Conrads Epilog Wins Sweden�s E3 Final In Upset

August 25, 2008

Conrads Epilog, a 3-year-old son of Rite On Line (Supergill), has captured the E3 final, one of the important European stakes for trotters his age. Raced at Sweden�s Romme track Saturday, Aug. 16, he came from off the pace to score in a mile rate of 1:56.2, defeating Boulder Classico, who also made a late rally to be second.

With a purse of approximately $127,000 to the winner, there were 12 top 3 year olds who wound up behind the gate after eliminations. Bjorn Goop and Trim (Daguet Rapide) raced for the early lead under hard pressure from Micro Mesh (Viking Kronos) and the favored Lord Capar (Varenne), who challenged three wide.

Micro Mesh and Lord Capar reached the head of the field after 5/16 mile. But the early speed duels cost them as they tired and longshot Conrads Epilog came from the back of the field to score the three-length victory.

Conrads Epilog is out of the well-producing Speedy Crown mare Karenina Lobell. He is owned by HBWs. Parmalee is trained by Roger Walmann and was driven by Johan Untersteiner. The victory gave both men a sense of revenge after the disappointment of Surtees Hanover failing to make the Hambletonian final.

The 3-year-old fillies raced the night before at the Romme track and it was the trio of Lily Kronos (Varenne), Innocent Face and I�m A Beauty Face, all trained by Lutfi Kolgjini, who finished one, two, three in a 1:55.4 mile rate over 1,640 meters. Owners Mats and Olov Eriksson also picked up a winner�s check of $127,000 for Lilly Kronos.

The Romme track also held the V75 Saturday card where the Gold division was won by Super Light (Super Arnie), who has returned to racing after spending the spring and summer at stud. He took his third win in a row since the comeback for trainer-driver Jorgen Westholm, timed in a mile rate of 1:58 over 2,140 meters.

L�Amiral Mauzun, the 2007 Elitlopp winner who has dominated racing in Scandinavia this summer with four major victories, returned to France last weekend and easily won the Grand Prix du Conseil G�n�ral des Alpes-Maritimes, which was raced over 2,100 meters (1 5/16 miles) at the Cagnes-sur-Mer-track in Nice for a total purse of $180,000.

The 9-year-old gelded L�Amiral Mauzun (Bon Conseil), took command after about 600 meters with Jean Michel Bazire in the bike and was never headed. The Amiral was timed in a mile rate of 1:56.2 while defeating the Netherlands-owned and bred Unforgettable (Diamond Way). Giuseppe Bi (Toss Out) was third.

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