V75 (jackpot): Reden's crazy July – new hot chances in Bolllnäs
Daniel Redén has pulled away from his opponents in the trainer standings and his horses have made SEK 22 million so far this year.
This after three fantastic weeks in July – where Redén won four big stake finals and made almost SEK 8 million in earnings, just in that short period.
On Saturday, he will most likely add to that number as the Solvalla trainer has several hot chances in V75 at Bollnäs.
"Joker Mearas is in the form of his life and has come up huge twice recently," says Redén, about one of his six V75 starters.
Last Sunday, Daniel Redén won Stochampionatet at Axevalla for the third time as a trainer when Kinglet Bird was simply the best together with Örjan Kihlström. The winner's share in Sweden’s biggest race for 4-year-old mares was SEK 2.4 million.
But Redén has not only won Stochampionatet in the first three weeks of July. Just a few weeks ago, he won the Sprint Championship with Crown, driven by Erik Adielsson, a title worth SEK 1.2 million. He also won S:t Michel-Ajo in Mikkeli, Finland with Don Fanucci Zet, worth SEK 897,000. On top of that, Epic Kronos won Margaretas Tidiga Unghästserie for 4-year-olds and made SEK 300,000.
When Hail Mary finished second in Årjängs Stora Sprinterlopp, he made SEK 250,000 and last year's winner of Hugo Åbergs Memorial will try to defend his title this year. Daniel also has Don Fanucci Zet in the race, since he qualified by winning in Mikkeli. The list of big wins can get even longer before July is over as Daniel Redén's horses are red hot in Hugo Åbergs, next Tuesday, July 30 at Jägersro. The super month of July is still not over for Sweden's leading trainer.
Leads the trainer standings by SEK 5 million
With all the success this month, Redén has pulled away from his competitors in the trainer standings. Only in the first three weeks of July, his horses have made almost SEK 8 million and won 21 out of 77 starts. Redén leads all trainers with SEK 22,006,712 in earnings this year. The stable has 89 wins in 340 starts, equaling a brilliant winning percentage of 26. He is SEK 5 million ahead of the second-placed Daniel Wäjersten, with SEK 17.2 million in earnings. Third is Alessandro Gocciadoro with SEK 16.7 million.
That number will likely increase on Saturday when the Solvalla trainer has six starters in V75. On paper, it looks like several hot chances in a jackpot-infused race card, with SEK 39 million in the pool for all seven winners picked. The following information is taken from Daniel Redén's website, published Monday afternoon.
"11 Mahala (V75-1) has been fantastic lately and feels good in training, she trained today (Monday) and nothing suggests her form would be declining. She is at her best when she gets to use her speed and I hope she gets a covered-up trip, she doesn't want to do too much of the work herself, out wide. No changes," says Redén on his website.
"4 Mister Hercules (V75-3) raced well in his last start and we are on the right path, his gait is much smoother now. I think that last start will improve him significantly. He likes 1,600 meters, that's his best distance. We will continue with the same equipment again, he will race in the Finn Tack sulky, as he did in his last start".
"10 Xanthis Harvey (V75-3) was fantastic in his last start, but I still wasn't completely satisfied with him, he didn't feel smooth before or after the race. It has taken time, but now he feels good enough to try here. There aren't that many races for him to race in and starting in the second tier is good for him. He will probably race in the Finn Tack sulky, it's shorter and wider and suits him well".
"Has shown huge improvement - last time out was brilliant"
"7 Imperator F.I. (V75-5) has shown huge improvement lately and gets better with each start. Last time out was brilliant. He rested and has trained well, he still feels good and trained a bit tougher today, Monday. Unfortunately, he drew poorly but he has no problem with the distance. I hope he can find a spot somewhere and he will race well. He has been injured and tries as hard as possible, so I don't want to pressure him too much, so no changes".
"1 Joker Mearas (V75-6) is in the form of his life and has found another level lately. He can leave fast if he's in the right mood and minds his manners. He has come up with huge efforts twice recently and I think he will race well again. He trained outside of another horse today (Monday) to boost his form. He usually trains behind horses, but today he was upfront to train a bit tougher, to sharpen his form a bit extra. No changes".
"11 Fat Rabbit (V75-6) was a bit sluggish in his last start and we thought he was sick, but couldn't find anything. In the barn that he's in, we have had some problems, either with the feed or the hay, but we have looked at that and hopefully, that will be corrected this week. He will train this week, and I hope that he races well now with shorter time in between starts. 2,600 meters is also better for him. He will race in a regular style sulky, or the Finn Tack sulky, since gets too nervous in an American sulky