Diva EK wins 193,000€ Finlandia AJO

What a day in Espoo, Finland for Alessandro Gocciadoro as he reined his harness racing trainee Diva EK (7f Trixton-Nike EK-Varenne) to a rallying victory in the Finlandia AJO (purse to winner 100,000€, total purse 193,000€,1620 meters autostart,10 starters) at Vermo.

This 4.92/1 odds third choice won for the 23rd time in 45 career starts for owners Antonio Nucero and Effebi Srl. Race time was 1.10.2kr. over the 1000 meter oval. Home second was 2.68/1 odds favorite Keep Asking (5m Chapter Seven-Sensibility-Muscle Mass) that Orjan Kihlstrom reined for trainer Daniel Reden/Stall Zet. Third was firing Gio Cash (7m Victor Gio-Give Me Love DE-Judge Joe) with trainer Daniel Wajersten aboard for Carpe Diem Stables. Betting Pacer (9f Maharajah-Peignoir-Fast Photo) took fourth at 40.2/1 with trainer Bjorn Goop at the lines.

Replay https://www.atg.se/spel/2026-05-10/vinnare/vermo/lopp/10 

Gocciadoro  was  successful earlier in  day as his trainee Celiaz (8f Varenne-Ofeliaz-Love You) captured the STL  Diamantstoet (purse to winner 14,000€, 2120 meters autostart, 12 starters)as the 1.62/1 odds favorite timeed  in 1.13.6kr. She now sports 28 career wins  in 56 startsand and she is  three of  four in 2026. Leonardo Vastano owns  this great mare. She defeated 114/.1 Fortunewheelgarden (7f Trixton-Lindy Peffercorn-Crazed) with Olli Koivunen up. 

Alessandro made it three as he won the STL Bronze (12,500€  to the winner, 2130 meters autostart) with 1.11.9kr timed trainee Gaudi Laksmy (4m Readly Express-Venus Kronos-Muscle Hill) for his ninth career triumph in 18 starts. Raffaele Cirelli owns this sharp winner that was off at 1.35/1 odds. Hebested 8.5/1 Donatello Face (5m Brillantissime) and 222.4/1 odds fast closing The Lost Battalion (5g Flocki d’Aurcy). 

Vermo, ATG  files/photos 

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink