Today’s Aby (SWE) harness racing program was a dandy V75 led by the Gold Division Algot Scotts Minne over 1609 meters autostart with 150,000SEK to the winner.
The 1.10.1kr clocked winner was veteran 2.6/1 odds On Track Piraten (8g Kool du Caux-Monrovia-Rite On Line) with Johnny Takter driving for H.A. Stromberg.
On Track Piraten now shows 26 wins in 84 career starts for 10,504,211SEK earned.
5.6/1 Nahar was second for trainer/driver Robert Bergh and Stall Sedin. 2.6/1 Papagayo E (6f Coktail Jet-Ann Speedy T-Speedy Tomoli) landed third for Ulf Ohlsson ahead of Repay Merci (8m Offshore Dream-News From Heaven-Super News) and trainer/driver Knud Monster at 28/1 and 31/1 Reven d’Amour (11m Revenue-Melody d’Amour-Super Arnie) with Bjorn Goop teaming.
The card’s Silver Division for 125,000SEK to the winner over 2650 meters volt start, went to 3.1/1 Sir Ratzeputz (8m Love You-Celebrate-Lindy’s Crown) for Bjorn Goop and clocked in 1.13.6kr.
The Euro Classic Next Year, for 75,000SEK to the winner, resulted in a 1.14.3kr victory for 6/1 R0binia Face (3f Joke Face-Lady Pine-Pine Chip). Erik Adielsson piloted the Lutfi Kolgjini trainee in this 2140 meter autostart event.
The program also included the Solvato’s Mares for four year-olds with the winner earning 50,000SEK.
The 1.13.9kr winner was 25/1 Ninepoints Gaagaa (4f Steinlager-Ninepoints Kelly-Scarlet Knight) with Jorgen Westholm aboard in this 2140 meter autostart race. 17/1 Ldees Maggiesbest (4f Explosive Matter-Ldees Maggie-Conway Hall) earned second for Stefan Soderkvist and trainer Petri Puro, ahead of another outsider 19/1 Bear Glide (6f Angus Hall-Yankee Drummer-Yankee Glide) and driver Bjorn Goop.
Elitloppet 2016 accepted invites to date are:
Voltiguer de Myrt
Nuncio
Resolve
Propulsion
Un Mer d’Heripre
Oasis Bi
Your Highness
Timoko
Remaining prep tests are the May 15 Copenhagen Cup, and the May 21 Prins Daniels.
Thomas H. Hicks