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A trip to one of the world’s biggest and most iconic trotting races is back on the radar for champion Victorian harness racing mare Keayang Zahara (Volstead). While co-trainer Marg Lee earlier this year ruled out ever chasing the famed Elitlopp in Sweden, her son and co-trainer Paddy Lee revealed it was back on the […]
Allegiant (5f Tactical Landing-Too Good For You-Yankee Glide) won the Elitloppet Stig H Johansson Final ( Gr I International, 5,000,000SEK to winner, 10 aged starters qualifying) in coast to coast fashion from post seven in a sizzling 1.07.1kr (mile time 1:48.0F) with Orjan Kihlstom driving for Daniel Reden and Eagles Rising AB. She finished fourth […]
The two eight horse Elitloppet 2026 eliminations are final and lineups follow for the great race next weekend. It would seem that Don Fanucci Zet, Idao de Tillard and Dream Mine would be favorites in elim 1 with Allegiant, Go On Boy and Inexess Blue at the likely top of elim 2. There are others […]
The Elitloppet Final Gr. I International (Stig H Johanssons Pokal, purse to winner 5,000,000SEK, 1609 meters autostart) saw Go On Boy (9m Password-Balginette-Hasting) rally off cover to score easily timed in 1.08.4kr for harness racing trainer/driver Romain Derieux and owner Ecurie Nixonn. He now has 20 career wins in 67 starts for 29,015,768SEK earned. This […]
The Elitloppet harness racing eliminations are in the book with race summaries as follows. The Elitloppet Elim 1 (Stig H Johanssons Pokal, purse to winner 250,000SEK,1609 meters autostart, eight starters) went to 5.43/1 odds Mellby Jinx (7g Ready Cash-Heaven’s Door-Muscle Hill) timed in1.08.8kr with Mats E. Djuse driving for Daniel Wajersten and Mellby Gard AB. […]
Canadian harness racing fans will be cheering for Logan Park (Archangel) when he takes on the world’s top trotters in the 2025 Elitloppet on Sunday, May 25 at Solvalla Racecourse in Stockholm, Sweden. It won’t be a walk in the park as only two other Canadian representatives have ever won the renowned Elitloppet, but Logan Park is perfectly […]
IT is hard enough trying to qualify for the Elitlopp, let alone having to overcome an awful harness racing barrier draw. That’s now the challenge ahead for Aussie Inter Dominion winner The Locomotive (Muscle Mass) at Solvalla in Stockholm on Sunday. Hopes of a good draw where trainer-driver Brad Hewitt could utilise The Locomotive’s dazzling […]
Cobra Killer Gar (Italy) has dropped his Elitloppet invite due to reported paddock injury and he was replaced by Hooker Berry (France) and two remaining tickets were issued to Massimo Hoist (Finland) and Charron (Norway). The final field is an interesting collection with five entrants from France and six from Sweden. It is an average […]
Hussard du Landret (France) and Cobra Killer Gar (Italy) have accepted Elitloppet invitations bringing the total invites to 14. Cobra Killer Gar has been a recent hot performer in France for trainer H.E. Bondo. Eric Raffin has been teaming this seven year old Readly Express-Lady Killer Gar gelding that has won four straight non-groupe races […]
BRAD Hewitt is starting to get excited. Hewitt believes his star Aussie trotter The Locomotive (Muscle Mass) is right on target to create harness racing history in Sunday week’s iconic Elitlopp trot at Solvalla in Stockholm. The reigning Inter Dominion winning trotter thrilled Hewitt with a slick solo workout in trying conditions at Solvalla yesterday. […]
THE early signs are good. NSW horseman Brad Hewitt was impressed with what he saw when he arrived in Stockholm on Tuesday to reunite with his stable harness racing star, The Locomotive (Muscle Mass). It’s the first time Hewitt had seen the Inter Dominion winner since he left for Sweden early last month. “He looks […]
Wednesday’s harness racing victory will take him back to Solvalla on the last Sunday in May. Don Fanucci Zet (Hard Livin) is the tenth horse ready for this year’s edition of Elitloppet. – It’s fantastic that former Elitloppet winner Don Fanucci Zet is in such good shape and it will be great fun to see […]
