Elitloppet 1988 - The Elimination Heats

Sugarcane Hanover / Gunnar Eggen and Mack Lobell / John Campbell win elimination heats for the !988 Elitloppet at Solvalla.

[@LA8PVCallingTheWorld]

Tack för denna! Rockn Roll loppet nummer 1 inom travet... den där öppningen är legendarisk!

[@lobell88]

Thanks for posting this - one of my favourite races! The drama of Sugarcane and Napoletano coming back after their early errors is brilliant.

[@BCTMarcus]

Thanks for uploading!! Pity that Action Skoatter (the speedy grey mare) disliked travelling .... she was nervous and over-heated But man, did I like to watch trotters like Mack Lobell, Sugarcane Hanover and Napoletano! Sweet memories indeed.

[@lgla]

I watched these races from ring-side, right in front of the winner circle. In fact, Mack Lobell just stopped in front of me while warming up, caused by the crowd cheering from the stands and wouldn´t leave. :) Chuck Sylvester needed to show him the whip before he would start moving again. Great memories.

[@watchingponies]

Dappere brave brave brave sweet beautiful Action Skoatter..giving the big ones a race for their money. Opening in 1:06.9..

[@watchingponies]

Thought it was 06.9... but my Swedish is way off, so you could be right :) Action was fast as a bullit anyway. She is oficially Dutch Horse of the Century. The 1988 Elitlopp was great.

[@TerjeTungrock]

Eh...little late for answering but LOL :first 500 meters opened just UNDER 05,0 ! 1000 meters at 1,11. wins at 12,3 :)

[@watchingponies]

:,) Thank You Igla!

[@brianjschumer]

No horse could beat Mack Lobell up until this time and this was the Golden Era of trotting. Im including (Ourasi) He was never the same after his European tour still great but not unbeatable..How many great hall of fame horses raced in 1988..Scenic Regal,Grades Singing, Go Get Lost, Sugarcane Hanover, Action Skoatter, I know Italy also had a great horse, and France had a few.. we will never see that again

[@maryann86042]

I had Huggie Hanover as a two year old i broke him and i gave him up as a three year old to get married. I loved that horse.

[@CVicccen]

I remember this, both finishing 1st and 2nd, this would never happen in todays harness racing :)

[@lgla]

@maryann86042 He raced i Sweden to the mid 90s. After that, I don´t have a clue

[@LA8PVCallingTheWorld]

opening after 500m was under 1.050 .. that horrible since this was 32 years ago

[@maryann86042]

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO HUGGIE HANOVER?

[@nissehult9470]

Roligt att se, jag var faktiskt på plats 1988: Mack Lobell tog inte ett enda travsteg under uppvärmningen för att sedan skärpa sig i loppet