The sixteenth pink ticket goes to our eastern neighbor. Massimo Hoist will be visiting Sweden and Solvalla on the last Sunday in May.
- Finland's best horse comes to Elitloppet! He showed last time, as a strong second behind Borups Victory, that he is to be reckoned with in all contexts. It's been many years since Finland had a horse as good as Massimo Hoist, says Anders Malmrot.
The six-year-old stallion has won 16 of his 36 career starts and comes to Solvalla in top form. In his last six starts he has won five times and in the Seinäjoki Race he finished second after a sharp finish behind the already Elitlopp invited Borups Victory.
Massimo Hoist was third in the Finnish Derby as a four-year-old and his biggest win to date came in St. Leger 2024. Now the toughest task of his career awaits as he makes his Elitloppet debut and defends Finland's colors.
- "I am so incredibly happy about our invitation. It feels great to go to Sweden with our horse and that we will represent Finland in Elitloppet, says trainer Jukka Hakkarainen.
This year's starting field for Elitloppet is now complete and next awaits the track draw of the two Elitloppet trials, which takes place on TV12 at 17:30 on Sunday.
Facts about Massimo Hoist
Age: 6 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Muscle Hill
Mother: Venice
Starts/Results: 36 (16-8-4)
Earned: 263 100 euros
Record: 1.11,0 autostart (2100 meters)
Owner: Heikki Korhonen
Coach: Jukka Hakkarainen
Caretaker: Veera Hakkarainen
Breeder: Heikki Korhonen
Nationality: Finland
Elitloppet is the main attraction during the Elitlopp weekend, which will be held at Solvalla in Stockholm on May 23-25, 2025. Elitloppet is an invitational race where 16 horses compete in two different trials with eight horses in each. The top four in each trial will meet in a final where the winner will receive five million SEK.
Invited horses for Elitloppet 2025: Go On Boy (France), Logan Park (Canada), Borups Victory (Sweden), The Locomotive (Australia), Francesco Zet (Sweden), Etonnant (France), A Fair Day (Sweden), Mellby Knekt (Sweden), Mellby Jinx (Sweden), Don Fanucci Zet (Sweden), Always Ek (Italy), Hohneck (France), Cobra Killer Gar (Italy), Hussard du Landret (France), Charron (Norway), Massimo Hoist (Finland)
