{"id":6474,"date":"2026-05-09T17:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T15:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elitloppet.se\/2026\/05\/09\/dubble-derbysegraren-till-elitloppet\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T17:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T15:03:17","slug":"dubble-derbysegraren-till-elitloppet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elitloppet.se\/en\/2026\/05\/09\/dubble-derbysegraren-till-elitloppet\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Derby winner to Elitloppet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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He comes to Elitloppet with nine consecutive wins. As Horse of the Year 2025 and with an impeccable CV.
<\/strong>Dream Mine do like Victory Tilly, Don Fanucci Zet, Conny Nobell and From Above?
<\/strong>Winning Elitloppet as a Swedish-born five-year-old?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n

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- Dream Mine's debut of the year was impressive, but he needs to step up his game and his coach J\u00f6rgen Westholm knows that. But his first meeting with the world's elite certainly tickles. \"It's a bit like not knowing where Dream Mine's limits are, but we'll find out the last weekend in May,\" says Solvalla's sports director Ola Lern\u00e5.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n

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Dream Mine became the most profitable Swedish-bred four-year-old of all time last year when he took two Derby victories, won the Breeders\u2019 Crown and just over nine million kronor. In his debut last week, he finished brilliantly to win a new track record in Ume\u00e5.
- He was really hard-working, but he hadn't done any tougher times. I was very impressed with his performance,\" says J\u00f6rgen Westholm.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n

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Who will choose a slightly different approach for Elitloppet.
- He will not start before the trials. Instead, I will do a really tough job with him. I've been around since the day this horse was born and I think I know how to put him in absolute top condition for Elitloppet,\" says Westholm, who is also the breeder of Dream Mine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n

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The Solvalla trainer thus has two horses in the Elitloppet, since earlier Jobspost is also invited.
- It feels absolutely fantastic! I am proud of my horses and my whole team. I, if anyone, know how difficult this is. It's been 19 years since I last had a horse in Elitloppet,\" says J\u00f6rgen Westholm.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n

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Facts about Dream Mine<\/strong>
Age: 5 years
Sex: Stallion
Father: Maharajah
Mother: Your Dreamgirl
Result: 18: 13-2-2
Earned: SEK 11,616,000
Record: 1.10,6 autostart (2140m)
Owner: Norchri AB, Sala
Coach: J\u00f6rgen Westholm
Attendant: Hillevi Frohm
Breeder: Christer Nordin & J\u00f6rgen Westholm
Nationality: Swedish<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n

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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), Massimo Hoist (Finland), Jabalpur (Italy), Borups Victory (Sweden), Dream Mine (Sweden).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n

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