The pre-season favorites had no luck in Sunday's track draw for Elitloppet 2020, as Propulsion and Earl Simon will both start from track eight in their attempts.
Propulsion has a long track record with an amazing SEK 31 million earned - but no win in Elitloppet yet. Two second places are the best result in four attempts and in 2020 Propulsion makes his fifth start in the race. However, the track draw turned out to be a nightmare for Daniel Redén's jumper when it was decided on Sunday - track eight in the trial for Propulsion.
It was also track eight for the other top-seeded horse Earl Simon in his attempt - which opens up the Elitloppet 2020 considerably with the two pre-favorites from the track at the far end behind the starting car wing.
In other words, the stage is set for a very exciting Elitlopp at Solvalla on the last Sunday in May.
Elitloppet Trial 1
1. Vivid Wise Aces
2. sorbet
3. disco volante
4. Missle Hill
5. Chief Orlando
6. million dollar rhyme
7. looking superb
8. Earl Simon
Elitloppet Trial 2
1. Elian Web
2. Billie De Montfort
3. Tae Kwon Deo
4. attraversiamo
5. cokstile
6. racing food
7. Makethemark
8. propulsion
Elitloppet Trial 1 will take place at 17:20 on Sunday, May 31 and Elitloppet Trial 2 will take place at 17:45. The final of Elitloppet 2020 will then be decided at 20.30.
The participants of Elitloppet 2020:
ATTRAVERSIAMO
Age: 5 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Kiss Francais
Mother: Rhythm Kronos
Starts/Results: 20 (14-3-0)
Earned: SEK 8 513 500
Record: 1.10,4 autostart (1640m)
Owner: Caracolas AB (Båth Svante), and others
Coach: Svante Båth
Driver: Erik Adielsson
Nurse: Linda Weman
Breeder: Martina Christensson Lindahl
Nationality: Swedish
BILLIE DE MONTFORT
Age: 9 years
Gender: Sto
Father: Jasmin de Flore
Mother: Quismy de Montfort
Starts/Results: 106 (19-26-22)
Earned: SEK 22 438 941
Record: 1.09,2 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Philippe Dauphin
Coach: Sébastien Guarato
Driver: Gabriele Gelormini
Attendant: Yann Jublot
Breeder: Philippe & Pascal Dauphin
Nationality: French
CHIEF ORLANDO
Age: 7 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Orlando Vici
Mother: Muito Bonita
Start/Result: 65 (18-16-9)
Earned: EUR 310 521
Record: 1.09,8 autostart (1640m)
Owners: Esa & Joona Himanen & Toni Sarkama
Coach: Pia Huusari
Driver: Rikard N Skoglund
Nurse: Pia Huusari
Breeder: Jim B Kartevoll & Svein Grödem
Nationality: Finnish
COKSTILE
Age: 7 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Quite Easy
Mother: Joystile
Starts/Result: 46 (19-8-7)
Earned: SEK 4,919,358
Record: 1.09,6 autostart (1640m)
Owner: Santese SRL
Trainer: Rocco Spagnulo
Driver: Christoffer Eriksson
Attendant: Francesco Piccirillo
Breeder: Per Erik Hagen
Nationality: Italian
DISCO VOLANTE
Age: 7 years
Sex: Gelding
Father: Scarlet Knight
Mother: Glorify
Starts/Result: 61 (25-5-4)
Earned: SEK 4 305 665
Record: 1.09,9 autostart (1640m)
Owner: Stall Courant AB
Trainer: Stefan Melander
Driver: Carl Johan Jepson
Attendant: Jenny Gustafsson
Breeder: Jan Johansson
Nationality: Swedish
EARL SIMON
Age: 6 years
Father: Prodigious
Mother: Tindrana
Sex: Stallion
Starts/Result: 33 (15-6-8)
Earned: EUR 855 110
Record: 1.09,9 autostart (1640m)
Owner: Ecurie Skytten
Coach: Jarmo Niskanen
Driver: Franck Ouvrie
Attendant: Audrey Viel
Breeder: Gunnar Sundbaum
Nationality: Swedish
ELIAN WEB
Age: 8 years
Sex: Gelding
Father: Like A Prayer
Mother: E.L.Dolly
Starts/Result: 65 (26-10-11)
Earned: SEK 7 781 367
Record: 1.09,9 autostart (1640m)
Owner: Sauli Meriläinen
Trainer: Katja Melkko
Driver: Jorma Kontio
Nurse: Katja Melkko
Breeder: West Breeding Oy
Nationality: Finnish
LOOKING SUPERB
Age: 7 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Orlando Vici
Mother: Classical Pine
Starts/Result: 74 (17-8-11)
Earned: SEK 6,614,823
