Apex edges Big Ranger by a nose in Hambletonian-record time

Apex edged out the favorite, Big Ranger, in the Hambletonian Stakes for 3-year-old trotters at the Meadowlands on Saturday, finishing in a record time of 1:49.2. The victory marked trainer Marcus Melander's first Hambletonian win, as well as his first win in the stakes-record time. Driver Dexter Dunn also achieved a significant milestone, becoming the first driver since Mike Lachance in 2003 to win both the Meadowlands Pace and the Hambletonian in the same year.

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