Åke Svanstedt sweeps Philly qualifiers

CHESTER PA – Trainer-driver Åke Svanstedt brought a trio of talented harness racing trotters to the Tuesday morning qualifiers at Harrah’s Philadelphia and won with all three – by a combined margin of 25½ lengths.

The first two winners may find a place on the Super Sunday card  here on Sunday, May 24. The fastest Svanstedt horse was Khaosan Road, an International Moni gelding who has the well-remembered Armbro Blush not too far back in his pedigree, who went :30, :59, 1:27, and won in 1:55. Knutsson Trotting Inc. owns this winner of $501,555, and they also own the $424,214 winner Kierkegaard K, who triumphed in 1:55.2 – :57.2 – :28.2. Kierkegaard K is a full brother to Memento Mori, co-holder of the world record for freshman trotting geldings at 1:51.4.

The third Svanstedt winner was the three-year-old Ready Cash filly Tindra Cash S, a half-sister to world champion and $1.5M-winning Ecurie D DK. Tindra Cash S won in 1:56 in her first start since October 27, coming her back half in :56.4 for Suleyman Yuksel Stables Inc.

Driver Corey Callahan and Team Cancelliere, trainer Tom and owner John, combined for a double during the morning session, including the speediest winner of the a.m. in Doctor Arroganto in 1:54, last quarter :27.3. The Papi Rob Hanover gelding finished 2025 well, came back sharply, and may be on the way to trying to emulate the speed of $2M winner Dorsudoro Hanover, in his near pedigree.

The Philly qualifiers can be seen at www.phha.org.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

From the PHHA / Harrah’s Philadelphia