Bedazzled Sox wows them at Solvalla

Top harness racing trotting action was this day (Aug. 14) at Solvalla headlined by Bedazzled Sox (5m Brillantissime-Out Of The Kitchen-Here Comes Herbie) holding on gamely to secure victory in the Gr. I International Margareta Wallaenius Klebergs (purse to winner 129,000€, 2140 meters autostart) timed in 1.10.1kr for reinsman Claes Sjostrom.

The winner was off at 3.5/1 odds and won for the 17^th time in 31 career starts. Double Deceiver (5g Cantab Hall-Sarcy-Donato Hanover) rallied late for second for the Kihlstrom/Reden contingent at 2.3/1 odds and 16.1/1 Coquaholy (5m Orlando Vici-Pink Marble-Donato Hanover) ended third with Bjorn Goop driving,

The Prix Maharajah European Championship Mares (Gr. I International, 86,000€ to the winner, 2140 meters autostart) where 11.2/1 Clarissa (6f Exploit Caf-Nikelia-Lemon Dra) rallied to score handily in 1.10.9kr.

Trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro reined the winning mare for Natalino96 SAS/Di Leopoido as she won for 18^th time in her 44-race career. Jennifer Sisu (5f Propulsion) rallied wide for second with Mats E. Djuse aboard for trainer Timo Nurmos. Third was 49.9/1 odds Bunny (5f Born In The USA) with Erik Adielsson driving this Frode Hamre trainee.

Mid card featured the Wallenius Shipping Berndt Lindstedts STL Silver (purse to winner 21,500€, 2140 meters autostart) with 2.3/1 odds Winterburn (6g Ready Cash-Eileen Boko-Muscle Hill) victorious in 1.10.6kr. Magnus A. Djuse reined this Mattias Djuse trainee to his 15^th career win in 24 starts.

Mellby Joker (6g Muscle Hill) was second at 23.4/1 for Daniel Wajersten who trains for Mellby Gard AB. Third home was 6.2/1 Jikken (5m Propulsion) for the Orjan Kilhstrom/Daniel Reden/Stall Zet team.

Finally in the Queen L STL Diamanstoet (purse to winner 25,800€, 2140 meters autostart) the 1.11.5kr timed winner was 6/1 Cathrinelle (6f Filipp Roc-Serenaz-Daguet Rapide) from post 14 with Robin Bakker driving. Jerry Riordan trains this mare for Fulvio Gandolfi.

Toscana Southwind (6f Bold Eagle-Coco Chip-Chip Chip Hooray) was a 64.2/1 longshot second for Troels Andersen with third to Nova Mahiron (6f Maharajah) at 24.6/1 with Thomas Uhrberg up. Dilva Jet (5f Maharajah-Vespa Jet-Pine Chip) was fourth at 2.3/1 favorite odds driven by Alessandro Gocciadoro.

On August 13 was the Sweden International Yearling Sale at Solvalla where 98 lots were sold for an average of 34,991€, up slightly from prior year. There were six lots sold for more than 1,500,000SEK (129,900€) as shown below. Four of these were from Cantab Hall mares and all were horse colts.

Sale Toppers

Lot 96 Nigal Mearas (male, Muscle Hill-Cactus-Cantab Hall), 147,220€ to GV Gundersen

Lot 97 Namrat (male, Gimpanzee-Tamla Celeber-Cantab Hall), 155,880€ to Jorgen Westholm

Lot 105 Talisman Zon (male, Bar Hopping-Diaz Boko-Cantab Hall), 216,500€ to Olaf Brodin AB

Lot 119 No Alibi Mearas (male, Walner-Darling Mearas-Cantab Hall), 181,860€ to Hjelte Restaurang AB

Loy 121 Remigius Boko (male, Muscke Hill-Julia Kemp-Chocolatier), 129,900€ to HS Trav AB

Lot 125 Fenway Park (male, Walner-Vivacious Allie-Muscle Hill), 181,860€ to Andersen Racing

For more information about the Sweden International Yearling Sale, click here.

Sweden International Yearling Sale, Solvalla, ATG, Veikkaus files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink