V75®: Two strong contenders from the successful trainer—"Very good for the class"
The horses from the David Persson stable have already made more money this year than during the entire previous year.
Success continues for the Axevalla-based trainer, who has steadily moved up the ranks and is now among the top names in Swedish trotting.
“It’s been going really well. We’ve made more money for the owners than we’ve billed out in training fees. That’s pretty cool,” says David Persson, who has two horses in good form racing in V75 in Halmstad.
“Both horses are good for their respective classes, so it looks interesting.”
It’s time for one of the summer’s biggest highlights: the Sprint Championship weekend in Halmstad. After the Sprint Championship is raced on Thursday night, V75 takes place on Saturday—and that’s where the successful David Persson makes the trip with two horses in good form.
Each year, his stable’s results have improved, and this season is a real breakthrough. The mid-year figures show SEK 6.0 million in earnings, already surpassing last year’s total of SEK 5.4 million. That’s an all-time high—and with a winning percentage of 20 and top-three finishes in nearly 100 of 199 starts, the success is undeniable.
As recently as this past Saturday, Nightlife In finished second in the E3 final behind Wise Guy, trotting 1:12.7 over 2,140 meters and earning SEK 750,000.
“It’s gone really well. We’ve made more money than we’ve billed out in training fees—4.5 million invoiced and SEK 6 million earned. That’s cool,” says David Persson, who trains 45 horses at Bjertorp and currently ranks 11th in Sweden by earnings.
“It’s gone really well. We’ve made more money than we’ve billed out in training fees—4.5 million invoiced and SEK 6 million earned. That’s cool,” says David Persson, who trains 45 horses at Bjertorp and currently ranks 11th in Sweden by earnings.
Why the continued success?
“I think the main reason is that the stock has improved steadily. That’s probably the biggest factor. Also, it makes a big difference when you can compete in the big-money races like the STL races and other major events. We’ve been doing that consistently.”“Nightlife In performed really well last Saturday. We got the race we wanted, leading the whole way, but were simply beaten by a better horse. It’s much easier to accept a loss in that kind of situation. That second place felt almost like a win.”
“I think he’ll trot a high 1:10 or low 1:11”
David Persson has two V75 starters this Saturday, and it looks interesting on paper for both.He starts with Global Enjoy in the second leg, coming off two straight wins under saddle (monté). Now back in sulky racing, he’s drawn perfectly with the inside post behind the gate and Carl Johan Jepson in the sulky.
“1 Global Enjoy (V75-2) looked like a good fit for monté, and since he had two suitable races with decent purses, we tried it. He won both convincingly, but he’s not strictly a monté horse—he’s also done well in sulky.Now we’re going back to sulky racing, and I believe he’s definitely competitive in the Bronze division. Even though he’s only won once in sulky, he always puts in solid efforts and handles any pace. He’s developing steadily and is consistent.
He has a perfect post and he’s pretty quick out of the gate—above average—so he should get a good position up front. I think he can trot a low 1:11 or even a high 1:10. He will race barefoot all around again and in the Finntack sulky he’s raced in before. We’re making a small bridle change—from full cups to open cup blinkers.”
“1 Global Enjoy (V75-2) looked like a good fit for monté, and since he had two suitable races with decent purses, we tried it. He won both convincingly, but he’s not strictly a monté horse—he’s also done well in sulky.Now we’re going back to sulky racing, and I believe he’s definitely competitive in the Bronze division. Even though he’s only won once in sulky, he always puts in solid efforts and handles any pace. He’s developing steadily and is consistent.
He has a perfect post and he’s pretty quick out of the gate—above average—so he should get a good position up front. I think he can trot a low 1:11 or even a high 1:10. He will race barefoot all around again and in the Finntack sulky he’s raced in before. We’re making a small bridle change—from full cups to open cup blinkers.”
“He’s surprised us this year – very strong”
In the sixth leg, David Persson sends out the strong Let Me In, who benefits from the long distance. He was second in the Örebro International stayer race earlier this spring and then runner-up in another long-distance V75 race in Copenhagen. In his last start in Kalmar, he ran into traffic trouble and eventually made a break.
“10 Let Me In (V75-6) had everything go wrong last time. A horse in front of him tired and he got stuck behind it, and got dragged back to last. Then he had to chase, and in the stretch another horse stopped and got in his way. Björn (Goop) had to throw him out, and the horse just lost his footing.
Björn said the horse was loaded and felt like he's in excellent form. So, we’re trying again. He’s positively surprised us this year and raced very well. He’s made great money and is absolutely competitive in the Silver division. I feel really good about this race—if he gets the right trip and things work out, he’ll race really well again. No changes; he will go as he has recently. I think it looks promising for him too,” says David Persson.
“10 Let Me In (V75-6) had everything go wrong last time. A horse in front of him tired and he got stuck behind it, and got dragged back to last. Then he had to chase, and in the stretch another horse stopped and got in his way. Björn (Goop) had to throw him out, and the horse just lost his footing.
Björn said the horse was loaded and felt like he's in excellent form. So, we’re trying again. He’s positively surprised us this year and raced very well. He’s made great money and is absolutely competitive in the Silver division. I feel really good about this race—if he gets the right trip and things work out, he’ll race really well again. No changes; he will go as he has recently. I think it looks promising for him too,” says David Persson.