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Sixteen months ago, Norwegian duo Rune Arild Hansen and Bjarne Morisbak were shooting the breeze with five other owners and amateur trainers when the topic turned to their 2-year-old in training in the U.S. with Ake Svanstedt. Their friends were curious if the colt could be a factor in the money-rich 2- and 3-year-old races […]
The eliminations for the 92th Norwegian Trotting Derby took place at the Bjerke racetrack in Oslo on Wednesday (Aug. 23) night. After Just Perfect Sisu (Brillantissime) and Born In Bergen (Born in the USA) had won the first two elims, the problems started. As the horses in the third elim were getting ready, the lights […]
Hail Mary (Googoo Gaagaa) disappointed in the Elitlopp, but was a winner again in the Group II Jämtland Stora Pris in Östersund Saturday. Australian champion trotter, Just Believe, who made a costly break in his heat of the Elitlopp, was a game third place finisher in the race. Click Bait took the lead, but Örjan […]
Who are the harness racing horses in the 2023 Elitloppet? Here is a quick overview of the 16 starters, their background, strengths and weaknesses. BLUE HEAT 1. Best Ofdream Trio Nad Al Sheba – Lory Trio (Scarlet Knight) Trainer: Erik Killingmo Driver: Kim Eriksson Owner: Stall Toftner/Knut Kopperud, Norway Breeder: Allevamento Trio/Floriana Gaibini, Italy A […]
On May 28 this year’s Elitlopp will take place at the Solvalla harness racing racetrack in Stockholm, Sweden. On the exact same date 31 years ago the father and son-team Berndt and Håkan Arvidsson bought a small mare at the Swedish elite auction. The mare, Tiba Lavec (Ata Star L), proved to be a fantastic […]
On Wednesday (May 18) it was confirmed that Dexter Dunn will be driving Stoletheshow in this year’s Elitloppet on May 28. Getting the chance to drive in the great Swedish race is a highlight for the Kiwi sulky magician’s harness racing career. “When I was younger, I kept track of all the big races around […]
He was given an unknown harness racing mare unseen, in foal to a stallion he didn’t choose. The story of Irish trotter Harry Knows (Amstrong Jet) is a fascinating one. Technically the story starts in France, though Harry Knows was born in Ireland. Patrick Kane and his family had the pleasure of raising, training and […]
Last week, 2014 Prix de France harness racing winner Noras Bean (Super Arnie) had to be put down. On social media, the owners of the 18-year-old explained how the horse had deteriorated physically and had to be helped across the rainbow bridge. The Swedish-born Noras Bean was 22-18-11 in 77 lifetime starts, set a record of […]
This year’s Elitloppet at Solvalla in Sweden will go down as one of the most legendary in history. Never before has the winner of the Elitloppet final made a break only to come back and win. Additionally, Etonnant (Timoko) did everything by himself and never saw the rail. There is clearly a tremendous engine in […]
Olga Bondar and the others at the trotting track in Kyiv, Ukraine need financial support, and hope for foreign contributions. The war in Ukraine has many victims and is cruel. On the trotting track in Kyiv, material damage has so far been avoided, but the situation has been characterized by both uncertainty and despair. Bondar […]
Both Hambletonian harness racing fields are high in quality this year, but from a breeding and pedigree perspective they are very dissimilar. Although nothing significant in itself can be deduced from two fields of 10 trotters, it is interesting to compare and contrast the two fields and ponder the question: Is the breeding of trotters […]
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