PrideUnited States Worthy BoyUnited States
Star DriftUnited States
Pillow TalkUnited States RodneyUnited States
BewitchUnited States
AmaluluUnited States Noble VictoryUnited States Victory SongUnited States
Emily's PrideUnited States
ImportantUnited States The IntruderUnited States
Ilo HanoverUnited States
Dam
Lovina GrefgårdSweden 		Mad ScotUnited States Speedy ScotUnited States SpeedsterUnited States
Scotch LoveUnited States
MellisUnited States Star's PrideUnited States
Honey FlowerUnited States
LovisaSweden LowtonFrance D'EstreesFrance
Diane de la SietteFrance
Uhleen AsaSweden Calumet DickUnited States
Miss Uhleen AsaSweden

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References

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  1. ^Ina Scot borta,Mantorpstravet, December 22, 2013
  2. ^ab"Travsport.se - Ina Scot - Härstamning".Travsport.se(in Swedish). STC.Retrieved2009-01-31.
  3. ^"Ina Scot".worldclasstrotting.Retrieved2009-01-31.
  4. ^ab"Travsport.se - Ina Scot - Tävlingsresultat".Travsport.se(in Swedish). STC.Retrieved2009-01-31.
  5. ^abIna Scot won 20,252,530 SwedishKronor(SEK). In the conversion to USD, the rates of 1996-05-26, the date of Ina Scot's last race, have been used.
  6. ^abcdefghijklmn"Ina Scot".qhurth(in Swedish).Retrieved2009-02-16.
  7. ^abThornéus, Patrik (1998-05-22)."Tysk miljonär: Jag har köpt Ina Scot".aftonbladet.se(in Swedish). Aftonbladet.Retrieved2009-02-16.
  8. ^"Tidigare vinnare".shk.nu(in Swedish). Svenska Hästsportjournalisters Klubb.Retrieved2009-02-16.
  9. ^Skiöld, Henrik; Rydell, Sonny (1997-12-21)."Travtränaren Kjell P Dahlström död".aftonbladet.se(in Swedish). Aftonbladet.Retrieved2009-02-16.
  10. ^Brolin, Hans (2007-11-20)."Årets upplaga rymmer potentiella megastjärnor".guiden.se(in Swedish). V75 Guiden.Retrieved2009-02-16.
  11. ^She won 6,861,000 SwedishKronor(SEK) in 1993. In the conversion to USD, the rates of 1996-05-26, the date of her last race, have been used.
  12. ^"Top races trotting".pmu.fr.Archived fromthe originalon 2009-02-24.Retrieved2009-02-17.
  13. ^Ina Scot won 1,991,640 SwedishKronor(SEK) in 1994. In the conversion to USD, the rates of 1996-05-26, the date of Ina Scot's last race, have been used.
  14. ^Hoffman, Dean (2008-10-25)."The World According To Dean: French trotting is the lion in winter".standardbredcanada.ca.Standardbred Canada.Retrieved2009-02-17.
  15. ^Johansson, Ola (2007-01-28)."Remembering an historic Prix d'Amerique".ustrotting.United States Trotting Association.Retrieved2009-02-17.[permanent dead link‍]
  16. ^"Helen Johansson Retires".theharnessedge.Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.Retrieved2009-02-17.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  17. ^Ina Scot won 6,613,830 SwedishKronor(SEK) in 1995. In the conversion to USD, the rates of 1996-05-26, the date of Ina Scot's last race, have been used.
  18. ^Ina Scot won 1,149,850 SwedishKronor(SEK) in 1996. In the conversion to USD, the rates of 1996-05-26, the date of her last race, have been used.
  19. ^"10 million list, Sweden"(in Swedish).Retrieved2011-01-09.
  20. ^"Resultat - KRAFFT Svenskt Travderby 2006"(in Swedish).Retrieved2009-02-18.
  21. ^Okpu, Robert (2004-07-12)."Tyske miljonären hoppas på Ina Scot".travkompaniet.se(in Swedish).Retrieved2009-02-18.
  22. ^"Travsport.se - Ina Scot - avkommor".Travsport.se(in Swedish). STC.Retrieved2009-02-18.
  23. ^"Ina Scot-hingst dyrast på auktion".travnet.se(in Swedish). 2007-09-06.Retrieved2009-02-18.
  24. ^Einarsson, Ola (2007-09-07)."Ina Scot såld till holländska miljonär".travnet.se(in Swedish).Retrieved2009-02-18.
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