HKH Prins Daniels to Gareth Boko

Gareth Boko (8m Make It Happen – Vanilla Boko-Pine Chip), off at 3.6/1 odds, battled his way to the front and then drew off to a quick 1.09.6kr timed victory at Gavle, Sweden in the HKH Prins Daniels (400,000SEK to the winner, 1609 meters autostart, Gr. II International).

Magnus A. Djuse teamed this Jerry Riordan trainee to his second straight win. He last won in 1.09.9kr at Kalmar on April 30th. Gareth Boko won for the 18th time in 50 career outings now for 4,855,040SEK earned for breeder and owner Boko Stables.

The 18/1 Floris Baldwin (9g Passing Renka) was second for Erik Adielsson and trainer Trond Anderssen. 10/1 Racing Mange (8m Orlando Vici) landed third for trainer/driver Joakim Lovgren. Milligans School and 2.9/1 favorite Disco Volante completed the top five.

Gareth Boko soon after this victory received a 2021 Elitloppet invitation that gives trainer Jerry Riordan two entrants. An update on the 2021 Elitloppet follows with the list of 15 accepted invitees to date, net of the withdrawl of Dorgos de Guez by his trainer:

Heavy Sound, 9g Ken Warkentin (Daniel Reden)

Seismic Wave, 6g Explosive Matter (Timo Nurmos)

Cokstile, 8m Quite Easy (M. Orlando)

Moni Viking, 8m Maharajah (Bjorn Goop)

Ecurie D, 5m Infinitif (Frode Hamre)

Don Fanucci Zet, 5m Hard Livin (Daniel Reden)

Vivid Wise AS, 6m Yankee Glide (Alessandro Gocciadoro)

Aetos Kronos, 5m Bold Eagle (Jerry Riordan)

Hickothepooh, 9g Triton Sund (Trond Anderfsson)

Very Kronos, 7m Ready Cash (Svante Bath)

Milliondollarrhyme, 7g Ready Cash (Fredrik B. Larsson)

Gelati Cut, 5m Coktail Jet (R.C. Larue)

Cyber Lane, 8g Raja Mirchi (Johan Untersteiner)

Click Bait, 5m Cantab Hall (Stefan Melander)

Gareth Boko, 8m Make It Happen (Jerry Riordan)

ATG, Gavletrab, Travronden files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink