Mellby Jinx, Don Fanucci Zet take Elitloppet eliminations

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.

Go On Boy (9m Password-Balginette-Hasting) was second at 3.6/1 odds with trainer Romain Derieux aboard.

Third was A Fair Day (6gMaharajah-Jolene Day-Glen Kronos) with Francesco Zet (7m Father Patrick-Shaqline-Credit Winner) capturing the final spot to the final with Orjan Kihlstom up.

MELBY JINX REPLAY

The Elitloppet Elim2 (Stig H Johanssons Pokal, purse to winner250,000SEK,1609 meters autostart, eight starters) was a controlled victory timed in 1.10.1kr for pacesetter Don Fanucci Zet (9m Hard Livin-Kissed By The West-Western Terror) reined by Paul Philippe Ploquin for Daniel Reden/Stall Zet.

The winner, off at 4.03/1 odds now sports 30 career wins in 59 starts for 16,913,913SEK. Home second was Borups Victory (7m Googoo Gaagaa-Boruops Julia-Naglo) that finished strongly for trainer/driver Daniel Wajersten. 

Third finisher was packet sitting Hohneck (8m Royal Dream-Caranca-Ready Cash) with Gabrielle Gelormini up for Philippe Allaire the owner/trainer. Massimo Hoist (6m Muscle Hill-Venice-Quite Easy) was fourth and in the final with Hannu Torvinen up for trainer Jukka Hakkarainen.

Australia’s The Locomotive was fifth.

DON FANUCCI ZET REPLAY

And the Final post positions follow:

Elitloppet, ATG files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink