Bullet The Bluesky, Vivillion win Sveskt Trav Stakes

Solvalla hosted a superb harness racing program today including the Svenskt Trav Oaks and Criterium.

We will cover the card from start to finish. The action began with the STL Stoeliten (25,800€ purse to winner, 2140 meters autostart, 10 female starters). Here the 8/1 odds Clarissa (6f Exploit Caf-Nikelia-Lemon Dra) scored timed in 1.10.7kr with trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro driving.

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Natalino ’96 Sas di Leopoldo is the owner of the 19 time winner in 46 career starts.

Felicia Zet (6f Ready Cash-Pampered Princess-Andover Hall) was two lengths back second at 9.4/1 for Orjan Kihlstrom and Daniel Reden/Stall Zet. Third was 24.5/1 odds Aurelia Express (5f Readly Express) with Magnus A. Djuse up for trainer Timo Nurmos.

In the Breeders Course Criteriumday race (21,500€ to winner, 2140 meters autostart, 12 starters males/geldings age three) First Time Roc (3m Face Time Bourbon-Zarina Roc-Filipp Roc) scored in 1.12.9kr at 3.7/1 odds with Bjorn Goop driving the Jerry Riordan trainee for owner Scuderia Sant’Eusebio SNC.

This was the winner’s fifth career victory in 19 outings. The 6.5/1 Conrads Ake (3m Perfect Spirit=Mellby Darling-Ken Warkentin) was second driven by Magnus A. Djuse for Ulf Stenstromer. The 7.9/1 J.Kagan Brick (3g From Above) was third for trainer/driver Robert Bergh.

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Aged trotters were on stage for the STL Gold (purse to winner 12,900€, 2140 meters autostart, 12 aged starters). Mellby Jinx (10m Coktail Jet-Tigerlily-Pine Chip) rallied for the 1.10.6kr timed victory driven by trainer Daniel Wajersten to his ninth career win in 46 appearances.

Staro Mack Crowe (5m Bold Eagle-Giant Crowe-Gigant Neo) at 9/1 also rallied to gain second with Magnus A. Djuse up for trainer Mattias Djuse. Mister Hercules (7m Trixton) held third after battling on or near the lead for Erik Adielsson and Daniel Reden/Stall Zet.

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Aged mares battled in the STL Diamantstoet (25,800€ purse to winner, 15 female starters). The 4.5/1 odds Diva EK (5f Trixton-Nike EK-Varenne) rallied to win from post 13 after being no better than ninth throughout. Trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro reined this 15 time career winner in 33 starts.

Stablemate Esperia Font (4f Face Time Bourbon-Elenor Boko-Chocolatier) at 7/1 was second driven by Magnus A. Djuse. Third home was 46.7/1 odds Florence IMA (6f Maharajah) that Peter Eriksson trains and Anders Eriksson drove.

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Now to the co-featured Svenskt Trav Oaks Gr. I National, 129,000€ to winner, 12 starters age three females) where 4.2/1 odds Vivillion (3f Propulsion-Voxy-Explosive Matter) scored in 1.11.7kr from post one with trainer Daniel Wajersten aboard.

The Laakonen and ML Stable owner trotter now has four career wins in 10 starts. Lovebird Journey (3f Chapter Seven-Familia-Ready Cash) was second at 10/1 odds with Magnus A. Djuse aboard for Timo Nurmos training for Stallskriket-Easy, timed equal to the winner.

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Great Pride (3f Maharajah-Dea Pride-Ready Cash) was a length back third at 40.6/1 odds driven by Claes Sjostrom for trainer Roger Walmann.

The co-featured Svenskt Trav Kriterium Gr. I National (purse to winner 172,000€, 12 starters three year old males) was timed in 1.12.8kr by the front stepping, winning 5/1 odds Bullet The Bluesky (3m Readly Express-Blend Of Gold-Cantab Hall).

Owned by Stall SoFo and trained by driver Daniel Wajersten, Bullet now has seven career wins in 11 starts. The 12.5/1 odds Walmann (3m Walner-Deepdish-Muscle Hill) was second for trainer Roger Walmann that was handled by Claes Sjostrom.

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Third home was 3.2/1 Phantom Express (3m Readly Express-Comewithaflash-Thai Tanic) driven by Ulf Ohlsson for Joakim Elfving.

The action we covered this day was completed by the Breeders Course Criteriumday Race (purse to winner 21,500€, 10 starters, three year old females) where 3.3/1 odds La Yuca (3f Face Time Bourbon-Komigen Pippi-Viking Kronos) prevailed timed in 1.13.6kr.

Orjan Kihlstrom teamed the Daniel Reden/Stall Zet product to her third career victory in nine outings. The 3.1/1 odds Unica S.L.M. (3f Googoo Gaagaa-Una Blessed-Varenne) was second for trainer/driver Alessandro Gocciadoro.

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The Wim Paal bred filly is owned by Girolamo Casella in Italy. Pure Desire (3f Chapter Seven-Lollipop Lindy-Cantab Hall) was third at 11.9/1 driven by Andre Eklundh for trainer Sofia Aronsson.

It  was indeed a superb race day featuring International pedigrees where Face Time Bourbon sired two winners in the races and Readly Express, Propulsion, Trixton, Ready Cash and Explot Caf each had two winners.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink