Diamanten wins in Scandinavia

April 21, 2018 – V75 action Saturday was at Umaker (SWE) featuring first the Berth Johanssons Memorial (200,000SEK to the winner, 2140 meters autostart) and 2/1 Diamanten (5m Adrian Chip-Iata Kall-Ata Star L) scored for Erik Adielsson and trainer Stig H. Johansson. Forspro B owns this career winner 21 times in 30 starts for earning of 5,866,911SEK. Race time today was 1.13.6kr. 5/1 Muscle Hustle (5m Muscle Mass-Crown Laurel-Cantab Hall) was second for trainer/driver Robert Bergh and 2/1 Makethemark (4m Maharajah-Global Naughty-Cantab Hall) was third for Ulf Ohlsson, ahead of 40/1 Milligan’s School  (5m Yankee Glide-Tori Ann-SJs Photo).

The V75 Gold was the Olympiatravet Trial #4 (200,000SEK first money, 2140 meters autostart) and 13/1 Beau Mec (11m Jag de Bellouet-Extreme Lady-Meadow Gallant) was victorious timed in 1.11.6kr and teamed by Carl Johan Jepson for trainer Lars Wikstrom. 1.9/1 Cruzado dela Noche (6m Muscle Massive-Alidate-Credit Winner) was second for Ulf Ohlsson and trainer Stefan Melander with third earned by 60/1 Explosive de Vie (7g Explosive Matter-Ava-Pine Chip) with Kevin Oscarsson the pilot for trainer Jim Oscarsson.

Other interesting Umaker wins included first the V75 Silver (150,000SEK to the winner, 2640 meters autostart) that 4/1 Qahar QC (7g Scipion du Gautier-Mumma QC-Enjoy Lavec) won for Ulf Ohlsson clocked in 1.13.8kr. The Bronze V75 (purse to winner 125,000SEK, 1640 meters autostart) went to quick 1.11kr timed Disco Volante (5g Scarlet Knight-Glorify-Super Arnie) also with Ohlsson up, this for trainer Stefan Melander and owner Stall Courant AB.

On April 21 at Forus the impressive Ferrari B.R. (5m Muscles Yankee-Bauxite-SJs Caviar-Whitesand Hall-Victory Dream) took the Kjell Hakonsens Minne over 1600 meters timed in 1.10.6kr. Per Oleg Midtfjeld teamed the winner to a three length score to earn 100,000NOkr first money. Midtfjeld has been a prominent trainer/driver for years that included the former Zweig Memorial winner Cromwell, a son of Credit Winner. Pingus Vang and Donatomite were next to the line, no match for the winner who last year won in a 1:52.2 mile rate over 2100 meters. Ferrari B.R. is expected to race in the Copenhagen Cup hoping to create an Elitloppet invite.

Thomas H. Hicks