High On Pepper wins eighth straight in Sweden

High On Pepper (6g Ready Cash-Piece Of Work-Yankee Glide) won his eighth straight this day at Mantorp in the Oasis Bi STL Gold (12,900€ to the winner, 2140 meters autostart) timed in 1.12.6kr.

Driven by Jorma Kontio Pepper raced back in the first lap and the moved third back in the second tier before a three wide move approaching the final bend.  He slowly advanced to the front and scored by two lengths for his 20^th career victory in 40 starts for 3,742,180SEK earned. Pepper AB and Silkstone HB own the winner that Katja Melkko trains and Tina Dale Brauti bred in Finland. Names the King of Winter the Pepper has three wins in 2024.

He was off as the 1.3/1 odds favorite from post nine and defeated 42.2/1 Dats So Cool (4g Classic Photo-No Entry-Windsongs Legacy) with Magnus A. Djuse up for trainer Eric Martinsson. Third was 9.1/1 odds pacesetter Click Bait (8m Cantab Hall-Fun At Parties-Lindy Lane) with Per Lennartsson driving for Stefan Melander.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink