Harness: International champion Volstead to stand in Ohio at Dublin Valley

Sweden Cup champion and European season’s leader VOLSTEAD 1:51 3/5f ($773,903) will stand his inaugural season in Ohio at Dublin Valley Farms for a stud fee of $4,500.

An imposing individual, the impressive son of Cantab Hall stands 16.2 hands at the shoulder. Bred in the USA, Volstead is a European Group 1 winning stallion, defeating Elitloppet winners Ringostarr Treb and Magic Tonight on multiple occasions.

The winner of 23 races and US$773,903, Volstead is from the Yankee Glide mare Madame Volo and hails from a contemporary family packed with World Champions, fast-record stakes winners and solid money earners.

Volstead was very competitive at the highest levels of European trotting sport. From ages 4 through 7 he averaged well over $170,000 per season during his four influential years, winning and/or placing in Group 1 and Group 2 events annually.

His long-time trainer, Stefan Melander, was quick to praise his former pupil, “The reason I bought Volstead as a yearling was his great conformation and excellent pedigree.”

“Volstead was very fast right from the beginning when we started training him and was a very, very strong horse. Volstead could race on the outside the whole race if it was a distance race or a mile race...it didn’t matter and he could still win when racing outside the entire race.”

The Hambletonian winning trainer/driver continued by expressing his intentions to support the new stallion, “I love Volstead very much and have retained breedings to breed my own mares in the USA as I can see Volstead within the next 5 years becoming highly successful and one of the top trotting stallions in the world.”

It is also important to note that his sire, Cantab Hall, is now a proven sire of sires including Father Patrick, Uncle Peter, My MVP and Explosive Matter. Volstead is already stimulated significant interest in the Buckeye State as well as from commercial breeders throughout the East coast and Midwest.

For more information about Volstead, please contact Joseph Yoder at: (330) 473-5863, or Email: info@dublinvalleyfarms.com.

Dublin Valley is located at 3968 Township Road 606, Fredericksburg, Ohio 44627.

Multiple mare, loyalty and proven producer discounts are available. Check out all of our stallions at DublinValleyFarms.com

-edited release (Chris Tully for Dublin Valley Farms)