The Elitlopp weekend May 29-31 continues to fill up with horses. On Wednesday, another trio of warmbloods and coldbloods were ready for this year's Speedrace.
- Among other things, we will see some in the lower class try to match one of our fastest coldbloods and it will be fun to see how they stand up over 640 meters, says Solvalla's sports manager Anders Malmrot.
One of the invitees is Ingbest - a familiar name to the cold-blooded lover. The eight-year-old stallion has won both the Norwegian Criterium and the Norwegian Derby during his career and boasts nearly 3.5 million kroner in earnings.
As an elite competitor, Ingbest is the horse with the credentials among Wednesday's invited coldbloods - but more want to run fast in this year's Speedrace.
Eight-year-old Guli Tor and seven-year-old Torpa Pål are the other two coming to the Elitlopp weekend.
Guli Tor has won fifteen races and Torpa Pål has won eight races so far in their careers and these invited coldbloods mean that two thirds of the participants are ready for this year's Speedrace.
The three invited warmbloods are Highspeed Call, Jefferson Dotcom and Target Kronos. A trio who have all won sprint races over a lap - but who now for the first time compete in Speedrace over 640 meters during the Elitlopp weekend at Solvalla.
- "Target Kronos has always had a reputation for speed, and Highspeed Call and Jefferson Dotcom have both recently shown tremendous starting speed," says Anders Malmrot.
Thus, there are three places left in each category before the starting fields in this year's Speedrace are ready.
Speedrace will be held at Solvalla on May 29 for cold blood and May 30 for warm blood. Each Speedrace has nine starting horses. The races are decided as three trial heats with three horses in each heat over the distance 640 meters autostart. In the final, the three winners from each heat meet.
Facts invited warmbloods:
Highspeed Call
Age: 12 years
Sex: Gelding
Earned: SEK 2 312 908
Coach: Nicklas Pettersson
Owner: Toini Eidefors
In Line Tooma
Age: 8 years
Sex: Stallion
Earned: SEK 568,500
Coach: Henrik Larsson
Owner: Ola Elfström AB, Sigtuna
Jefferson Dotcom
Age: 8 years
Sex: Gelding
Earned: 945 090 SEK
Coach: Stian Eilefsen
Owner: Stine-M. Gundersen & Gert M. Gundersen
M.T.Insider
Age: 10 years
Sex: Stallion
Earned: SEK 1 591 196
Coach: Olle Alsén
Owner: Stall Charles Boko (Alsén Olle)
Target KronosAge: 8 years
Sex: Gelding
Earned: SEK 3 446 536
Trainer: Hanna Lähdekorpi
Owner: K M Hästfarm i Holm A
Xlnt Chili Tripel
Age: 9 years
Sex: Gelding
Earned: SEK 1 330 394
Coach: Fredrik Persson
Owner: Stall Preserve HB, Växjö
Facts invited coldbloods:
Guli Tor
Age: 8 years
Sex: Stallion
Earned: SEK 1 049 400
Coach: Jan-Olov Persson
Owner: Stall Slugas
Ingbest
Age: 8 years
Sex: Stallion
Earned: SEK 3 495 631
Coach: Frode Hamre
Owner: Ragnar Lövset
Lysjö Mocca
Age: 11 years
Gender: Sto
Earned: SEK 589,856
Trainer: Kristina Larsson
Owner: Stall Lysjö KB
Mino
Age: 12 years
Sex: Stallion
Earned: SEK 1 720 934
Trainer: Helena Stens Runfeldt
Owner: Helena Stens Runfeldt & Niclas Runfeldt
The cockatiels
Age: 15 years
Sex: Stallion
Earned: SEK 3 932 040
Coach: Ole Johan Östre
Owner: Åge Johansen
Torpa Pål
Age: 7 years
Sex: Gelding
Earned: SEK 372 049
Trainer: Lina Tallberger
Owner: Lina Tallberger & Idealmaskin AB
About Speedrace
The speed race is part of the Elitlopp weekend on May 29-31, which this year will be organized without spectators. The spread of the new coronavirus has resulted in laws, regulations and directives that have led to Solvalla and other Swedish trotting tracks completely closing down their spectator facilities since March 12. In addition to this, a number of restrictions have been introduced around the stables. The racecourses are today a strict workplace where only people who perform a job have access.
