Derby time in Denmark
by Thomas Hedlund
Derby Day in Copenhagen, Denmark is one of the country’s most well-attended harness racing events. On Sunday (Aug. 31), 12 trotters will gather behind the car as the $270,000 Danish Derby for 4-year-olds is scheduled.
Four elimination heats were held at Charlottenlund racetrack on Aug. 13, the distance of those races was 2,500 meters.
In Sunday’s final, the distance is 500 meters longer, as usual and it’s a really tough test for the relatively fresh trotters racing over 3,000 meters.
The day before, Saturday (Aug. 30), will be highlighted by the 4-year-old females racing in the $160,000 Derby for mares and probable favorite Kilimanjaro Face (Googoo Gaagaa) has a great chance of capturing her second big win this year.
Adrian Kolgjini’s horse was outstanding in the $160,000 Stosprintern in July and from a perfect 3 post, she can be hard to beat.
$160,000 DANISH DERBY FOR MARES
2,000 meters
PP — Horse — Sire — Driver
1. Kaley D C — Wishing Stone — Michael Lönborg
2. Karoline Gardenia — Great Challenger — Thomas Uhrberg
3. Kilimanjaro Face — Googoo Gaagaa — Adrian Kolgjini
4. Know Your Shadow — Cantab Hall — Birger Jörgensen
5. Keen Lady Josselyn — Maharajah — Steen Juul
6. Karla di Damgård — Papagayo E — Jörgen Sjunnesson
7. Kimibi Kini — Great Challenger — Henrik Lönborg
8. Kissingstone Engel — Wishing Stone — Sören Johansson
9. Kirsten Tinghöj — Dominion Beach — Jan Dahlgaard
10. Kleopatra S F — Readly Express — Stefan Persson
11. Kandis C N — Wishing Stone — Ken Ecce
12. Kiwi Shadow — Broad Bahn — Kasper Foget
$270,000 DANISH DERBY
3,000 meters
PP — Horse — Sire — Driver
1. Kesse Tårs — Donato Hanover — Knud Mönster
2. Kungfufighting — Nuncio — Jan Dahlgaard
3. Kreadlys Lew — Readly Express — Joakim Lövgren
4. Kalles Krisbe Notz — Executive Caviar — Jörgen Sjunnesson
5. Kingston — Great Challenger — Michael Lönborg
6. Klinton — Varenne — Birger Jörgensen
7. Kaboom — Love You — Axel Jacobsen
8. Kalle May — Great Challenger — Per Oleg Midtfjeld
9. Kermit — Varenne — Jeppe Juel
10. King Legend — Victor Gio — Rene Kjaer
11. Karlo Molar — Googoo Gaagaa — Magnus A. Djuse
12. Koogoo Gaagaa — Googoo Gaagaa — Stefan Persson
