King City wins – Muscle Hill colts tops Sale

Two year-olds were on display at Jagersro in the early harness racing program competing in the Avena Service (70,000SEK to winner, 1609 meters autostart). Current Affair (2f Love You-Global Future-Lindy’s Crown) scored in 1.14.1kr at 2/1 odds. Bjorn Goop was the teamster for trainer Tomas Malmqvist and owner Langebro Konsult AB. Roger Malmqvist (trainer/driver) won later in the Certago (70,000SEK to winner, 1609 meters autostart) with Farzad Boko (4g Zola Boko-Kathy Silvio-Spotlite Lobell) as 1.9/1 favorite. Drogba Bob (6g Cantab Hall-Keystone Blaze-Angus Hall) was second for trainer/driver Peter Untersteiner. Race time was a quick 1.11.1kr. Untersteiner also won later with Thaiger Exclusive (5g Adrian Chip-Lady Exclusive-Spotlite Lobell defeating the Mr. Pine Chip gelding Gucci Degato.

On the Jagersro Tuesday undercard were also some fine events and interesting winners. US import King City (5m Muscle Hill-Creamy Mimi-Conway Hall) took the Securitas (100,000SEK to winner, 1609 meters autostart) for Orjan Kihlstom and trainer Roger Walmann. SRF Stable owns King City. The 2.6/1 odds performers was timed in 1.10.8kr in defeat of Pepi di Jesolo (7g Ganymede-Zanna di Jesolo-Baltic Speed) with Bjorn Goop driving for Edvin Ceka, the trainer. The Takmontage (100,000SEK to the winner, 1609 meters autostart) was the late race of the evening and Finland’s Shadow Woodland prevailed for Ulf Ohlsson and trainer Reijo Liljendahl clocked in 1.10.4kr (mile rate 1:53.27f) for his third 2016 victory in seven appearances. Italy’s Radieux (6g Love You-Dordogne-Viking Kronos) took second for Adrian Kolgjini and trainer Lutfi Kolgjini, ahead of Exodus Hanover with Kihlstrom the pilot.

Other interesting Jagersro victories were earned by 4/5 favorite Sundsvik Mayday (5f Diamond Circle-Heirloom’s Bella-Silver Pine) for Veijo Heiskanen clocked in 1.11.7kr in the Mares Jagersro Center for 70,000SEK to the winner in the mile autostart event. 3/2 odds Sahara One (4m Raja Mirchi-Sahara Shadow-Graduate Student) was also victorious timed in 1.13.1kr in a 2140 meter autostart contest worth 70,000SEK to the winner. Trainer Conrad Lugauer teamed this one.

On July 25^th the annual Kolgjini Yearling Sale included 99 yearlings (after two scratches) and 66 were sold for a total 26,245,000SEK, an average of 397,652SEK (US$45,969).

Five Muscle Hill colts led the way, the only five to yield over 1SEK million. Summary follows along with catalogue link and video links for the top two sellers. These top two are from mares with USA connections, both on the track and in the second case in the breeding shed.

58   Forfantone Am             h.  Muscle Hill - Tamla Celeber - Cantab Hall          2 700 000 SEK   Roger Walman

80   Rudisha                   h.  Muscle Hill - Moonlight Kronos - Viking Kronos     2 400 000 SEK   Highlights AB/Whap Trotting AB/Lulzim Kolgjini AB

1   The Real Face             h.  Muscle Hill - Know It All Face - Viking Kronos      1 600 000 SEK   Tommy Nilsson Holding AB

75   Tiger Face                h.  Muscle Hill - Top Notch Pellini - Donato Hanover   1 500 000 SEK   Leif Bergwall AB

23   Titan Face                h.  Muscle Hill - Bell Power - Pine Chip               1 400 000 SEK   Tommy Nilsson Holding AB

69   Thatch Her Face           s.  Joke Face - Iona L.B. - Supergill                    900 000 SEK   Tommy Nilsson Holding AB

Catalogue

http://www.kolgjini.se/Uploads/File/Kolgjini-Sales-2016.pdf

Hip 58 Video – Forfantone AM

Hip 80 – Rudisha

Thomas H. Hicks