Sister Sledge drops hammer in Solvalla

Sister Sledge (4f Father Patrick-Behindclosedoors-Andover Hall) took today’s Tommy Hannes Lopp at Solvalla (500,000Sek to the winner, Four year olds, 1640 meters autostart) clocked in 1.09.1kr after fast fractions. Orjan Kihlstrom teamed this Daniel Reden trainee for Stall Zet as the Sister won her third straight in Sweden after import from the USA, today at 1.7/1 odds. Her career slate is 16-6-1 from 30 starts, now for 8,541,953Sek earned. Bepi Bi (4m Donato Hanover-Lorraine Bi-Lemon Dra) was second after a parked out journey for trainer/driver Alessandro Gocciadoro. Henry Flyer Sisu (4g Bold Eagle-Marque Bluestone-Windsongs Legacy) took third for Mika Forss and trainer Timo Normos.

Sister Sledge(inside)

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Further on the Solvalla undercard was the Monteeliten (purse to the winner 300,000Sek, 1640 meters autostart) that saw 4.7/1 Dreambreaker (8g Offshore Dream-Brooke Boko-Broadway Hall) score in 1.09.8kr (new world record) for jockey Mathilde Herleiksplass and trainer Jean Michel Bazire. Upset Face (5m Joke Face) and On Track Piraten (13g Kool du Caux) trailed the winner. On Track Piraten now has earned 19,117,288Sek in 184 starts with 47 victories.

There were several other fast clockings on the program. Night Brodde (6m Up And Quick-Nagajka-Viking Kronos) won in 1.09.5kr in the Elitsprintern for driver/trainer Conrad Lugauer; Usain Toll (5g Googoo Gaagaa-Cotton Waste-Smok’n Lantern) captured the Designlight in 1.09.8kr for Christian Cracchiolo; Kaali Smart (4f Un Amour d’Haufor-Olympia Face-Viking Kronos) won the Gr. II Delicious in 1.09.8kr for trainer/driver Adrian Kolgjini.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink