June 30, 2019 – This week the top aged trotters in Finland contested the Lamminveriset Rhymaajo at Jokimaa Finland. On June 29 there were two eliminations each raced for 10,000€ first prize over 2140 meters autostart and then the following day June 30 was the harness racing final.
Each race was superbly competitive with the final worth 120,000€ to the winner with the total purse 258,000€.
Hachiko de Veluwe (5g Timoko-Amazing Ride) won the final timed in 1.11.6kr by a head over the game Ranch Kelly (11m Tsar d’Inverne-Gabriela Kemp).
Jorma Kontio teamed the winner that now shows a career slate of 10-1-0 in 11 career starts.
He is undefeated in three 2019 starts and has life earnings of 312,080€.
Hanno Torvinen was the Ranch Kelly pilot.
Finishing third was Atupem (6m Andover Hall-Rudy Rose) reined by Santu Raitala.
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The first elim the day before the final was quite a battle won by veteran Ranch Kelly and driver Hannu Torvinen timed in 1.12.4kr.
The veteran 35 time winner in 127 starts now has life earnings of 561,604€ with 324,680€ earned in 2018 from 11 wins in 25 starts.
Ranch Kelly was parked throughout and just up for the win in the final stride.
Benjamin EVO (6m Kadabra-China Tea Party) was a very close second with Mika Forss aboard. Sue’s Photo (7m Classic Photo-Muscles Sue) took third with Santtu Raitala the pilot. Lexus Dream was fourth.
Ranch Kelly (outside), second elimination
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Ranch Kelly pedigree is shown below, the maternal family of Spinster Hanover.
The second elim went to Hachiko de Veluve timed in 1.12.8kr for Jorma Kontio.
He was a length winner over Cameron Evo (5m Look de Star-China Tea Party) with Olli Korvunen up and Top of the World (8g Conway Hall-Pilgrims Redhead) took third for reinsman Hannu Torvinen.
Hachiko de Veluwe – 1st elimination
The Hachiko de Veluwe pedigree follows, a nice Franco-American balance.
Thomas H. Hicks