Onas Prince (7m Chocolatier-Sobra-Pine Chip) took the Algor Scotts Minne at Aby that was a qualifier for the Paralympiatravet. This race was for 28,406€ first money and contested over 2140 meters autostart. Onas Prince was off at 1.47/1 odds and reined by his trainer Per Nordstrom to the 1.11.8kr timed victory, his 29th career win in 48 appearances.
The 9.2/1 Beartime (9g Pastor Stephen) was second for C.J Jepson with third to 15.5/1 Ferrari Sisu (8g Djali Boko) for driver Conrad Lugauer. Onas Prince was game finishing after a death seat journey tracking Robert Bergh ad pacesetter Kagan that ended fifth. His sire Chocolatier (2003 by Credit Winner-Maple Frosting-Valley Victory. This stallion from the maternal family of Armbro Flight and Armbro Regina was a great racing colt for the Ackerman Stable despite lameness in his year three season. I will never forget his effort in the Kentucky Futurity that year…all courage.
Chocolatier with the Breeders Crown at age two among other stakes; at 2, Winner of American-National, Breeders’ Crown, International Stallion Stake, Walnut Hall Cup. At 3, Winner of American-National, World Trotting Derby, second in Hambletonian.
On the undercard, the STL Silver (purse to winner 10,750€, 1640 meters autostart, named for Creative Technology went to 6/1 odds Global Dancer (5f Carat Williams-Balett Sund) with Mats E. Djuse driving for trainer Fredrik Wallin. The winner was timed in 1.11.4kr to secure her ninth career victory in 33 starts.
Aby Trav, Veikhaus, ATG files/photos-harness trots
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink