April 8, 2017 – Veteran classmaster Spring Erom (12m Gentle Star-Springflickan-Prince Mystic) took today’s harness racing featured V75 Gold LC Peterson-Broddas (2140 meters autostart, 150,000SEK to the winner) at Jagersro.
Timed in 1.11.3kr and driven by Christoffer Eriksson, for trainer Dan Widegren and Stall Sten Nilsson AB, Gentle Star recorded his 30th career victory in 96 starts for 7,403,000SEK earned. The 9/1 veteran bested 18/1 Vasterboonthenews (9g Credit Winner-Sandra Dime-Alf Palema), with Peter Untersteiner up. 14/1 Fire To The Rain (6g Yankee Glide-Adelaide Hall-Conway Hall) took third for pilot Peter Ingves and trainer Reijo Liljendahl. The 1.3/1 favorite Mosaique Face (8m Classic Photo-Iona LB-Conway Hall) was fourth for trainer/driver Lutfi Kolgjini.
The Jagersro card also included the Derby Trial 2017 (purse 100,000SEK to the winner, 2640 meters) and 1.4/1 Rajesh Face (4m Raja Mirchi-Nippy Girl-Ginger Somolli) scored for trainer/driver Lutfi Kolgjini and Tommy Nilsson Holding, the owner. 10/1 Springfield (4m Joke Face-Honey Lavec-Malabar Man) was second for Johnny Takter and trainer Lars Nilsson. The 1.12.6kr timed winner scored for the sixth time in his 16 race career, now with 471,000SEK earned.
Today’s Jagersro V75 Silver (125,000SEK to the winner, 2140 meters autostart) went to 1.7/1 DD’s Hitman (6m Donato Hanover-Deedee’s Destiny-Muscles Yankee) timed in 1.11.7kr for Johnny Takter. Petri Puro, of Commander Crowe fame, trains the Hitman. Earlier the Monte Final (purse 40,000SEK to the winner, 1640 meters autostart) went to 1.12.2kr timed and 6.3/1 Olympic Kronos (9g Viking Kronos-Ebony Kronos-Pine Chip). Lutfi Kolgjini trains the winner and Stephanie Werder was the jockey. 2.2/1 Tano Bork (7g Great Challenger-Frederikke Bork-New Quick) was second for Christina Lindhardt.
Today at Roma Capannelle the Premio Terzo Anniversario (purse €11,000, 1640 meters autostart) went to 1.12.0kr timed Vitruvio (3m Adrian Chip-Tigre OM-Zebu) reined by Allessandro Gocciadoro. Valerio Font (3m Conway Hall-Margy d’Alfa) and Victor dei Ronchi (3m Exploit Caf-Filu’of Brown-Lemon Dra) were second and third for pilots Baldi and Bellei.
Tomorrow at Beaumont de Lomagne will be the Grand Prix d’Ardeuil Aoc Buzet (purse €28,000, 2550 meters distance handicap, 18 European starters) that includes some hard-hitting contestants with recent races in Belgium, Sweden, Austria, Hungary and France.
Thomas H. Hicks