Mack Lobell
Mack Lobell (born in the
United States in
1984) is a brown racing
trotter by
Mystic Park out of
Matina Hanover by
Speedy Count.
He won $3,917,594 during his career. He was elected
Harness Horse of the Year in 1987 and 1988. Among his many stakes victories were the
Yonkers Trot, the
Hambletonian, the
Elitlopp (twice), the
Breeders' Crown events for three-year-old and for four-year-old trotters, and the
Campionato Europo. His best time of 1:52.1 for the mile was taken as a three-year-old in a race in Springfiled, Illinois; this time set the world record for trotters.
Early on,
Mack Lobell was managed by
Chuck Sylvester, and almost always had
John D Campbell as his driver, but after his performances in
Europe at the age of four he was sold to Swedish trainer and breeder
John-Eric Magnusson. In
Sweden Mack Lobell continued his successful career, although the primary intention behind bringing the horse to
Sweden was for breeding purposes.
In his one race, named March of Dimes, against the other great trotter of the era,
Ourasi, the two competed so gamely on the lead that they tired at the end and were overtaken by Norwegian-managed but American-born
Sugarcane Hanover.