The fleet-footed Norwegian, the Finnish titleholder and the Swedish star are ready for the last Sunday in May.
Kallbloden Tangen Bork, Evartti and Månlykke A.M. are the first three invited participants to Elitkampen 2024.
Tangen Bork
Tangen Bork defended Norway's colors for the first time in Elitkampen last year, which ended with a second place behind the winner Evartti. The young horse star Tangen Bork won the Norwegian Criterium as a three-year-old and later won both the Norwegian and Swedish Derby Finals as a four-year-old. Two wins in three starts this year for the colorful seven-year-old who will now make his second appearance in Elitkampen.
Facts about Tangen Bork
Age: 7 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Bork Odin
Mother: Tangen Stöva
Starts/Result: 40 (28-4-3)
Earned: NOK 5 534 173
Record: 1.19,4 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Nils Munkhaugen Holding AS
Coach: Öystein Tjomsland
Attendant: Sandra Gjeruldsen
Breeder: Jörn Gunnar Nilsen
Nationality: Norwegian
Evartti
Evartti has won 49 races in his career and competed for the first time in Elitkampen last year. He won right in front of the Solvallap crowd and in addition to a fantastic performance in the race, the victory parade together with driver Santtu Raitala became one of the strongest memories of the Elitlopp weekend for many. Among other major race victories, he has won Nordic King at home in Finland.
Facts about Evartti
Age: 13 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: K.M.Nopsa
Mother: Emme
Starts/Result: 113 (49-29-11)
Earned: EUR 964 545
Record: 1.18,4 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Talli Pajatso
Coach: Antti Ojanperä
Attendant: Jutta Ihalainen
Breeder: Olli Sippola
Nationality: Finnish
Moonlighting A.M.
Månlykke A.M. has won the Swedish Championships in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Among his biggest victories are the win in Alm Svartens Äreslöp at Bjerke trotting track in Norway in 2022 and he was also third in Elitkampen the same year. After various problems last season, he has come back strong and made his annual debut with a victory in the STL Kallblodsdivisionen.
Facts about Månlykke A.M.
Age: 10 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: The Moon Prince A.M.
Mother: Timba
Starts/Results: 62 (33-8-7)
Earned: SEK 4 603 149
Record: 1.19,9 autostart (1640m)
Owner: Sjösläntens Konsult & Fastighets AB
Coach: Gunnar Melander
Nurse: AnnaMaria Öberg
Breeder: AnnaMaria Öberg
Nationality: Swedish
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 24-26, 2024 at Solvalla and the winner will receive one million SEK.
