Invited and ready for the last Sunday in May last year - but then he had to decline.
But this year we will see Horsy Dream in Elitloppet for the very first time.
- Horsy Dream was last year's big talk horse in France and is now back at his high level. He was fantastic last time and with the right trip, no one is safe for his finish, says Solvalla's sports manager Anders Malmrot.
Horsy Dream was invited to the Elitloppet 2023 after being one of the big talking horses of the winter, winning Prix Tenor de Baune, Prix de Belgique and Prix de Selection, among others.
They also chose to accept the pink ticket and it was ready for a trip to Solvalla, but after being injured in the paddock just two weeks before the big battle, it was unfortunately no participation in Elitloppet for Horsy Dream.
After Saturday's triumph in the big race Prix de l'Atlantique at Enghien racecourse in France, the Elitloppet 2024 now awaits. Horsy Dream was responsible for a razor-sharp finish as he sprinted past, and away from, large parts of the French elite to superior victory - this on the new running record 1.10,2 over 2100 meters with autostart.
As with his victory in the Prix de l'Atlantique, French star driver Eric Raffin will be in the saddle behind Horsy Dream in the Elitloppet in 2024.
Solvalla's sports director Anders Malmrot told the news about the seventh invited horse in Saturday's V75 Direkt in TV4.
- I am so happy to compete with Horsy Dream in the Elitloppet which I think is the biggest race in the world. Swedes love horses and racing and therefore it will be wonderful to compete in your country, says trainer Pierre Belloche.
Facts Horsy Dream
Age: 7 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Scipio du Goutier
Mother: Bonanza du Closet
Starts/Result: 42 (19-4-4)
Earned: EUR 830 670
Record: 1.10,1 autostart (2100 meters)
Owner: Ecurie Du Closet
Coach: Pierre Belloche
Attendant: Enzo Cive
Breeder: Jean Marie Deschamps
Nationality: French
Elitloppet is the main attraction during the Elitlopp weekend, which will be held at Solvalla in Stockholm on May 24-26, 2024. 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.
Horses invited to the Elitloppet 2024: Idao de Tillard (France), Francesco Zet (Sweden), Joviality (Sweden), Hohneck (France), A Fair Day (Sweden), Go On Boy (France), Horsy Dream (France).
