Solvalla welcomes our neighbors to the west to Elitloppsfest.
Six-year-old Charron is the 14th horse to be ready for the world's biggest sprint race on the last weekend in May.
- Charron did a very strong race a bit in the shadow of the Paralympic race. He is a worthy representative of Norway. Charron fights from a disadvantaged position, but has the speed and attitude for a prominent position, says Solvalla's sports manager Ola Lernå.
The big breakthrough for Charron came in the final of the Norwegian sprint champion, the Jarlsberg Grand Prix. And followed up with a somewhat sensational victory in the Norwegian Derby where the giant favorite Just Like Heaven was relegated to second place. Charron has continued to develop and made it to Elitloppet already last year. After a winter in France he has matured, is stronger and once again the Norwegian hope a Elitlopp contender. The Gundersen coaching family with father Geir Vegard in the lead and son Magnus as driver has refueled heavily for the last Sunday in May at Solvalla.
- We have loaded! And are so grateful for the invitation, for us Elitloppet is the finest of races. The horse looks great and is ready, says Geir Vegard Gundersen.
Who has the answer if anyone thinks he ”only” brings a Norwegian flag to Sweden and Elitloppet.
- "We were very close to a place in the final last year. This year Charron is stronger and better, we just need a little luck with the track draw and we will be in the running for it," says Geir Vegard Gundersen.
Facts about Charron
Age: 6 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Code Bon
Mother: Golden Feline
Result: 34 pcs: 13-5-3
Earned: NOK 3,637,887
Record: 1.09,2 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Morten Langli, Norway
Coach: Geir Vegard Gundersen
Attendant: Lise Haugen Alme
Breeder: Morten Langli, Norway
Nationality: Norwegian
Elitloppet is the main attraction during the Elitlopp weekend, which will be held at Solvalla in Stockholm on May 29-31, 2026. Elitloppet is an invitational race where 16 horses compete in two different heats 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 Elitloppet 2026: Go On Boy (France), Inexess Bleu (France), Jobspost (Sweden), A Fair Day (Sweden), Allegiant (Sweden), Idao de Tillard (France), Jabalpur (Italy), Borups Victory (Sweden), Dream Mine (Sweden), Diva Ek (Italy), Gio Cash (Netherlands), Keep Going (France), Don Fanucci Zet (Sweden), Charron (Norway).
