Diva EK takes STL Gold at Solvalla

The 6/1 odds Diva EK (7f Trixton-Nike EK-Varenne) from post 11captured the STL Gold – C Th Ericssons Memorial (Gr II International, purse to winner 500,000SEK, 2140 meters autostart) timed in 1.11.1kr in her second 2026 start. Trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro teamed this 22 time career winner in 44 starts for 6,274,247SEK earned for owners Essebi Srl and Antonio Nucera.

She was a game winner after battling on the outer with Mellby  Jonx. The 4.7/1 odds pacesetter Mellby Jinx (8g Ready Cash-Heavens  Door-Muscle Hill) held second for trainer/driver Daniel Wajersten and breeder/owner Mellby Gard AB. Third was 18/1 High On Pepper (8g Ready Cash-Piece Of Work-Yankee Glide)driven by Jorma Kontio for trainer Katja Melkko followed by fourth finishing 1.6/1 odds A Fair Day (7g Maharajah-Jolene Day-Glen Kronos) handked by Oscar Ginman and trainer/owner Elisabeth Almheden.

Replay  https://www.atg.se/video/archive/2524132421194/vinnare_2026-03-28_5_11

On the undercard the 2/1 odds Wise Guy(4m Face Time Bourbon-All Wise As-Varenne) captured  a division of the Margaretas Tidiga – 300,000SK to winner 2140 meters autostart,  four year old males) clocked in 1.12.7kr  on a front end journey.

Daniel Reden trains this  10 time  winner  in 16 starts  for 4,171.250SEK that Costa  Strable APS owns. Pure  Count (4m Googoo Gaagaa-Allmar Surprise-Angus Hall) was second at 2.8/1 odds driven by Carl Johan Jepson for conditioner Frederik Wallin. Gangster Vendil (4m Power-MT Klara-Gift Kronos)was third for trainer/driver Oskar  Kylin Blom at 30.8/1.

Replay  https://www.atg.se/video/archive/2524110405240/vinnare_2026-03-28_5_6

Finally at Solvalla was the STL Diamantstoet  (purse to winner 150,000SEK, 2140 meters autostart) where Gocciadoro trained/reined Clarissa (8f Exploit Caf-Nilelia-Lemon Dra) scored in 1.10.9kr at 1.3/1 odds.

This was the  first 2026 start for the 25 time career winner in 57  starts for 7,844,609SEL earned. The 3.6/1 Olly Haleryd (8f Trixton-Picture FH-SJs  Photo) was third driven by Orjan Kihlstom for Stall Nallta Eljest Easy and trainer Daniel Reden. Jennifer Sisu (7f Propulsion-Altesse Bourbon-Ready Cash) was third at 10/1 odds with M.A. Djuse up for Timo Nurmos.

Replay https://www.atg.se/video/archive/2524083781055/vinnare_2026-03-28_5_1

The next superior test in Europe is the fifth UET Elite leg (April 6 at Torino ITY), the Gran Premio Costa Azzura (Gr I UET Elite Circuit, purse 220,000€, 1600 meters autostart) where 21 horses have been nominated as shown below. Inmarosa amd Jabalpur are the FR invaders that will face million euro career winners Akways EK and Bleff Dipa  plus Italy’s Frank Gio and Dany Capar.

ATG, Solvalla, Gaet, Torino files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink