He was talked about as a possible wildcard last year - this year it will be his debut in Elitloppet.
Admiral As is the tenth horse to receive an invitation to the last Sunday in May.
- He already showed in the Four-Year-Old Elite in 2020 that he can run fast and has since developed into a horse that is in the highest elite to stay, says Solvalla's sports manager Anders Malmrot.
Admiral As has always had the eyes on him and started his career with five straight victories where he then continued to show his fine capacity. Nineteen wins have been achieved so far in his career as he has lined up the firsts in mainly STL, where the six-year-old gelding has climbed straight up in the classes all the way to the Gold Division.
Admiral As was part of the Elitlopp weekend already in 2020 where he had landed on a fast time over sprinter distance and taken a nice place, but he galloped on the run-up in the Four-Year-Old Elite behind Ecurie D. Gallop was also hard trusted in the Jubilee Cup which was the big goal in 2021, but Admiral As ended the year with three straight wins and impressed greatly when he won the Silver Division final at the end of November at Solvalla.
In his debut in the top class this year, he won Dartster F's race at Solvalla and this year Admiral As is now ready to take on the biggest task of his career so far at home.
On Saturday's V75 Direkt on TV4 it was announced that he is the tenth horse to receive a pink ticket and is ready for Elitloppet 2022.
- Admiral As has been a winning machine in STL and was great to watch in his debut and despite a mishap in his last start, he is one of Sweden's most interesting horses for Elitloppet, says Solvalla's sports manager Anders Malmrot.
Facts about Admiral As
Age: 6 years
Sex: Gelding
Father: Ready Cash
Mother: Galiera As
Starts/Results: 31 (19-1-0)
Earned: SEK 2 224 000
Record: 1.10,8 autostart (2140m)
Owner: SRF Stable
Coach: Reijo Liljendahl
Nurse: Pernilla Sundling
Breeder: Allev. Della Serenissima Ss
Nationality: Swedish
Elitloppet is the main attraction during the Elitlopp weekend, which will be held at Solvalla in Stockholm on May 27-29, 2022. 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 five million SEK.
Invited horses for Elitloppet 2022: Don Fanucci Zet (Sweden), Etonnant (France), Vivid Wise As (Italy), Back Of The Neck (USA), Extreme (Denmark), Perfetto (Canada), Vernissage Grif (Italy), Önas Prince (Sweden), Cokstile (Italy), Admiral As (Sweden).
