Campbell tagged to drive seven on Elitlopp card
May 21, 2017,by Karsten Bønsdorf, USTA Senior Newsroom Correspondent
John Campbell will be a busy man next Sunday (May 28) as he will be steering seven horses on the Elitlopp undercard, highlighted by Swedish trotter Tjacko Zas (Crazed) in the prestigious Elitlopp at Solvalla Racetrack.
Tjacko Zas is a lightly raced 5-year-old trotter, who won in 1.51.4f in his first and only race this year.
Here are the fields for the Elitlopp:
Elimination One
1. Spring Erom (SE) –Christoffer Eriksson
2. D.D.’s Hitman (US) –Ulf Ohlsson
3. Delicious (US) –Örjan Kihlström
4. Tjacko Zaz (SE) –John D Campbell
5. Bold Eagle (FR) –Franck Nivard
6. Cruzado dela Noche (US) –Björn Goop
7. Takethem (DK) –Steen Juul
8. Resolve (US) –Åke Svanstedt
Elimination Two
1. Up And Quick (FR) –Franck Nivard
2. Twister Bi (IT) –Christoffer Eriksson
3. Propulsion (US) –Johan Untersteiner
4. Nuncio (US) –Örjan Kihlström
5. In Vain Sund (SE) –Erik Adielsson
6. Timoko (FR) –Björn Goop
7. Dante Boko (SE) –Adrian Kolgjini
8. Elian Web (FI) –Janne Soronen
The first four finishers in each elimination advance to the final. For more information please click here.
- Timoko sets new record, wins second Elitlopp (Sunday, May 28, 2017)
The 10-year old French top trotter Timoko, driven by Björn Goop, won the final in the Elitlopp on Sunday (May 28) at Solvalla in a new race record of 1.51. He was in front of Propulsion, driven by Johan Untersteiner, and Resolve, driven by Åke Svanstedt, by two lengths. Down the stretch no horse was able to reach the 30-1 shot Timoko, who won the Elitlopp for the second time from his fifth appearance in the final.
- John Campbell: the selfie king (Monday, May 29, 2017)
Though he didn’t have much success in the nine races he drove in during the weekend at Solvalla, John Campbell probably was the most popular person off the track, as a lot of fans wanted to get a selfie with the legendary horseman.