Three invited - two direct qualifiers.
The first five horses are ready for the Elitkampen last Sunday in May at Solvalla, which means that half of the starting field is nailed.
Tangen Bork makes his third start in Elitkampen and has a good track record in the cold-blooded sprint showdown. In 2023 he was second in Elitkampen behind Evartti and last year Tangen Bork won Elitkampen in front of the Solvalla crowd and took home the first prize of one million SEK, which is the biggest victory of his career. 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.
Facts about Tangen Bork
Age: 8 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Bork Odin
Mother: Tangen Stöva
Starts/Results: 53 (35-9-3)
Earned: SEK 7 538 492
Record: 1.18,6 autostart (1640m)
Owner: Nils Munkhaugen Holding AS
Coach: Öystein Tjomsland
Attendant: Celine Fåland Hansen
Breeder: Jörn Gunnar Nilsen
Nationality: Norwegian
Evartti has won a total of 54 races in his career and is now competing in the Elitkampen for the third time. He won the Elitkampen in 2023, which was an acclaimed victory among the Finnish trotting fans at Solvalla and last year Evartti finished second behind Tangen Bork. Among other major race victories, he has won the Nordic King at home in Finland.
Facts about Evartti
Age: 14 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: K.M.Nopsa
Mother: Emme
Start/Result: 129 (54-37-12)
Earned: EUR 1 167 035
Record: 1.18,2 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Talli Pajatso
Coach: Antti Ojanperä
Attendant: Jutta Ihalainen
Breeder: Olli Sippola
Nationality: Finnish
Oppgårdsdrängen is one of two clear Swedish horses trained by Jan-Olov Persson. He has won three of this year's starts where he was second in Bollnästravets Elitsprint behind B.W.Sture in the last start. Second in the 2021 Kallblodsderbyt behind Tangen Bork and the biggest victory of his career is from Brimsguttens Minne 2024.
Facts about Oppgårdsdrängen
Age: 8 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Tekno Odin
Mother: Oppgårdens Smaragd
Start/Result: 84 (18-15-5)
Earned: SEK 2 700 412
Record: 1.20,5 autostart (1640m)
Owner: Ingegerd Jansson
Coach: Jan-Olov Persson
Attendant: Emelie Mood
Breeder: Ingegerd Jansson
Nationality: Swedish
B.W.Sture took a direct place to the Elitkampen in 2025 by winning the Bollnästravets Elitsprint in the last start. He won the Speedracet for coldbloods in front of the Elitlopp crowd in 2024 and is now making his second appearance in Elitkampen. The biggest win of his career is from Nordgubbens Minne in 2023.
Facts about B.W.Sture
Age: 12 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Moe Odin
Mother: Gullan Fax
Starts/Result: 119 (26-20-12)
Earned: SEK 3 879 000
Record: 1.19,8 autostart (1640m)
Owner: B W Montage AB
Coach: Jan-Olov Persson
Attendant: Chloe Pettersson
Breeder: Birger Wallström
Nationality: Swedish
Stallone was second in the Elitkampen in 2022 and is now competing for the third time. He is one of two Finnish horses trained by Antti Ojanperä. Stallone made it to Elitkampen 2025 by winning Erkon Pokaali in the last start - where the winner was rewarded with a direct place to this year's edition.
Facts Stallone
Age: 10 years
Sex: Gelding
Father: Frans
Mother: Stellanoora
Starts/Result: 81 (22-20-8)
Earned: 402 790 Euro
Record: 1.18,9 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Stall Noora
Coach: Antti Ojanperä
Nurse: Anniina Pekonen
Breeder: Stall Noora
Nationality: Finnish
