LIFETIME DREAMER LARGE, WALL OF FAME FLAUNTS IN NJSS PLATINUM FINALS
A world record mile was uncorked by Lifetime Dreamer in the $180,000 New Jersey Sires Stakes (NJSS) Platinum Series Division Final for freshman trotting males and Wall Of Fame bested her cohort in the $225,000 final for freshman trotting fillies on Saturday (Aug. 8) at The Meadowlands ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- August 8, 2026 -- A world record mile was uncorked by Lifetime Dreamer in the $180,000 New Jersey Sires Stakes (NJSS) Platinum Series Division Final for freshman trotting males and Wall Of Fame bested her cohort in the $225,000 final for freshman trotting fillies on Saturday (Aug. 8) at The Meadowlands.
In the final for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings, Yannick Gingras urged Lifetime Dreamer to the top leaving from the outside of the five-horse field. He cut the first quarter in :27.4 but yielded for the pocket when Presidente pulled and cleared command into the backstretch, gaining speed through a :55 half.
Gingras was in no rush behind Presidente but he put on the burners passing three-quarters in 1:23.3 to fly to the front and own the mile, winning in a scorching 1:51.1 – the fastest trotting mile ever by a 2-year-old at The Meadowlands while also equaling the fastest mile ever by a 2-year-old trotting male set in 2020 by colt Southwind Tyrion. Favorite Wrong Sounds Right hustled to get second with Easy Down Blonde picking up the show pieces.
The 1:51.1 mile by Lifetime Dreamer also lowers the 1:53.1 track record for 2-year-old trotting geldings set by Real Cool Sam in 2019 and the 1:51.4 North American record for 2-year-old trotting geldings set in 2024 by Memento Mori and matched in 2025 by Silverstein.
"He raced very well," Sarah Svanstedt of Team Svanstedt said. “If you asked me [if he could go] for a world record, I couldn't say he was up for that. But it's warm weather, a nice track and a nice horse so it was possible. He has been pretty uncomplicated since day one, so that helps big time. Today he was just powerful and strong so it was just a pleasure to watch.”
Ake Svanstedt trains Lifetime Dreamer, a son of Ecurie D DK out of the Walner mare Lifetime Gift. Owned by Ake Svanstedt Inc., Brittany Farms LLC, Bruni Racing Team Inc. and Suleyman Yuksel Stables Inc., Lifetime Dreamer paid $6.00 to win in his second victory of four starts. He has now earned $110,000.
Odds-on favorite Wall Of Fame stayed undefeated from four starts with a 1:52.3 victory in the NJSS Platinum Series final for 2-year-old trotting fillies. The daughter of Walner-Saadet floated out of post 7 to land into sixth while Dejeuner blasted from the outside in a five-wide bid into the first turn. Dejeuner crossed to the top but relinquished the lead past a :28 first quarter to pocket-popping Dandelion Wine. Nevis Peak then joined the fold with a brush out of third into a :56.2 to snatch command just before the far turn. Once on the lead, Grandiflora took an uncovered shot with Wall Of Fame following with plenty of trot rounding towards three-quarters in 1:24. Wall Of Fame vaulted off cover and reached after Nevis Peak to put that one away to win by one length. Nevis Peak held for second and Orchestra rushed late to take third.
“We never expected that much [from her] but she just progressed really good all along,” Andy Miller said. “I was a little bit worried about being too far back, but I got carried into it good and she always trots through the wire.”
“She’s been really easy on herself training down and she had a super week going into it,” trainer Julie Miller said. “There were great fillies in this race, so I was pretty proud we got over the wire first. When Andy and I discussed the race, we thought we might end up in the position we were in. I told Andy ‘Great drive!’, [but] you got to have a good horse, too.”
Wall Of Fame upped her bankbook balance to $150,000 for owners Andy Miller Stable Inc., Jean Goehlen, Hutchison Harness LLC and Rick Huffman. She paid $3.80 to win.
