A Fair Day seventh horse to be invited to Elitloppet

The fairy tale horse gets a new chance in the world’s biggest harness racing sprint race.

A Fair Day (Maharajah) is ready as horse number seven for this year’s edition of Elitloppet.

– Elisabeth is doing a fantastic job with her horse and I am very pleased to invite them again. A Fair Day has looked even stronger this year than last year and I really hope that he will now be able to show how good he is in Elitloppet as well, says Anders Malmrot.

A Fair Day got his pink ticket to last year’s Elitlopp after winning the Duke of Värmland, Prince Carl Philip’s Jubilee Cup. But his Elitlopp debut didn’t last long – he galloped shortly after the start and the dream of a final place immediately went up in smoke for the crowd favorite.

A Fair Day made a real breakthrough when he won the Breeders’ Crown final in Eskilstuna in 2023 as a four-year-old, a victory that is still the biggest of his career with 1.6 million kronor in first prize. The popular six-year-old has since continued to develop – and now a new chapter is being written in this Småland elite racing saga.

He started this year’s season with a superior victory, and after the triumph in the LC Peterson-Broddas Minne on Saturday at Jägersro – again a track record for five-year-old Swedish horses – he is once again ready for Elitloppet.

During the broadcast of V75 Direkt on TV4 on Saturday, Elitlopp manager Anders Malmrot revealed that A Fair Day is now officially invited to this year’s starting field.

– I’m overjoyed that we’re getting to participate in Elitloppet again. It’s joy, happiness and gratitude – and it’s going to be wonderful to go to Solvalla on the last Sunday in May, says coach Elisabeth Almheden.

Facts A Fair Day
Age: 6 years
Gender: Gelding
Father: Maharajah
Mother: Jolene Day
Starter/Result: 39 (19-9-1)
Earned: 4,171,500 SEK
Record: 1.09.3 autostart (1640m)
Owner: Elisabeth Almheden
Trainer: Elisabeth Almheden
Groom: Malin Almheden
Breeder: Team Lindvall HB
Nationality: Swedish

Elitloppet is the main attraction during Elitlopp weekend, which will be held at Solvalla in Stockholm on May 23-25, 2025. Elitloppet is an invitational race where 16 horses compete in two different heats with eight horses in each. The top four in each heat meet in a final where the winner receives five million kronor.

Invited horses for Elitloppet 2025: Go On Boy (France), Logan Park (Canada), Borups Victory (Sweden), The Locomotive (Australia), Francesco Zet (Sweden), Etonnant (France), A Fair Day (Sweden)

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