From humble beginnings, he became one of the best three-year-olds, then went on to dominate as an aged trotter. In was at stud he...
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He was a nasty colt, and the only – to date – Elitlopp-winner to be led to the winners’ circle by two grooms...
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She was bought as a bit of a gamble, and let her nerves get the better of her in her European debut. It wouldn’t take long...
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French trotters that visited Sweden in the 50s tended to dominate and the desire to bring in French bloodlines were very strong...
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They bought the injured colt and brought him to Europe for stallion duty. But when Pershing healed he looked so good it was...
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It wasn’t just a win, it was humilating demonstration of supremacy. It was unthinkable really, that an – in North...
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In Sweden one horse is, above all, responsible for the growth of harness racing. According to famed trainer Stig-H Johansson, trotting in Sweden has Ego Boy to thank for its popularity. The horse was an unlikely superstar that came from nowhere to become one of the world’s top aged trotters before his unexplainable death while still at the top.
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The idea of crossing trotters and pacers is nothing new, and every so often a star trotter with this background emerges. In the 1970s the foremost trotter-pacer cross was Zoot Suit, bred by Norman Woolworth. His oddball pedigree meant he wasn’t an attractive stallion to US breeders upon retirement, but in Sweden he was welcomed with open arm and became a stallion sensation.
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