Ble du Gers captures Oslo Grand Prix

Ble du Gers (10g Quinoa du Gers-Moorea-Baccarat du Pont) off at 28.9/1 and from post seven, moved from last to the death seat after 500 meters and settled there alongside stablemate pacesetter Bill’s Man (7m Credit Winner-Silver Springs-Yankee Glide) until the stretch.

There, under no unging from Asbjern Tengsareid he drew past the Frode Hamre trained and reined Bill’s Man at 4.1/1 odds for a length victory in the 2021 Oslo Grand Prix.

The former Jean Michel Bazire trainee now has 25 wins in 90 starts for 1,095,159€ earned. Dragster (9g Micro Mesh-Timber Marie-Dahir de Prelong) was third for Tom Erik Soiberg ahead of the game Ferrari B.R. (8m Muscles Yankee-Bauxite-SJs Caviar) for trainer/driver Per Oleg Midtfjeld. The Oslo GP began in 1966 and is raced over 2100 meters autostart this year for a purse of 1,075,000Nok with 550,000Nok first prize. Vituvio won this event in 2019.

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On the Bjerke Oslo GP undercard the Montelop went to 1.5/1 Classichap in 1:56.6 over the mile distance (1.12.5kr). Amanda Robertsen was the jockey as they defeated Etna BR with Snita Valstad Hagmann in the irons.

In the Euroamatch for four year olds (150,000Nok to the winner, 2100 meters autostart, nine starters) the US export Stonefire (4m Wishing Stone-Don’t Think Twice-Andover Hall) was victorious at 27.6/1 for trainer/driver Bo Westergaard. Race time was 1.12.9kr as the winner won for second time this year in five appearances. Synergy (4m Father Patrick-Southwind Sauna-Muscles Yankee) was next for trainer/driver Frode Hamre and High Flyer (4m Bold Eagle-Beverly BR-Donato Hanover)

In the STL Diamantstoet (110,000Nok first prize, 2140 meters voltstart, 12 starters) the 20 meter handicapped Ilenna Bonanza (6f Ken Warkentin-Kristiane K-Super News) won for trainer/driver Per Oleg Midtfjeld in 1.15.3kr at 9.46/1 odds. N.Y. Embrasse Moi (5f Explosive Matter) was second and  Graceland E.P. (8f Muscles Yankee) was third.

In the Sprintlopp (purse 100,000Nok to winner, 1609 meters autostart, 10 starters) Lucky Queen SOA (5f Make It Happen-Ulver H-Uxer LB) scored in 1.11.6kr at 8.1/1 odds. Lars Anvar Kolla was the pilot as she bested Zaffiro Jet (6m Wishing Stone) and Bo Westergaard with third to Red Bar (8m Revenue) handled by Ashjern Tengsareid.

It was an exciting and competitive race card this day at Bjerke.

Maharajah, ATG, Bjerke Travbane files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink