Barack Face wins STL Gold at Tingsryd

Today’s trots at Tingsryd (mile track) showcased the STL  Gold (220,000SEK to  winner, 1609  meters autostart, nine starters) where 9.31/1 odds Barack Face (7m Ready Cash-Lisa America-Varenne) scored in 1.10.5kr with a  power close for driver Adrian Kolgjini.

She is trained by the legendary Lutfi Kolgjini who bred him with  Anna Svensson. The winner, owned by Stall  Behall AB  and Ellerstromgruppen AB, now sports nine career wins in 29 starts for 6,790,899. His dam was a legendary race mare that was former European horse of the mare when trained/owned by Jerry Riordan/Lou Guida. Jobspost (7m Readly Express-Blixtra US-Rochnroll Hanover) at 2.2/1 favorite odds with Bjorn Goop  up for trainer Jorgen Westholm. Third was 6.86/1 odds Double Deceiver (7g Cantab Hall-Sarcy-Donato Hanover) with Carl Johan Jepson aboard for Daniel Reden/Stall Zet. 

Replay https://www.atg.se/video/archive/2570345541426/vinnare_2026-05-16_46_11 

On  the undercard was the STL Silver (150,000SEK to winner, 1609 meters autostart, 12 starters) went to 1.10.9kr timed at 2.5/1 odds Jackpot Mearas (7g Muscle Hill-Crème de la  Crème-Ready Cash) driven by Dwight Pieters for trainer Maria Tornqvist and owner Petras AB.

He has16 wins now  in 24 starts for 1,670,000SEK. The 6.14/1 odds Savastano (6g Ready Cash-Like A Star-Muscle Hill) with Adrian Kolgjini that trainer/driver, followed by 5.49/1 Ready Star (7m Readly Express-Glittra CD-Igor Brick) handled by  Mats E. Djuse for Jorgen Westholm. 

Replay  https://www.atg.se/video/archive/2570344517084/vinnare_2026-05-16_46_10

And the night ending STL Stodivision (125,000SEK to winner 1609 meters autostart, 12 starters) the 3.49/1 odds I’m Still Standing  (5f  Googoo Gaagaa-Jacky Glide-Jag de Bellouet) score in 1.10.8kr with Johan Untersteiner the driver and trainer for Stall Adiel.

This mare has nine wins in 21 starts for  602,890SEK earned. This was her third 2026 victory in four outings. Rania Zon (5f Googoo Gaagaa-Borninparadise-Muscle Hill) took second at 11.5/1 with Carl Johan Jepson up for trainer  Jasmine Ising. Third was 10.08/1 odds  Olympia  Schermer (5f  Propulsion-Timidia  OK-Daguet Rapide)  for trainer/driver Rick Ebbinge. 

Replay https://www.atg.se/video/archive/2570348101497/vinnare_2026-05-16_46_12 

For the Elitloppet 2026  news -13 invited, three more to go to fill the elims:

ATG, Tingsryd, Elitloppet files/photos 

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink