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Onas Prince (6m Chocolatier-Sobra-Pine Chip) took Sunday’s (May 14) Menhammar Copenhagen Cup (total purse 375,000DKK with 175,000 DKK top the winner, 2011 meters autostart, nine starters) timed in 1.10.1kr for trainer/driver Per Nordstrom.
He was off as the 1.4/1 odds favorite. Onas Prince is three for three in 2023 and has a 27-1-4 slate in 42 career appearances. He was a length the best on the line over Calle Crown (9m Great Challenger-Hillary Crown-Victor Victor) with Bjorn Goop up for trainer Tomas Malmqvist.
Calle Crown was off at 7.2/1 and third finishing was Seven Nation Army (5m Chapter Seven-Maregarita Nights-Yankee Glide) at 12.7/1 with Bo Westergaard the trainer/driver.
The 2022 edition was won by Mister F Daag and Cyber Lane was the 2021 winner.
On the card this day was the Charlottenlund Open (75,000DKK total purse, 1600 meters autostart, 10 starters) with victory to 1.10.3kr timed Florlis Baldwin (11g Passing Renka) with trainer Bo Westergaard aboard. He was off at 2.4/1 and defeated Four Guys Dream (7g Dream Vacation) for Stefan Persson and Synergy (6m Father Patrick) with trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro driving.
Brother Bill was invited to the 2023 Elite Race on the weekend resulting in 12 of the 16 entrants being names as shown below.
| Elitloppet 2023 Invitees | ||||||||||
| Name | Earnings | Trainer | Sire | |||||||
| Brother Bill | SWE | 737,551 | Timo Nurmos | 7g From Above | ||||||
| Hail Mary | SWE | 1,043,099 | Daniel Reden | 7m Googoo Gaagaa | ||||||
| Stoletheshow | SWE | 990,938 | Frode Hamre | 8m Dream Vacation | ||||||
| Hohneck | FR | 1,415,190 | Philippe Allaire | 6m Royal Dream | ||||||
| Don Fanucci Zet | SWE | 1,269,247 | Daniel Reden | 7m Hard Livin | ||||||
| San Moteur | SWE | 657,225 | Bjorn Goop | 6m Panne de Moteur | ||||||
| Horsy Dream | FR | 549,470 | Pierre Belloche | 6m Scipion du Goutier | ||||||
| Etonnant | FR | 2,142,925 | Richard Westerink | 9m Timoko | ||||||
| Vivid Wise As | ITY | 2,719,788 | Alessandro Gocciadoro | 9m Yankee Glide | ||||||
| Just Believe | AUS | 411,887 | Jess Tubbs | 8g Orlando Vici | ||||||
| Onas Prince | SWE | 878,317 | Per Nordstrom | 6m Chocolatier | ||||||
| Go On Boy | FR | 482,420 | Romain Derieux | 7m Password | ||||||
ATG, Veikhaus, Charlottenlund, Elitloppet files/photos
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink
