He was played as a favorite in the final last year – now he gets a chance for revenge for the cable harvest.
Francesco Zet (Father Patrick) is the fifth horse that will be invited to the last Sunday in May.
“He is a fantastic horse that broke a world record last year, and this year he is sharpened to run very quickly in Elitloppet,” says Anders Malmrot.
When Francesco Zet took the lead in the final, many thought that it would be a Swedish victory in Elitloppet 2024, but when the smoke clarified, he was a fourth place in his elitloppet behind the French winner Horsy Dream. After the start of the last year in Elitloppet, he won the millions of dollars Norrbottens Stora Pris and Sundvall Open Trot-Wo Francesco Zet for the up-to-date world record of 1.09.4 over 2140 meters with autostart. In this incredible performance, he defeated the Borups victory of Elitloppet second.
In between he was in the Åby World Grand Trix, again behind Horsy Dream, and on the list of successes there is a total of ten million dollar victories for the seven-year-old stallion, who has previously exceeded 23 million Kronor in his fantastic career.
Elitloppet Manager Anders Malmrot announced on Saturday in V75 directly in the TV4 via a link from Solvalla's top competition that Francesco Zet is the fifth horse that receives a pink ticket for this year's edition – the second Swedish horse in Elitloppet 2025.
Solvalla coach Daniel Redén won Elitloppet 2021 with Don Fanucci Zet and now has a up-to-date chance to win the world's largest sprint race.
– He has a little more muscles, is better calibrated and I am incredibly excited about what we will see on the route of Francesco Zet, says Daniel Redén.
Facts Francesco Zet
Age: 7 years
Sex: stallion father
: Father Patrick
Mother: Shaqline
Starter/result: 31 (25-2-1)
Deserved: 23,355,000 seconds
Data record: 1.08.7 Autostart (1609 m)
Owner: Stand Zet (Daniel Redén)
Trainer: Daniel Redén
Bawn: Carolina Persson
Breeder: Brixton Medical (Daniel speech port)
Nationality: Swedish
Elitloppet is the main attraction during the elitelopp weekend, which is arranged in Solvalla in Stockholm on May 23 to 25, 2025. Elitloppet is an invitation race in which 16 horses compete in two different attempts with eight horses in eight horses. The top four in each attempt meet in a final in which the winner receives five million seconds.
Invited horses for Elitloppet 2025: Go on Boy (France), Logan Park (Canada), Borups Victory (Sweden), The Lokomotive (Australia), Francesco Zet (Sweden)
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