Today’s Jagersro Hugo Abergs Memorial card was exceptional and below illustrates the depth of that program and the standardbred stock quality on display.
For example, the STL Stoeliten (200,000SEK first prize, 1640 meters autostart, nine starters) saw 1.4/1 favorite Mellby Free (6f Muscle Hill-Mellby Ticket-Windsongs Legacy) record a 1.10.9kr clocked victory. Bjorn Goop trains and reined the winner that bested Virginia Grif (6f Varenne) and Wild Love (6f Love You). The winner now has a 15-6-2 slate in 26 career starts. Race replay follows.
https://www.rikstoto.no/Resultater/S3_NR_2020-07-28
Mellby Free
The Prix la Capelle (100,000SEK first prize, 2140 meters autostart, 12 starters) for aged trotters went to the quarter to wire Azimut (7m Odessa Santana-Aida-Lets Go) at 3.3/1 odds and timed in 1.12.3kr. Peter Ingves teamed the Josef Franzl trainee that won his third in 2020 from four starts and now has 26 career victories in 38 career starts for 1,346,605SEK earned.
This is a solid performer that I first saw win at Kincsem Park last fall in 1.14.4kr, quick time for that oval. Second today was Lord Flax (9m Love You) for Niclas Benzon and trainer Henrik Hollsten with third to Smokin Joe (5m Lavec Kronos) with Lutfi Kolgjini at the lines.
Azimut
The pedigree of German bred Azimut follows.
The Prix Mikkeli (80,000SEK first prize, 2140 meters autostart) went to 11.2/1 odds Rock My Dreams (4f Gustav Diamant-Nocedicocco Rex-Drugster Rex) in rein to Peter Ingves for trainer Josef Franzl, their second win this day.
This German-bred winner won for the second time in 2020 in three starts and her career slate in nine starts is 4-2-0. Race time was 1.13.2kr. Second was Eclipse AM (6m Ready Cash-Hall Of Face-Enjoy Lavec) for trainer/driver Adrian Kolgjini. Third home was Bodybuilder (4m Credit Winner-Natural Beauty-Mack Lobell) with Carl Johan Jepson the pilot.
Rock My Dreams
Two-year olds were also on stage this day in the Lindab (80,000SEK first prize, 1640 meters autostart, 10 starters) with victory to 3.5/1 odds Aquarius Face (2m Mosaique Face-Babsane Face-Look de Star). Trainer Adrian Kolgjini teamed the winner in this his first start for money. Race time was a sharp 1.14.0kr. Custom Cash (2m Orlando Vici) and Dowhatyoudodowell (2m Maharajah-Sweet Home Alabama-Dream Vacation) took the next two checks.
Aquarius Face
Zanna Jet (5f Naglo-Petite Victory-Valley Victory) earned the Hilding Anders Final Summer Meeting Mares (100,000SEK first money, 2140 meters autostart, 10 starters) timed in 1.12.4kr and off at 9/1 odds. Victor Rosleff teamed this Jerry Riordan trainee that is owned and was bred in Italy by Allevcamenti Toniatti. Svecak Palema (4f Up And Quick) and Cassiopeia (6f Quaker Jet) trailed the winner.
Zanna Jet
Harran Boko (6g Maharajah-Zilan Boko-Muscles Yankee) took the Bege Plattform (100,000SEK first prize, 1640 meters autostart) in a quick 1.10.0kr. Marc Elias teamed the Conrad Lugauer trainee, off at 2.6/1 odds, to his fourth win in eight 2020 starts and he now has 16 wins in 38 starts. Volnik du Kras (6m Varenne) and Partizan Face (8g Raja Mirchi) were next home.
Harran Boko
The Prix Cagnes sur Mer for four-year olds (200,000SEK first prize, 1640 meters autostart) saw Empire (4m Vasterbo Prestige-Gossip Gal-SJs Caviar) win impressively in 1.10.7kr for Ken Ecce.
This Tomas Malmqvist trainee is now two for two in 2020 and has a 9-3-0 slate in 13 career starts. He was off at 2.4/1 odds and won by eight defeating Juan Bros (4m Muscle Mass-Ziezo Buitenzorg-Uronometro) reined by trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro with third going to Osterc (4m Cantab Hall-Oh Oh Hereshecomes-Muscle Yankee) with Carl Johan Jepson up. Osterc enjoyed a pocket trip and was empty when it counted.
Empire
The Valkommen till Derby (80,000SEK to winner, 2140 meters autostart, 12 starters) saw Africa Bi (5f Varenne-Felicity Bi-Toss Out) score in 1.13.7kr at 14/1 odds. Trainer Michel F. Rothengatter teamed the winner to her second 2020 victory in four appearances. Staro Obrigado (3m Lavec Kronos) and Vice Versa Diamant (4g Gustav Diamant-Glide Chip-Yankee Glide) trailed the winner to the wire.
Africa Bi
Grift JR (7g Zola Boko-Memory Boko-Barbeque) took the Prix Arjang (80,000SEK to the winner, 1640 meters autostart, 12 starters) timed in 1.11.6kr and off at 39.8/1 odds. This was the winners’ third 2020 win in eight starts and second today for trainer/driver Michel F. Rothengatter. Zaffiro Roc (5m Filipp Roc) and Zlatan Knick (5g Going Kronos) were next home.
Grift JR
ATG, Maharajah, Rikstoto, Blodbanken files/photos
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink