Gallop in the hunt for a direct place on Saturday - but he gets a place anyway.
Usain Töll will be the fifteenth horse in the Elitloppet on the last Sunday in May.
- "It's an honor to be part of it, and this year's Elitlopp looks to be a really good edition. Usain Töll is both fast and agile and he can win with a little luck, says coach Vitale Ciotola.
As in previous years, a place among the sixteen awaited the winner of HRH Prince Daniel's race at Gävletravet. Yesterday's race was a fast-paced edition where Usain Töll was the betting favorite and he also looked very strong in the final turn despite a tough race. But then came that disappointing gallop towards the finish and ruined the day for Usain Töll.
However, he will get the chance in Elitloppet anyway - on Sunday, Solvalla's sports director Anders Malmrot announced that Usain Töll will get a pink ticket and can thus make his debut in the Elitlopp context. Usain Töll's biggest victory is from the Prix Jean René Gougeon 2022 at Vincennes racetrack in France and at home in Italy he also won Premio Duomo last year. The Elitlopp crowd at Solvalla has seen Usain Töll win twice before - when he won the Apprentice Elite in 2021 and then last year when he won a trial race for the Sweden Cup.
- Usain Töll has made several strong efforts both in France and Italy and also yesterday when he galloped away with the victory in Gävle towards the finish. He is very fast and will be driven by the French top driver Alexandre Abrivard, says Anders Malmrot.
Now only one place remains for Elitloppet 2023 and it is presented today, Sunday, May 21, in TV12 just after 17.00. The draw for the two trials of Elitloppet 2023 will then take place on the same channel at 17.30.
Facts about Usain Töll
Age: 7 years
Sex: Gelding
Father: Googoo Gaagaa
Mother: Cotton Waste
Starts/Result: 67 (14-12-12)
Earned: SEK 6 247 061
Record: 1.09,8 autostart (1640m)
Owner: Scuderia Santese SRL
Coach: Vitale Ciotola
Nurse: Anu Intonen
Breeders: Inge Carlsson and Robert Lindström
Nationality: Italian
Elitloppet is the main attraction during the Elitlopp weekend, which will be held at Solvalla in Stockholm on May 26-28, 2023. 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 2023: San Moteur (Sweden), Etonnant (France), Vivid Wise As (Italy), Just Believe (Australia), Önas Prince (Sweden), Go On Boy (France), Don Fanucci Zet (Sweden), Hohneck (France), Stoletheshow (Sweden), Hail Mary (Sweden), Brother Bill (Sweden), Vernissage Grif (Italy), Ultion Face (Sweden), Mister Hercules (Sweden), Usain Töll (Italy).
