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Melander on first crops of Green Manalishi and Gimpanzee, including Mission Brief’s rookie

Heather Vitale interviewed the trainer at his farm in New Egypt, New Jersey.

by Dave Briggs

Twos in Training host Heather Vitale recently caught up with trainer Marcus Melander at his farm in New Egypt, NJ.

How are the first crops of Melander’s former trainees Gimpanzee and Green Manalishi looking? What about Mission Brief’s baby? What’s the trainer’s vibe going into the 2024 stakes season? Find out by watching on our YouTube channel here. The video debuted on Saturday (April 27).

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Thank you to the connections of Green Manalishi (standing atTara Hills Stud in Ontario) and Winbak Farm of Delaware for sponsoring the Melander interview.

All 2024 Twos in Training videos are also available at HRU here.

HRU has many more 2024 Twos in Training videos in the works from Florida, New Jersey and Ontario featuring the talented Vitale, Heather Wilder and Jaimi MacDonald. More will debut very soon.