Elitloppet winner takes 500,000€ Gr I UET Finale

Hohneck (6m Royal Dream-Caranca-Ready Cash) took today’s (Oct. 14) UET Elite Circuit Finale at Solvalla Racecourse in Sweden (purse 5,730,000SEK, (500,000€), Gr. I International Konung Carl XVI Gustafs Silverhast, 2140 meters autostart, 12 starters) reined by Gabriele Gelormini for owner/trainer Philippe Allaire.

The 2023 Elitloppet winner now has a slate of 3-2-4 in 12 starts for 11,119,203SEK earned. His career slate is 21-14-12 in 55 starts for 24,811,342SEK earned. Today Hohneck, off at 5.2/1 odds, controlled the race and pulled away with 400 meters to go to score easily from rallying Go On Boy (7m Password-Balginette-Hasting) driven by trainer Romain Derieux that was off at 7.89/1 odds. Third was veteran Vivid Wise As (9m Yankee Glide-Temple Blue Chip-Cantab Hall) was the 2.79/1 favorite with Matthieu Abrivard his pilot for trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro.

Viv Wise As was away fourth on the pegs from post one and then eased out behind first over Power. He then attempted a three wide move entering the last turn and stalled in the lane to be third. Stoletheshow was fourth for Magnus A. Djuse at 52/1 and San Moteur was fifth for Bjorn Goop at 5.25/1 odds.

Race time was 1.10.1kr with Hohneck a five-length winner.

The full lineup for the UET Finale is shown below in post-position order.

UET Elite Circuit Final (Gr. I International, purse to winner 2,800,000SEK first money, 2140 meters autostart, 12 starters

1. Vivid Wise As 9m Yankee Glide, Matthieu Abrivard/Alessandroi Gocciadoro
2. Go On Bou 7m Password, Romain Derieux/
3. Stoletheshow 8m Dream Vacation, Magnus A, Djuse/Frode Hamre
4. Hohneck 6m Royal Dream, Gabriele Gelormini/Phiippe Allaire
5. Hierro Boko 9g From Above, Jorma Kontio/Hannu Korpi
6. Power 7m Googoo Gaagaa, Robert Bergh/
7. Rackham 7m Love You, Christoffer Eriksson/
8. San Moteur 6m Panne de Moteur, Bjorn Goop/
9. Usain Toll 7g Googoo Gaagaa, Carl Johan Jepson/Mattia Orlando
10. Bengurion Jet 6m Maharajah, Alessandro Gocciadoro/
11. Admiral As 7g Ready Cash-Galiera As-SJs Photo
12. Feydeau Seven 8m Redeo Jossekyn-Unanime Seven-Orlando Vici

Last night (October 13) was the Solvalla Criterium Yearling Sale. There were 104 lots sold for 16,111,472SEK, an average of 154,918SEK (13,452€). The sale toppers follow:

Lot 133, Mansell (m, Walner-Unica Gio) for 1,400,000SEK to Mattias Djuse

Lot 154, Eol (m, Walner-Unica Wind) for 1,300,000SEK to Top Kip

Lot 139, Edmundo (m, Six Pack-Bruja Real) for 1,100,000SEK to Per Nordstom

ATG, Solvalla files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink