Traditionally, the track will be opened by heroes both Saturday and Sunday this Elitlopp weekend.
And those who have missed Francesco Zet in the starting lists will be comforted when Daniel Redén opens the track Saturday 10.20 with his superstar Francesco Zet!
The winner of the Paralympic race will welcome the early Saturday crowd in his special way together with his coach Daniel Redén.
On Sunday morning at 10.20, the 2001 Hambletonian winner steps out on the Solvalla oval together with his radar partner Stefan Melander.
- ”I'm thinking of doing a ”Horror', but we'll see what happens," jokes Stefan Melander.
Scarlet Knight is now 28 years old, but has been trimmed for a few months before the performance. Scarlet is one of those horses that really liked the attention, both before and after races.
Another hero will appear at the inauguration. John D Campbell, an icon, style setter and long time world's most profitable driving friend will give the inaugural speech for Elitloppet 2027. John D Campbell is now President of the Hambletonian Society.
Together with Mack Lobell and Bosse Rydgren he created magic in Elitloppet 1988 - What a Horse! What a Driver!
