Richard Westerink burst into tears before hugging his horse. While we thought that the carrots were cooked at the time of the prank ofAmazing a little less than a lap from the goal, in the final of the Elitloppet, in Solvalla (Sweden) this Sunday, the son of Timoko, double winner of this Group I (2014, 2017), was restored to his paces and took the advantage in the fourth thickness in the straight line. With Anthony Barrier at the sulky. “He has a warrior’s temperament and an extraordinary engine,” said the latter at Equidia’s microphone. He is worthy of his father. Veni, vidi, vici, we are going to water this victory with dignity! »
Qualified in pain in fourth position, Richard Westerink’s horse once again showed its courage to win this final. The crack signs a fifth success at Group level after the Prix des Ducs de Normandie (2021, 2022), the Grand Criterium de Vitesse de la Côte d’Azur (2022), and the Prix de Paris (2021). He leaves at a distance Hail Mary, Mister F Goodbye and Vivid Wise As, driven by Matthieu Abrivard and who finished fourth in this contested event over 1,609m (with two qualifying batteries).