November 09, 2011

Breeders Crown x 4

The Breeders Crown finals for 3 and 4-year old fillies and colts took place at Eskilstuna Raceway last Saturday (Nov 5).

First, Kadett C.D. and his trainer Robert Bergh won the final for 4-year old colts and gelding from the lead at 1:58.1.

Then, Nettan Palema and her trainer Åke Svanstedt won the filly division for 4-year old equally unchallenged at 1:59.4.

The same story followed when Akseli Lahtinen took Sören Lennartsson's 3-year old filly, Vincennes, to her 5th victory in 7 entries. She won at 1:59.3.

Nothing really happened until Örjan Kihlström and Stefan Hultman-trained Perfectly Enough speeded down the rest of the field in the final for 3-year old colts. He won at 1:59.0 and just like the rest of the Breeders Crown winners, he was awarded with $149,000.


VM in V75 and CL Müller's Memorial

The nation's largest combination bet, V75, had a day dedicated to its anniversary at Jägersro Raceway on Oct 29. The anniversary race was won by Malin Löfgren-trained Sanity with Johnny Takter in the bike. The Love You stallion won at 1:56.3/1 3/8th miles and added another $75,000 to his $180,000 earnings this year.


CL Müller's Memorial to an Outsider

Stefan Hultman's Maharajah was once again a given favorite in the main race, but it was another Hultman-trained horse that managed the triumph. Jörgen Sjunnesson gave Yellow Eden a perfect position further down the field and the horse totally exploded when Sjunnesson gave order on the homestretch. Yarrah Boko in the lead and Maharajah on the outside both looked like bystanders when Yellow Eden attacked further out. He won easily at 1:57.4/1 3/8th miles and added another $75,000.

Swedish Championship

It was a chilly autumn day at Åby in Gothenburg (Oct 15) when Yarrah Boko with Ulf Ohlsson in the bike won SM from the lead at 1:59.0/1 3/8th miles and banked $90,000. The Swedish breed stallion is trained by the Norweigan trainer Trond Anderssen. The big favorite, Maharajah, fell off stride twice and was never a threat. Instead Noras Bean sprinted furiously on the homestretch and was only beaten by nose.


Finally Dileva Käll

The filly division was won by Dileva Käll and Peter Norman. Dileva Käll was among the top 5 fillies as a 3 and 4-year old, but this was her first major triumph. The victory was worth $90,000 and she won at 1:57.2/1 3/8th miles.