Kuiper wins Breeders Course 3 Ans at Solvalla

Today’s trotting action at Solvalla included the Breeders Course for three-year-olds (purse to winner 125,000SEK or 10,475€, 2140 meters autostart, 12 starters) with that victory earned by fast closing 6.17/1 odds Kuiper (3m Face Time Bourbon-Eddiction-Cantab Hall) reined by trainer Daniel Wajersten. Race time was 1.13.2kr. A trio of trotters were together nearing the line with 3.38/1 odds Boreas (3m Fourth Dimension-Ditty Bopper-Raja Mirchi) second handled by Gustav Johansson for trainer Wajersten. Third home was Nightingale (3f Ready Cash-Moonlight Kronos-Viking Kronos) at 11.6/1 with Ulf Ohlsson up for driver Roger Walmann.

On the same card was the Owners Trophy – Olof Brodin Ab (purse to winner 200,000SEK or 16,760€, 2140 meters voltstart, 12 starters). Here the 2.9/1 odds Kapten Brodde (6g SJs Caviar-Kite Face-Echo) scored in 1.12.7kr with Magnus A. Djuse driving for trainer Timo Nurmos. This was the winners’ 11^th career victory in 17 starts. Twigs Honor (6g Voltigeur de Myrt-Twigs Unique-Scarlet Knight) was second for trainer/driver Bjorn Goop and 2.8/1 Unico Broline (7g Cantab Hall-Notre Histoire-Muscles Yankee) captured third money with Erik Adielsson aboard for trainer Sofia Aronsson.

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink