Jimmy Ferro BR battles to Farjestad vicotry

Jimmy Ferro BR (5m Love You-Avalon Transs R-Super Arnie) exploded to victory off a death seat journey in today’s Prins Carl Phillips Jubileespokal (300,000SEK to winner, 1640 meters autostart, five year olds) at Farjestad.

Trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro teamed the 3.2/1 odds winner timed in 1.09.5kr to his seventh career victory in 23 outings for 1,409,275SEK earned. He is two for two in 2023. Seven Nation Army (5m Chapter Seven-Margarita Nights-Yankee Glide) set the pace for trainer/driver Bo Westergaard and held gamely for second, with 19.9/1 Castor The Star (5m Maharajah) was third with Mats Djuse aboard for trainer Jurgen Westholm.

Earlier on the card the Elite Race invitee San Moteur (6m Panne de Moteur-Avng San Suu Kyl-Ready Cash) won the Axeda Entreprinad (60,000SEK to the winner, 2140 meters autostart) timed in 1.13.2kr at 1.3/1 odds. Bjorn Goop teamed and trains San Moteur. Bengurion Jet (6m Maharajah-Love Me Tender-Supergill), off at 3.5/1, set the pace and held second for Alessandro Gocciadoro. Sheena’s Boy (7g Trixton-Sheena’s Shadow-Yankee Glide) was third at 58/1 odds.

Five year old mares contested the Folke Hjalmarssons Minneslopp (150,000SEK first prize, 2140 meters autostart) with victory to 1.11.0kr timed and 1.7/1 odds Italian bred Clarissa (5f Exploit Caf-Nikelia-Lemon Dra) also with Gocciadoro aboard.  This was her 13th career victory in 28 starts now for 2,904,415SEK earned. Faeza Zet (5f Ken Warkentin-Marsia LS-Windsong’s Legacy) at 3.7/1 was second for Orjan Kihlstrom driving for trainer Daniel Reden. Seventh Heaven (5f Uncle Lasse-Huet-Meaulnes du Corta) was a distant third at 14.4/1 with Magnus A. Djuse piloting for trainer Christoffer Eriksson.

ATG, Farjestad files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink