August 8, 2015 – The 2013 Elitloppet winner Nahar (10g Love You-Mahonny Broline-Joie de Vie) scored a front-stepping victory in today’s Gold Division Kramfors Kommun (150,000SEK to winner, 2150 meters autostart) clocked in 1.12kr for trainer/driver Robert Bergh. Stall Sedin HB owns the veteran, now with a career slate of 35-14-2 in 102 starts for 11,543,598SEK earned. He now has three wins in 2015 for earnings in excess of 406,000SEK.
US-bred Knows Nothing (6m Kadabra-Savvy Yankee-Balanced Image) was second for Ulf Ohlsson ahead of Lucky Charm Hanover (7m Andover Hall-Lady Luck Hanover-Donerail) with trainer Daniel Reden aboard. The beaten field included Shas Is Back, Hard Livin and Friction in the twelve horse contest.
At Enghien the interesting Prix de l’Odeon (€56,000 purse, 2875 meters, 12 three year-old starters) went to 11/1 odds Christo (3m Rieussec-Panacee) for trainer/driver Michel Lenoir. 9/1 Cochise Griff (3m Lets Go Along-Jipsie du Breucq) was next for Gabriel Gelormini, aboard for trainer Sebastien Guarato and Ecurie Griff. 20/1 Coupe Droit (3m Prodigious-Saint Leonard) ended third for Robin Bakker, trainer Paul Hagoort and owner Topkip BV. Two other Guarato trainer, Ecurie Griff owned colts were fourth and fifth, namely 15/1 Cow Boy Griff (3m Look de Star-Sita de Boisney) with Pierre Vercruysse and 2/1 Cherif Griff (3m Orlando Vici-Qualore Griff) with Eric Raffin driving. Time was 1.16.7kr.
Thomas H. Hicks