May 4, 2019 – Readly Express (7m Ready Cash-Caddie Dream-Viking Kronos) took today’s harness racing Gr. I Finlandia AJO at Vermo Helsinki, Finland (purse 190,000€, 1609 meters autostart, 10 starters), a length the best at the end, timed in 1.10.5kr (mile rate 1:53.43).
Bjorn Goop directed the 1.1/1 favorite to the lead at the 600 meter mark and the race was effectively over. Readly Express, trained by Timo Nurmos, won for the 26th time in 35 career starts and the first money raised his career earnings to 23,011,367SEK.
The Bro Byggnads AB owned champion now heads for the Elitloppet later this month. 3/1 Next Direction (6g Orlando Vici-Be My Luxx-SJs Photo) was second for Iikka Nurmonen and 23/1 Chief Orlando (6m Orlando Vici-Muito Bonita-Felix Santana) took third with Antti Teivainen aboard. 10/1 Sorbet and 38/1 Peace Of Mind completed the top five.
Readly Express
Replay show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phQLo2oO7Xo
The Elitloppet (May 26) invitees to date are: Readly Express, Propulsion, Dijon, Aubrion du Gers, Looking Superb, Uza Josselyn and Double Exposure.
Thomas H. Hicks