Elitloppet

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Elitloppet is an annual Swedish Group One harness racing horse race that has taken place in Solvalla hippodrome, Stockholm, every year since 1952. The competition is part of the European Grand Circuit. The winner is decided through two semi-finals, followed by a final. The overall prize money for the 2006 event was €535,780. The fastest recorded time for the 1609 metre race was 1'09"4, ran by Jag de Bellouet in 2006. However, this time was later disqualified after the rider failed a drug test.

[edit] Past winners

Year	Horse	Driver	Country	Odds of winner	Winning time
2006	Conny Nobell	Björn Goop	Sweden	--	1.09,9
2005	Steinlager	Per Oleg Midfjeld	Norway	1,86	1.10,0
2004	Gidde Palema	Åke Svanstedt	Sweden	1,34	1.10,0
2003	From Above	Örjan Kihlström	Sweden	9,44	1.10,1
2002	Varenne	Giampaolo Minucci	Italy	1,32	1.10,2
2001	Varenne	Giampaolo Minucci	Italy	1,47	1.10,7
2000	Victory Tilly	Stig H Johansson	Sweden	3,10	1.10,5
1999	Remington Crown	Joseph Verbeeck	France	4,10	1.12,6
1998	Moni Maker	Wally Hennessey	USA	2,20	1.10,6
1997	Gum Ball	Stig H Johansson	Sweden	4,95	1.12,3
1996	Coktail Jet	Jean-Etienne Dubois	France	4,33	1.11,4
1995	Copiad	Erik Berglöf	Sweden	1,39	1.11,3
1994	Copiad	Erik Berglöf	Sweden	2,38	1.11,8
1993	Sea Cove	Joseph Verbeeck	Germany	2,51	1.11,9
1992	Billyjojimbob	Murray Brethour	Canada	2,40	1.11,8
1991	Peace Corps	Stig H Johansson	Sweden	1,41	1.12,2
1990	Mack Lobell	Thomas Nilsson	Sweden	1,59	1.11,0
1989	Napoletano	Stig H Johansson	Sweden	1,57	1.12,8
1988	Mack Lobell	John D Campbell	USA	1,52	1.11,3
1987	Utah Bulwark	Stig H Johansson	Sweden	6,31	1.12,1
1986	Rex Rodney	Kjell Håkonsen	Norway	1,51	1.13,4
1985	Meadow Road	Torbjörn Jansson	Sweden	5,72	1.11,6
1984	The Onion	Stig H Johansson	Sweden	2,34	1.12,2
1983	Ianthin	Paul Delanoe	France	4,15	1.13,2
1982	Ideal du Gazeau	Eugène Lefèvre	France	2,06	1.13,2
1981	Jorky	Leopold Verroken	France	3,65	1.13,2
1980	Ideal du Gazeau	Eugène Lefèvre	France	3,05	1.13,8
1979	Pershing	Berndt Lindstedt	Sweden	1,71	1.13,7
1978	Hadol du Vivier	Jean Rene Gougeon	Frankrike	2,56	1.14,0
1977	Eleazar	Leopold Verroken	France	3,55	1.16,0
1976	Dimitria	Leopold Verroken	France	2,47	1.15,8
1975	Timothy T.	Giancarlo Baldi	Italy	2,81	1.17,2
1974	Timothy T.	Giancarlo Baldi	Italy	2,70	1.15,7
1973	Ego Boy	Ingemar Olofsson	Sweden	2,03	1.23,8
1972	Dart Hanover	Berndt Lindstedt	Sweden	1,27	1.15,3
1971	Tidalium Pelo	Jean Mary	France	1,80	1.14,7
1970	Eileen Eden	Johannes Frömming	Italy	21,12	1.15,5
1969	Fresh Yankee	Joe O'Brien	USA	2,67	1.15,8
1968	Eileen Eden	Johannes Frömming	Italy	1,30	1.15,8
1967	Roquepine	Henri Levesque	France	1,38	1.15,1
1966	Roquepine	Henri Levesque	France	3,24	1.15,3
1965	Elma	Johannes Frömming	USA	1,42	1.16,5
1964	Pack Hanover	Sergio Brighenti	Italy	4,39	1.15,4
1963	Ozo	Roger Massue	France	1,31	1.16,5
1962	Eidelstedter	Johannes Frömming	West Germany	4,65	1.17,4
1961	Kracovie	Roger Vercruysse	France	3,34	1.20,3
1960	Honoré II	Raoul Simonard	France	21,04	1.19,1
1959	Jamin	Jean Riaud	France	1,21	1.21,1
1958	Io d'Amour	Gerhard Krüger	West Germany	1,25	1.18,4
1957	Gelinotte	Charlie Mills	France	1,67	1.16,8
1956	Gelinotte	Charlie Mills	France	1,24	1.16,7
1955	Gutemberg A.	A. Deheeger	France	9,85	1.18,9
1954	Carné	Olle Persson	Sweden	8,65	1.18,7
1953	Frances Bulwark	Sören Nordin	Sweden	2,25	1.20,6
1952	Permit	Walter Heitman	West Germany	2,16	1,17,3