The first three have already been invited - now the next trio is ready.
B.W.Rune, Grisle Odin G.L. and Parvelan Retu will join Elitkampen in 2023.
Sports Director Anders Malmrot has finalized the six horses invited to this year's edition of Elitkampen at Solvalla. The last four cold-blooded horses will be entered in the race via starting points and Evartti, Stjärnblomster and Tangen Bork have already been invited to the last Sunday in May.
B.W.Rune
B.W.Rune will be horse number two from the Jan-Olov Persson stable where he showed top form in the last start in Finland. B.W.Rune finished fourth despite a big gallop behind the invited Finnish duo Evartti and Parvelan Retu and this will be the second time he will participate in Elitkampen (sixth in 2021). B.W.Rune was second in the Norwegian Trotting Derby in 2019 and the biggest win of his career is from Brimsguttens Minne - DubbelCupen, Final 2020.
Facts B.W.Rune
Age: 8 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Tekno Odin
Mother: Gullan Fax
Starts/Result: 84 (16-15-10)
Earned: SEK 2 779 462
Record: 1.20,0 autostart (1640m)
Owner: Tekno Odin AB
Coach: Jan-Olov Persson
Nurse: Maja Klar
Breeder: Birger Wallström
Nationality: Sweden
Grisle Odin G.L.
Grisle Odin G.L. is coming off a recent victory in Norway and his invitation means that stable Öystein Tjomsland now also has two entries in this year's edition. He won both the Norwegian Trotting Criterium and Biri Oppdretningslöp as a three-year-old and the biggest win of his career is from the four-year-old season when he won the Norwegian Trotting Derby 2020. Last year he won Jäntungen's race at Solvalla and now we get to see Grisle Odin G.L. in the Elitkampen for the very first time.
Facts about Grisle Odin G.L.
Age: 7 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Moe Odin
Mother: Tangen Mari
Starts/Result: 50 (28-9-5)
Earned: NOK 5 136 117
Record: 1.20,4 autostart (1640m)
Owner: Bergsåker Open Trotters KB
Coach: Öystein Tjomsland
Attendant: Guro Mangseth
Breeder: Gustav Larsen
Nationality: Norwegian
Parvelan Retu
Parvelan Retu is one of Finland's most popular horses and now it is clear that he will make the trip to Solvalla and Elitkampen. 48 wins in 58 starts have been achieved for Parvelan Retu whose biggest triumph so far is from the Finnish Criterium 2019. He comes from victory in Finnish Kuopio where he held off in the sprint for already invited Evartti and this will be the first time Parvelan Retu appears in Sweden.
Facts about Parvelan Retu
Age: 8 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Liising
Mother: Corn chew
Starts/Results: 58 (48-7-1)
Earned: 619 750 euros
Record: 1.19,7 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Lakos Team Oy
Coach: Petri Laine
Nurses: Emmi & Ida Laine
Breeder: Marjo Vanninen
Nationality: Finnish
Ten Nordic cold-blooded horses will compete in the Elitkampen, six of which are invited by Solvalla. Elitkampen will be decided on the Sunday of the Elitlopp weekend May 26-28, 2023 at Solvalla and the winner will receive one million SEK.
