V86®: Count on Lövgren's trio
Joakim Lövgren is a sure bet at Jägersro.
When the track co-hosts V86® this Wednesday, the hometown trainer is racing an interesting trio.
The Elitlopp weekend is around the corner. But first, V86® needs to be taken care of.
While our capital's track gets set up for the big weekend, Norway's counterpart Bjerke is co-hosting this week's V86 card together with Jägersro. The Malmö racetrack's reigning trainer champion is Joakim Lövgren and when opening up the program, it is pretty clear that he has a few good chances again this week.
The first horse to race out of Lövgren's three starters on V86 is the tough mare 7 Lady Beluga (V86-2), who has made over SEK 1 million in her career. She started off the year in the best possible way, winning after a splendid finish. Last time out on V75, the trip she got was too tough.
"It was too tough for her last time out in Örebro, but she was very good in the start prior, in a lunch race when she was in a bit cheaper. We are hoping for something similar now and it looks a like this field is a little bit easier than in her last start" says Joakim.
She has two starts in her legs now, do you think that she has improved with the last start?
"She was good already in her seasonal debut, it was a strong effort and the feeling I got was that she was already close to top form. If she can copy that effort, I think she should be in the mix".
A four-year-old with a bright future
A horse with a very interesting future is 7 Global Difference (V86-4).
The four-year-old has gotten a promising start to his career with four wins in six starts. He is undefeated so far this year, after being impressive at his home track last time out. He goes out on the sprint distance again, just like in his most recent start.
"Global Difference is not really a sprinter per se, but he has good, long speed which he has used in these starts. He has an efficient way of saving his energy until the stretch and his form is still good, so we will see how far that takes him this time".
He made a short break while advancing last time out, what happened there?
"He was struck in the face by the whip of the driver in front of him, actually. So it was good of him to get back trotting again".
Is he a horse with a lot of potential?
"I think so. He has an efficient gait, it doesn't feel like he trots as fast as he actually does which means that he can save his energy. He has a very energy-saving gait, he sort of just floats, so my feeling is that he should be able to step through a couple of classes going forward".
So there are bigger plans for Global Difference this fall?
"Yes, but we will see. It definitely feels like he is a horse for V75 and whether or not we will try him in any of the bigger stakes remains to be seen. If so, he has to continue this nice development curve that he has shown, but we are happy that he has been as good as he has so far, and maybe we will give it a try".
Delivered big time for his new trainer
The Jägersro trainer's trio is completed by the interesting six-year-old 10 Natorp Bo (V86-8).
He is a horse who has been around different stables and last time out, he made his first start for Joakim Lövgren. It was a debut that made you want more. Natorp Bo raced on his own in splendid isolation and won by open lengths after having trotted the last 500 meters faster than 1:09-speed.
"It was a very easy win for him. This time, it's a much tougher race and completely different conditions, starting with a 20-meter handicap. That's something new for him and we will see how he handles that".
Your horse looked loaded on the front end?
"He was. I don't have a lot to compare with to know if he always gets excited like that, but it looked worse than it was. I wasn't really going that fast the entire race, we were down 1:18-speed in the middle of it but we were still up by 30 meters, so it wasn't as fast as one might think".
It looks like an exciting Wednesday night for you?
"Yes, I agree. We hope so".