Castor The Star wins Gr I Norbottens Stora Pris

Boden Travsport hosted today’s Norbottens Stora Pris (Gr I International, 1,000,000 SEK  to winner, 2140 meters autostart,10 aged starters) where 29.74/1 odds Castor The Star (8m  Maharajah-Carelia Boko-Varenne) left the pocket and surged to a length triumph in a stake record 1.10.4kr. 

Mika Forss teamed this Jorgen Westholm trainee and Team Westholm owned veteran to his 20th career victory in 68 starts for 5,700,760SEK earned. Finishing second was the 5.47/1 odds  pacesetter Mellby  Jinx (8g Ready Cash-Heavens Door-Muscle Hill)  with Mats E Djuse up  for  trainer  Daniel Wajersten, who entered four starters in this event, that Mellby Gard AB owns. Third was Francesco Zet (8m Father Patrick-Shaqline- Credit Winner) at 1.43/1 favorite odds that raced parked  and started falling back late  on the back stretch and never recovered with Orjan Kihlstrom driving for trainer Daniel Reden/Stall Zet. He set the previous race record of 1.107kr in 2024. HCs Crazy Horse and Kingen Mearas completed the top five. 

Replay https://www.atg.se/video/archive/2600874565359/vinnare_2026-06-13_11_12 

Previous winners of  this stake are shown below.

On the undercard the 7.53/1 odds Ready Star (7m Readly Express-Glitra CD-Igor Brick) took the STL Silver (150,000SEK to winner, 2140 meters autostart,  12 starters) with Mats E Djuse driving for   Jorgen Westholm who trains for Olof Brodin AB.  

 This was the fast closing  winner’s 11th career victory in 36 starts for 1,635,400SEK earned. XO Kemp (5g Greenshoe-Nirvana  Grif-Varenne) was a game parked out second for Orjan Kihlstrom at 2.39/1 odds. Daniel Wajerstren trains this one for Stall Piyara KB. Loxahatshee (5m Greenshoe-Hannelore Hanover-Swan For All) was third at 4.3/1 for trainer/driver Daniel Wajersten. 

Replay https://www.atg.se/video/archive/2600872005193/vinnare_2026-06-13_11_10

Boden Travsport, ATG files/photos 

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink