Chapuy takes 150,000SEK STL Gold in the mud

Chapuy (9g Quite Easy-Popcorn Lavbec-Enjoy Lavec) captured today’s Orebro featured STL Gold (purse to winner 150,000SEK, 1609 meters autostart, 12 starters) timed in 1.12.0kr on a rainy racetrack.

Ake Lindblom reined and trains the neck winner off at 3.45/1 odds. This was his third 2023 victory in five start and his 20th career win in 82 outings now for 3,225,457SEK earned. Night Brodde (8m Up And Quick-Nagajka-Viking Kronos) was second at 10.8/1 with Conrad Lugauer the trainer/driver. Third home was Brambling (6m Bold Eagle-Deepdish-Muscle Hill) at 8/1 with Orjan Kihlstrom teaming for trainer Daniel Reden. Tycoon Conway Hall and Lawmaker completed the top five and 3.1/1 Zacon Gio faded to seventh after a first up effort for Alessandro Gocciadoro.

On the Orebro card was also the Gr. II International Orebro International Stayerlopp (400,000SEK to the winner, 3140 meters voltstart) and 5.8/1 odds Versace Face (6g Joke Face-Perle Rare-Infinitif) scored easily in 1.14.7kr with Orjan Kihlstrom driving for trainer Daniel Reden and Stall Zet.

Ferrari Sisu (8g Djali Boko-Merja Sisu-Oiseau de Feux) was a closing second at 6.5/1 and third home was High On Pepper (5g Ready Cash-Place Of Work-Yankee Glide) handled by Jorma Kontio.

Today the Elitloppet invites expanded to eight with the addition of Daniel Reden trainee Don Fanucci Zet. The son of Hard Livin is from a pacing bred Western Terror mare. The “Don” joins Go On Boy, Horse Dream, Etonnant, Vivid Wise As, Just Believe, Onas Prince and San Moteur.

ATG, Orebro, Etonnant files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink