by Karsten Bønsdorf, USTA Newsroom Senior Correspondent
The action is on at Solvalla, Stockholm, Sweden, where the prestigious Elitloppet meeting took off Friday (May 25) at 12 noon, local time.
You will be able to follow the races and all the action in between at Solvalla at the Swedish webpage, www.maharajah.se, where an English commentator will take you through the races.
At maharajah.se you will also be able to read news and race information in English; use the google translate button in the left side on the webpage.
Saturday afternoon the main event is the Sweden Cup raced over the mile with three eliminations and a final and the Harper Hanover over approximately two miles with a purse for the winner of $100,000. In the Sweden Cup you will be able to see several USA trotters in action like Not Afraid, Cool Keeper, Love Matters and Mr Lindy.
In the Elitlopp Sunday afternoon is USA trotter Propulsion, one of the heavy favorites. Volstead is another ex-pat in the race.
Track programs for the weekend can be found and downloaded free from this link: https://shop.solvalla.se/travprogram.
Here is the schedule for the big races Saturday and Sunday at Solvalla (in Swedish local time; Sweden is six hours ahead of Eastern time).
Saturday
Race 1
Qualification heat 1 Sweden Cup
Time: 12:40 local time
Race 2
Qualification heat 2 Sweden Cup
Time: 13:05 local time
Race 3
Qualification heat 3 Sweden Cup
Time: 13:30 local time
Race 7
Sweden Cup Final
Time: 15:18 local time
Race 12
Harper Hanover
Time: 17:21- local time
Sunday
Race 1
Start 10:20 local time
Race 9
Qualification Elitloppet heat 1
Time: 15:22 local time
Race 10
Qualification Elitloppet heat 2
Time: 15:49 local time
Race 14
Elitloppet – Final
Time: 17:38 local time
- Elitlopp draw is complete (Sunday, May 20, 2018)
The draw for the upcoming Elitlopp, which will take place on Sunday (May 27) at Solvalla Racetrack, took place Sunday afternoon (May 20) on the Swedish national TV channel TV12.