July 15, 2017 – Dante Boko (7g Going Kronos-Margherita Kronos-Abo Volo) and driver Adrian Kolgjini held off a furious stretch rally from Propulsion (6m Muscle Hill-Danae-Andover Hall) with Orjan Kihlstom up and between horses Ringostarr Treb (7m Classic Photo-Farsalo Egral-Supergill) and Wim Pall, to score in the featured Arjang Stora Sprinterlopp (600,000SEK to winner, 1640 meters autostart, 10 starters).
The winner recorded his 20th career victory in 67 starts for 6,272,776SEK earned. Dante Boko scored from post two versus eight and ten for his chief rivals, and was clocked in 1.09.6kr (1:51.99 mile rate). Lutfi Kolgjini trains Dante Boko for Stall be The Best.
Dante Boko
On the undercard was the Hall of Fame (125,000SEK to the winner, 2140 meters autostart) with the 1.12.1kr clocked victory going to 4.3/1 Cab Hornline (6g San Pellegrini-Perle Mauritas) reined by trainer Per Lennartsson. The V75 Bronze (110,000SEK to winner, 2640 meters voltstart) went to Torbjorn Jansson teamed Born In The USA (4m Muscle Hill-Christina Rose-Chocolatier) timed in 1.13.2kr. This one recorded his seventh career win in 11 starts.
Open class mares raced earlier in the program with a fine 1.12.5kr timed score going to Evin Boko (6f Viking Kronos-Welat Boko-Garland Lobell) in rein to Johnny Takter for Timo Nurmos, the trainer. The now retired Delicious was scratched from this event.
Thomas H. Hicks