September 5, 2015 – Bjorn Goop’s trainee Mister J.P. (3m Taurus Dream-Baghdad Dream-Yankee Glide) won today’s Jagersros Stora Trearingspris 2015 (150,000SEK to winner, 2140 meters autostart) recording victory eight in as many career starts, clocked in 1.14.1kr in this gate to wire effort with Goop driving.
Owned by Jean-Pierre Barjon and Joel Seche, the winner now has career earnings of 2,125,000SEK.
R.G.’s Thunderbolt (3m Yankee Glide-Lady In The World-Windsong’s Legacy) was second with Johnny Takter aboard for trainer Frode Hamre, with third going to the Peter Untersteiner trained and driven Canappealformore (3g Cantab Hall-Appeal To Reason-Pine Chip).
On the Saturday card, over a rain soaked racetrack, was the Birger Bengtssons V75 Gold Division (150,000SEK to winner, 1640 meters autostart) and the wire to wire winner was Arazi Boko (8g Varenne-Laura Kemp-Express Ride) for Christoffer Eriksson, timed in a quick 1.11kr.
Knows Nothing (6m Kadabra-Savvy Yankee-Balanced Image) was second for Ulf Ohlsson with third to veteran Harry Haythrow (9g Rite On Line-Speedy Tilda-Spotlite Lobell) with Johan Untersteiner driving. Rod Stewart (5m Love You-Valley Lane-Lindy Lane) finished fourth with Erik Adielsson up for trainer Jerry Riordan.
The race winner now has career earnings of 2,284,200SEK. His dam Laura Kemp was second in the SWE Breeders Crown and second dam Keystone Sheena is a Speedy Crown-Keystone Sister daughter, the latter an excellent US Grand Circuit performer at ages two and three.
Thomas H. Hicks