The 4-year-old mare Joviality S, who last year was campaigned by Marcus Melander and voted Dan Patch 3-year-old filly Trotter of the Year, was an extremely easy winner of the prestigious Queens Trophy at Aby Racetrack with a purse for the winner of $100,000.

Joviality S was timed in 1:56.2f (mile rate). Kanal 75 photo.

Joviality S, now trained in Sweden by Sabina Kagebrant and still owned by Courant Stable AB, was favored to win the race and did it by 1-1/2 lengths with Erik Adielsson in the bike, timed in 1:56.2f (mile rate).

The Queens Trophy is the first big stake race in Sweden in 2023 for 4-year-old mares.

This was just the second start in Europe for Joviality S and she was the 4-10 favorite.

The Kings Trophy, also with $100,000 for the winner, had Dancer Brodde with trainer/driver Johan Untersteiner as the favorite at 2-1. Dancer Brodde was in command the whole trip and won in 1:55.2f (mile rate).

The richest race on the day was the Paralympic Trot, which also was won by the favorite, San Moteur with trainer/driver Björn Goop, a 6-year-old trotter sired by Panne de Moteur (he by Credit Winner). His dam is sired by Ready Cash.

San Moteur took command with seven-eighths of a mile to go in the 1-5/16 mile event and stayed on to win handily in 1:54f (mile rate) followed by the French/Dutch trotter Hade de Vandel with Robbin Bakker, three lengths back. Rackham with Christoffer Eriksson was third.

San Moteur earned $150,000 for the win.

San Moteur was the first trotter to be invited to the upcoming Elitlopp later this month and is the favorite.