Quote from NiekH on May 27, 2026, 4:28 PM

Quote from Purple Aura on May 27, 2026, 4:21 PM

Outstanding summary. I'll take Dream Mine. Probably wont see the race. Going to Tennessee for a week leaving Saturday. Driving right thru Kentucky makes me a little sad, but going to have fun with one of my brothers and other friends. 

I'll post the replays, have fun in Tennessee 

Quote from NiekH on May 27, 2026, 5:13 PM

Another little thing of interest. On the Saturday of the Sweden Cup (B Elitloppet) and Harper Hanovers Lopp(Long distance race) there is another interesting starter. In Race 8 on Saturday with post 10 we'll find Loxahatchee. History Hanover's half brother is looking to take the win in this Silver Division paying roughly $32,000 to the winner

Quote from Lonnie on May 27, 2026, 7:22 PM

Thank you, @niekh

I will go with Diva EK.

It will be exciting to watch!

Quote from Lonnie on May 27, 2026, 7:31 PM

Program:  https://www.solvalla.se/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/260531_Solvalla_V85_28_slutversion.pdf

Don't print it!  It's 80 pages!!

Quote from NiekH on May 27, 2026, 7:37 PM

A little tip for everyone, a quick rough estimate on the conversion from SEK to USD is to divide by 10. 

For example. the winner of the Elitloppet will receive 5.000.000 SEK divide by 10 and you'd receive $500,000 USD. The true conversion is $537.000 USD. 

The program for Saturday also has some good races:
https://www.solvalla.se/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/260530_Solvalla_V85_27_slutversion.pdf

Quote from pcmark15 on May 29, 2026, 2:21 AM

I usually like horses that have some odds on them, I doubt that's going to be the case with this horse but I'm going to go with Idao de Tillard.

Quote from NiekH on May 30, 2026, 9:18 AM

For those who want a program a little shorter than the 80 page magazine that they publish:
https://cdn.travsport.se/startlists/trot/sport/616364.pdf

Quote from MaywoodAl on May 30, 2026, 11:45 AM

Gio Cash for me. 

Do Europeans handicap more on race replays? The programs seem to have limited info. Perhaps I am just used to the North American style of past performances

Quote from NiekH on May 30, 2026, 12:03 PM

Quote from MaywoodAl on May 30, 2026, 11:45 AM

Gio Cash for me. 

Do Europeans handicap more on race replays? The programs seem to have limited info. Perhaps I am just used to the North American style of past performances

You are right in that we have a bit different info on our programs. But also because of the different distances we race at, you can't really have fractional times. It also really depends on which country you see the program of. But the Swedish program shows most of what is relevant to know. For example the shoeing choices of the last starts. Only thing I miss would be what type of race it was and who was the top 3. 

What data do you miss?