It was tracks seven and five for the two Swedish favorites Readly Express and Propulsion when the tracks for the Elitlopp trials were drawn on TV12 on Sunday afternoon. Here are the starting lists for the two trials and facts about the horses in the Elitloppet that will be decided next Sunday, May 26.
Sixteen horses divided into two trials where the top four go on to the final and then compete for the first prize of SEK 3 million. On Sunday afternoon, the two trial races of Elitloppet 2019 were drawn and as usual, there was great excitement for the whole world's trotting lovers when the horses got their starting tracks.
There has been a lot of talk about the two big Swedish horses, Readly Express and Propulsion, and as top seeds they appear in each trial. Readly Express was drawn to seven in the first trial while Propulsion starts from lane five in the second.
Daniel Redén trains one of the favorites in Propulsion - but he is also the first trainer to have four horses in the Elitloppet. Of the foreign guests, Aubrion Du Gers is one of the pre-favorites - the French gelding starts from lane one in the second trial.
The Elitlopp weekend at Solvalla starts on Friday, May 24th and the two Elitlopp trials will be held on Sunday, May 26th.
Trial one runs at 14:55 and Trial two at 15:22. The final of Elitloppet 2019 then runs at 17:20 where three million SEK awaits the winner.
THE START LISTS
Trial 1, Elitloppet 2019:
Horse - Coachman (Trainer), Nation
- Makethemark - Ulf Ohlsson (Petri Salmela), Sweden
- Disco Volante - Jorma Kontio (Stefan Melander), Sweden
- Double Exposure - Erik Adielsson (Daniel Redén), Sweden
- Next Direction - Iikka Nurmonen (Timo Hulkkonen), Finland
- Looking Superb - Åke Svanstedt (Jean Michel Bazire), Norway
- Uza Josselyn - Gabriele Gelormini (René Aebischer), Switzerland
- Readly Express - Björn Goop (Timo Nurmos), Sweden
- Sorbet - Carl Johan Jepson (Daniel Redén), Sweden
Trial 2, Elitloppet 2019:
Horse - Coachman (Trainer), Nation
- Aubrion Du Gers - Joseph Verbeeck (Jean Michel Bazire), France
- Milligan's School - Ulf Eriksson (Stefan Melander), Sweden
- Bahia Quesnot - Junior Guelpa (Junior Guelpa), France
- Day Or Night In - Johan Untersteiner (Johan Untersteiner), Sweden
- Propulsion - Örjan Kihlström (Daniel Redén), Sweden
- Milliondollarrhyme - Fredrik B Larsson (Fredrik B Larsson), Sweden
- Heavy Sound - Kenneth Haugstad (Daniel Redén), Sweden
- Dijon - Romain Derieux (Romain Derieux), France
Facts about the horses
Aubrion du Gers
Age: 9 years
Sex: Gelding
Start/Result: 69 (45-4-6)
Earned: SEK 23 825 499
Record: 1.10,5 (2 450 meters)
Owner: Ecurie Jean Michel Bazire
Breeder: Marie Birgitte Anty
Coach: Jean Michel Bazire
Attendant: Julie Grenet
Nationality:French
Bahia Quesnot
Age: 8 years
Gender: Sto
Start/Result: 77 (8-11-4)
Earned: SEK 6 241 250
Record: 1.09,0 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Tahar Ait-Hamouda
Coach: Junior Guelpa
Attendant: Christophe Ceccareli
Breeder: Alain Léon Lefebvre
Nationality: French
Day Or Night In
Age: 7 years
Sex: Stallion
Starts/Results: 54 (17-8-3)
Earned: SEK 5 045 371
Record: 1.10,2 autostart (1640m)
Owner: Invexbo AB
Coach: Johan Untersteiner
Attendant: Sofie Ericsson
Breeder: Invexbo AB
Nationality: Swedish
Dijon
Age: 6 years
Sex: Stallion
Starts/Result: 48 (12-7-3)
Earned: SEK 7 664 454
