For many involved in harness racing, the sport has been a passion from a young age or is even a rite of passage in a family entrenched in the game.
But that can’t be said for Sofia Arvidsson, who in some ways is an unlikely contestant in Saturday night’s Group 1 Chariots of Fire at Tabcorp Park Menangle.
The Swedish national had no background in the trots when she travelled to Australia in her early 20s, but a decision to head to western Victoria and work for Matthew Craven sparked love and a new-found thrill for racing.
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