The fairy tale horse gets a new chance in the world’s biggest harness racing sprint race. A Fair Day (Maharajah) is ready as horse number seven for this year’s edition of Elitloppet. – Elisabeth is doing a fantastic job with her horse and I am very pleased to invite them again. A Fair Day has […]
Australia’s leading harness racing driver James Herbertson is packing his bags to spend time working in the United States and Sweden. After taking out the Australian national drivers’ title last season with 370 wins – 100 clear of his nearest rivals – the 25-year-old is flying high again this season, with 88 wins so far. […]
He was played as a favorite in the final last year – now he gets a chance for harness racing revenge. Francesco Zet (Father Patrick) is the fifth horse to be invited to the last Sunday in May. “He is a fantastic horse who broke a world record last year and this year he is […]
Star Aussie trotter The Locomotive’s (Muscle Mass) New Zealand harness racing raid just got even more interesting. The reigning Inter Dominion winner will springboard from the $650,000 TAB Trot at Cambridge on April 4 to take on the world’s best trotters in Sweden. Like Just Believe two years ago, The Locomotive will tackle the iconic […]
The last Sunday in May will be the first time we will see him in Europe. Canadian Logan Park (Archangel) is ready for Elitloppet 2025. – Logan Park is a very exciting horse who has shown both quickness of start and sharp speed. It will be a great feature to see him measure his strength against […]
Horsy Dream (7m Scipion du Goutier-Bonanza du Closet-Prince Gede) left from post three, sat patiently and then fired past leader Francesco Zet, drawing off to a four plus lengths victory in the Elitloppet 2024 Finale (purse to winner 430,000€, 1609 meters autostart, eight starters, Gr. I International named the Stig H. Johansson Pokal). Eric Raffin […]
Harness racing driver Romain Derieux drove and trains the first Elitloppet elim winner Go On Boy (8m Password-Balginette-Hasting) timed in 1.08.7kr (mile rate 1:50.53) over the one mile distance. The winner’s share of the purse is 21,500€ and Go On Boy was off at 7.2/1 from post three. Ecurie Nixonn owns the now 15-time winner […]
Tonight (May 24) is the annual ASVT Elitauktion held in conjunction with the 2024 Elitloppet at Solvalla with sale post time 19:00 local time (1:00 pm eastern US time). In addition to the on-site bidding at the sale there is also online bidding available. If you intend to bid online via Menhammar OnlineSales, you must […]
Just Believe’s (Orlando Vici) Elitloppet harness racing campaign has ended in heartbreak, with the star Australian trotter clipping a rival’s sulky and making a break before finishing last in his qualifying heat at Solvalla on Sunday. Driver Greg Sugars was a shattered man in the minutes after the race, feeling his horse had plenty to […]
Hohneck (Royal Dream) and harness racing driver Gabriele Gelormini were able to lead from start to finish in capturing the 2023 Elitloppet at Solvalla Racecourse in Sweden Sunday (May 28), tying the stakes record for the fastest final heat in a sharp 1.08.9kr (mile rate 1:50.86) over the 1000-meter track. The winner’s share of the […]
Etonnant (9m Timoko-Migraine) and harness racing driver Anthony Barrier were parked the distance and rallied mid-lane to win Elitloppet elim 1 (250,000SEK to winner, 1609 meters autostart) in 1.09.6kr at 9.35/1 odds. The Richard Westerink owned and trained former Elitloppet winner two years ago bested Go On Boy (7m Password-Balginette) reined and trained by Romain […]
When the international spotlight is brightest Dexter Dunn’s well used to stealing the show and the Kiwi reinsman’s hoping to continue that tonight when he takes on Australia’s harness racing entrant in Eliloppet. Dunn will pair with Stoletheshow (Dream Vacation) in the first of the heats, drawn gate three steering Frode Hamre’s local entrant, who’s […]