Record: 1.09,0 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Mrs. Mauricette De Sousa
Breeder: Louis Derieux, France
Coach: Romain Derieux
Attendant: Valentin Goussard
Nationality: French
Disco Volante
Age: 6 years
Sex: Gelding
Starts/Results: 42 (19-5-1)
Earned: SEK 3 080 132
Record: 1.09,9 autostart (1640m)
Owner: Stall Courant AB
Trainer: Stefan Melander
Attendant: Jenny Gustafsson
Breeder: Jan Johansson
Nationality: Swedish
Double Exposure
Age: 6 years
Gender: Sto
Starts/Result: 36 (17-4-3)
Earned: SEK 4 669 334
Record: 1.09,6 autostart (1640m)
Owner: Zet Stables
Breeder: J & T Silva Stables, LLC, USA
Trainer: Daniel Redén
Attendant: Jenny Sundin
Nationality: Swedish
Heavy Sound
Age: 7 years
Sex: Gelding
Starts/Result: 40 (19-5-4)
Earned: SEK 7 534 714
Record: 1.09,2 autostart (1609m)
Owner: SRF Stable
Trainer: Daniel Redén
Attendant: Isabell Eriksson
Breeder: Deseks AB
Nationality: Swedish
Looking Superb
Age: 6 years
Sex: Stallion
Starts/Result: 57 (17-6-9)
Earned: SEK 5 509 241
Record: 1.10,4 autostart (1609m)
Owners: Kolbjørn Selmer and Ann Kristin Selmer
Coach: Jean Michel Bazire
Nurse: Kirsi Manninen
Breeder: Ingar Hagen
Nationality: Norwegian
Makethemark
Age: 6 years
Sex: Stallion
Starter/Result: 46 (21-8-6)
Earned: SEK 5 187 810
Record: 1.10,5 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Stall NIAN
Coach: Petri Salmela
Nurse: Anne Raatikainen
Breeder: AB NIAN
Nationality: Swedish
Milligan's School
Age: 6 years
Sex: Stallion
Start/Result: 70 (15-14-6)
Earned: SEK 8,727,494
Record: 1.09,9 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Stall T.Z. (Stefan Melander)
Trainer: Stefan Melander
Nurse: Catarina Lundström
Breeder: McClelland Richard & Joyce A
Nationality: Swedish
Milliondollarrhyme
Age: 5 years
Sex: Gelding
Starts/Results: 23 (7-3-4)
Earned: SEK 1 183 000
Record: 1.09,2 autostart (1640m)
Owner: MDR Trotting HB (Larsson Fredrik B)
Coach: Fredrik B Larsson
Attendant: Arthur Leportier
Breeder: HB Olivias Son
Nationality: Swedish
Next Direction
Age: 6 years
Sex: Gelding
Starts/Results: 37 (14-7-4)
Earned: SEK 3 002 317
Record: 1.10,7 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Team Look The Winners
Coach: Timo Hulkkonen
Nurse: Annaleena Peippo
Breeder: Jalohepo Oy
Nationality: Finnish
Propulsion
Age: 8 years
Sex: Stallion
Start/Result: 68 (34-12-8)
Earned: SEK 24,939,062
Record: 1.08,1 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Zet Stables
Breeder: Caldwell F V & Bluestone Farms LLC,USA
Trainer: Daniel Redén
Attendant: Ellinor Wennebring
Nationality: Swedish
Readly Express
Age: 7 years
Sex: Stallion
Starts/Results: 36 (26-5-3)
Earned: SEK 22 961 565
Record: 1.08,9 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Bro Byggnads AB
Breeder: O. Carlsson Ekonomi AB & AB Lavec
Coach: Timo Nurmos
Nurse: Inga Perk
Nationality: Swedish
Sorbet
Age: 8 years
Sex: Stallion
Start/Result: 48 (14-12-5)
Earned: SEK 5 551 026
Record: 1.10,2 autostart (2140m and 1609m)
Owner: Zet Stables
Trainer: Daniel Redén
Attendant: Ellinor Wennebring
Breeder: Veterinär D Söderberg AB
Nationality: Swedish
Uza Josselyn
Age: 8 years
Gender: Sto
Starts/Result: 63 (29-10-3)
Earned: SEK 11 122 743
Record: 1.09,0 autostart (1609m)
Owner: Ecurie Rhythm & Blues
Coach: René Aebischer
Nurse: Barbara Aebischer
Breeder: S.C.E.A. Ecurie Bernard Yvan
Nationality: Swiss
Press release from Solvalla May 19, 2019.
Photo: Malin Albinsson/TR Bild
