Stakes record tied in 127,000€ Seinajoki Race

Mister Hercules (6m Trixton-Baghdad Dream-Yankee Glide), off at 3.8/1 odds, took a first up journey to the lead and held on for three quarter length harness racing victory in the 2023 Seinajoki Race at Solvalla Racecourse in Sweden (70,000€ first money, total purse 127,000€, 2100 meters autostart) timed in 1.11.7kr, equaling the race record of Dear Friend in 2021.

Orjan Kihlstrom piloted the winner for Stall Zet and trainer Daniel Reden that now sports 16 career wins in 34 starts for 555,098€ earned. This was the first win in 2023 for Mister Hercules that was bred by J.P. Barjon.

Borups Victory (5m Googoo Gaagaa-Borups Julia-Naglo) was second for Daniel Wajersten at 24.9/1 odds and the 1.8/1 favorite Bengurion Jet (6m Maharajah-Love Me Tender-Supergill) was third for Alessandro Gocciadoro. Shackhills Twister (5g Il Villagio) set the pace much of the way and finished fourth with Jari Kinnunen driving,

Previous winners are shown below from 2009-2022.

The same day at Jagersro the STL Gold (150,000SEK first money, 2149 meters autostart,12 starters), the LC {eterson Broddas Minne Paralympiatravet elim 4, went to 6.9/1 Emoji (7m Broad Bahn-Shelovesyoubutcher-Love You) with Flemming Jensen up. He now has a 25-11-6 slate in 53 career starts for 3,030,390SEK earned.

Toto Barosso (6g Ready Cash) was second at 29/1 for Johan Untersteiner and Bandit Brick (10m Yankee Glide) landed third at 65.8/1 odds with Ken Ecce driving for trainer Tomas Malmqvist. San Moteur was scratched and Aetos Kronos was unplaced.

Earlier on that card the three-year-old Breeders Course First Final (100,000SEK to the winner, 2140 meters autostart) went to 4.5/1 Cincinnati Beach (3m International Moni-Celebrity Lady-Conway Hall) with Micha Brouwer at the lines.

The previous day at Bollnas the even-money favorite Don Fanucci Zet (7m Hard Livin-Kissed By The West-Western Terror) won the 1640-meter autostart Queen Fish Trot with Orjan Kilhstrom up for trainer Daniel Reden. This was the Don’s 23^rd career win in 41 starts.

ATG, Seinajoki, Jagersro files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink