After Derby Day, Lea Olsen has passed two million kroner in total earnings, and she is so far Denmark’s winning-most trainer this year. At the same time, Klampenborg’s two great luminaries, Søren Jensen and Bent Olsen, each passed 1.5 million kroner in total earnings.
LEA OLSEN HAS TAKEN TWO CLASSIC WINS THIS YEAR.
Lea’s biggest win of the year has been the Toronado son Albarella’s victory in the Jydsk Derby.
But in addition, Lea has won two Classic races this year: the Danish 2000 Guineas, also with Albarella, and the Swedish 2000 Guineas at Bro Park with Karin Salling’s now late Beethoven (Goken).
Albarella was fourth in the Danish Derby, where the distance was probably beyond him.
THE 2-YEAR-OLD STARS RETURNED.
At the end of last year, Søren Jensen had two of the truly big stars on his hands and the prospect of a highly promising three-year-old season.
But not everything went quite as expected – and yet.
It began fantastically with Taifuu’s fine win in the Mawj Stakes at Meydan in Dubai.
Later, the Japan daughter was fifth in the Jumeirah 1000 Guineas (L), but back in Denmark she picked up an injury that led to a long break from racing, and it was uncertain whether she would be ready for Derby Day.
But Taifuu made it. She won the Larch Ærespræmie decisively, and she will be exciting to follow for the rest of the season.
She already has 661,376 kroner in the bank this year.
Cosmopolitan took a long time to get going this year. But when he finally found his form and got out over the distance, he once again showed his quite wonderful finishing speed.
Perhaps another Classic win is waiting for Cosmopolitan (Make Believe), who has so far earned 613,925 kroner.
Søren Jensen has also enjoyed success this year with Lulu Tøpholm’s Sunday Fudge (Reliable Man), who has already won three times, including the Bloomers’ Vase (L) at Bro Park. In total, that has so far amounted to earnings of 279,975 kroner this year.
GREAT WISH – SCANDINAVIA’S HIGHEST-RATED HORSE.
Great Wish is not only Scandinavia’s winning-most horse this year with earnings of one million kroner, but also Scandinavia’s highest-rated horse on a handicap mark of 96.
Bent Olsen can be extremely proud to be the trainer of Great Wish, whose career has exceeded even the wildest expectations.
Great Wish’s outstanding win in the Dubai Sprint (L) was impressive, but the sixth place in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (Gr.1) at Ascot, in a field of Europe’s best sprinters, ranks among the finest achievements in recent Scandinavian racing history.
A LONG WAY UP TO NIELS PETERSEN.
Scandinavia’s by far winning-most trainer this year – as so often before – is Niels Petersen, who has won more than five million kroner on the Scandinavian tracks alone.
Among the big money-earners are the Swedish Derby winner Doc Holliday (Appel Au Maitre), Easywithme ((El Kabeir), who has won the Margareta Wettermarks Minneslöpning and the Fawzia Stakes, and last year’s Danish Derby winner Grab The Moment (Go Go Gadget), who won the Dansk Breeders’ Cup at Klampenborg.
Also Lord Mountbatten (Connect), who has won the Valley Chapel Memorial (L) at Jägersro, and the unbeaten Lord Of The Moon (Sea The Moon), who won the Jockeyklubbens Grand Prix at Bro Park.
And finally Mount Kilimanjaro (Siyouni), who has won the Danish Jockey Club Cup (L) at Klampenborg, the Stockholms Stora Pris (Gr.3) at Bro Park and most recently the Pokalløb (L) on Derby Day.
Niels Petersen tops the trainers’ championship in Sweden and at Øvrevoll, while Lea Olsen tops the trainers’ table at Klampenborg.