Record: 1.10,4 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Kolbjörn & Ann Kristin Selmer
Coach: Frode Hamre
Driver: Jomar Blekkan
Attendant: Tina Storetvedt
Breeder: Ingar Hagen
Nationality: Norwegian
MAKETHEMARK
Age: 7 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Maharajah
Mother: Global Naughty
Starts/Result: 58 (23-12-7)
Earned: SEK 8 817 040
Record: 1.10,2 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Stall NIAN
Coach: Petri Salmela
Driver: Ulf Ohlsson
Nurse: Anne Raatikainen
Breeder: AB NIAN
Nationality: Swedish
MILLIONDOLLARRHYME
Age: 6 years
Sex: Gelding
Father: Ready Cash
Mother: Nursery Rhyme
Starts/Result: 36 (10-4-5)
Earned: SEK 3 098 500
Record: 1.09,2 autostart (1640m)
Owner: MDR Trotting HB (Fredrik B Larsson)
Coach: Fredrik B Larsson
Driver: Fredrik B Larsson
Attendant: Arthur Leportier
Breeder: HB Olivias Son
Nationality: Swedish
MISSLE HILL
Age: 5 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Muscle Hill
Mother: India Hall
Starts/Results: 37 (8-4-6)
Earned: SEK 2 417 758
Record: 1.09,2 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Zet Stables
Trainer: Daniel Redén
Driver: Johan Untersteiner
Attendant: Ellinor Wennebring
Breeder: Silver Linden Farms
Nationality: Swedish
PROPULSION
Age: 9 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Muscle Hill
Mother: Danae
Start/Result: 77 (38-15-8)
Earned: SEK 31 268 693
Record: 1.08,1 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Zet Stables
Trainer: Daniel Redén
Driver: Örjan Kihlström
Attendant: Ellinor Wennebring
Breeder: Caldwell F V & Bluestone Farms LLC
Nationality: Swedish
RACING MANY
Age: 7 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Orlando Vici
Mother: Dear Kickan
Starts/Result: 55 (11-9-10)
Earned: SEK 4 388 942
Record: 1.09,7 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Aac Nybrostrand Invest AB & YTAAB A
Coach: Joakim Lövgren
Driver: Joakim Lövgren
Nurse: Mathilda Lövgren
Breeder: Madeleine Djupdahl
Nationality: Swedish
SORBET
Age: 9 years
Father: Super Photo Kosmos
Mother: Altar Bound
Sex: Stallion
Starts/Results: 58 (17-15-6)
Earned: SEK 6 621 026
Record: 1.09,8 autostart (1640m)
Owner: Zet Stables
Trainer: Daniel Redén
Driver: Per Linderoth
Attendant: Ellinor Wennebring
Breeder: Veterinär D Söderberg AB
Nationality: Swedish
TAE KWON DEO
Age: 5 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Muscle Hill
Mother: Brigham DreamStarter/Result: 25 (8-4-2)
Earned: SEK 2 447 216
Record: 1.09,6 autostart (1609m)
Owners: Whap Capital AB, Lutfi Kolgjini AB & Erkén
Coach: Adrian KolgjiniDriver: Adrian Kolgjini
Nurse: Anna Svensson
Breeder: Deo Volente Farms LLC
Nationality: Swedish
VIVID WISE AS
Age: 6 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Yankee Glide
Mother: Temple Blue Chip
Starts/Results: 39 (14-2-5)
Earned: EUR 744 636
Record: 1.08,6 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Scuderia Bivans SRL
Coach: Björn Goop
Driver: Björn Goop
Attendant: Omar Ben Ahmam
Breeder: Carlo Pietrasant & Savio Feruccio
Nationality: Italian
Read more about every horse here.
About Elitloppet
Elitloppet is the main attraction during the Elitlopp weekend, which will be held at Solvalla in Stockholm on May 29-31, 2020. Elitloppet is an invitational race where 16 horses compete in two different trials with eight horses in each. The top four in each trial meet in a final where the winner receives three million SEK.
This year, the Elitlopp weekend will be organized without spectators. The spread of the new coronavirus has led to laws, regulations and directives that have resulted in Solvalla and other Swedish trotting tracks completely closing down their spectator facilities since March 12. In addition to this, a number of restrictions have been introduced around the stables. The racecourses are today a strict workplace where only people who perform a job have access.
