Ernst Sören Nordin was a Swedish

Sweden

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 harness racing

Harness racing

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 driver and trainer who later started a stable in America

United States

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. Nordin won 3,221 races in 10 different countries as a driver, he won the Swedish Trotting Derby 11 times – still a record. In 1950, Nordin won the Prix d'Amérique

Prix d'Amerique

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, and in 1953 the Elitloppet

Elitloppet

Elitloppet or Solvallas Internationella Elitlopp is an annual, invitational Group One harness event that has taken place at Solvalla Racetrack in Stockholm, Sweden since 1952. The competition is regarded as one of the most prestigious international events in trotting...

. 21 times, Nordin was the champion driver at Solvalla

Solvalla

Solvalla is a horse racing track located in Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened in 1927 and is the biggest harness racing venue in the Nordic countries. The last Sunday in May, Solvalla annually hosts Elitloppet, one of trotting's most prestigious international events.-Elitloppet:*...

 racetrack in Stockholm

Stockholm

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, Sweden's premier track.

In 1981, he moved to the United States

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 to set up the Team Nordin stable together with his son, Jan, training their trotters during the winter at Pompano Park

Pompano Park

Pompano Park and Poker, more commonly known simply as Pompano Park, is a standardbred harness racing track located in Pompano Beach, Florida. It is billed as "The Winter Home of Harness Racing," as its Florida location makes it an ideal alternative for horsemen, when most of the racetracks to the...

's training center. They campaigned several top trotters and world champions including Baltic Speed, Brandy Hanover, Mr Drew, Sandy Bowl, Tarport Frenzy, Ron B Hanover and Nealy Lobell; the horses they trained in the US set 41 world records. In 1992, when their top clients decreased their involvement in trotting, the Nordins moved to Italy

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to become the private trainers for the Biasuzzi stable. In 1992-1993, the stable was believed the most profitable in the world.