Allegiant stuns in Elitloppet, blasts to World Record 1:48
May 31, 2026
Daniel Redén-trained Hunterton Bred, Born & Sold Allegiant, with Örjan Kihlström in the bike, delivered a performance for the ages Sunday (May 31) at Solvalla, roaring to the lead from post 7 and never looking back in the Elitloppet final. The 5-year-old mare stopped the clock in a jaw-dropping 1:48F, setting a new all-time world record.
Until Sunday afternoon, the fastest trotter in the world had been American gelding Homicide Hunter, who posted 1:48.4M at The Red Mile in 2018. That mark is history now.
The record now belongs to Allegiant, who turned in one of the most dazzling miles the sport has ever seen on Solvalla’s 1,000-meter track.
What made the effort even more remarkable was how she did it.
From a brutal outside draw in post 7, Allegiant fired off the gate, and opened the first fraction in :26, the half mile in :53, and still had enough left to finish the job in world-record fashion.
It was a pure catch-me-if-you-can performance — and nobody could.
“It’s completely unreal,” an emotional Kihlström said after the race. “It’s incredible that it was even possible. She was amazing.”
Allegiant only just made the final after finishing fourth in her elimination heat, where Kihlström gave her a patient, measured trip and saved plenty for later. But that placing also meant she would draw either post 7 or 8 for the final.
She landed post 7 — and Kihlström turned it into a launch pad.
It was also the first time in her career that Allegiant raced barefoot, and the change clearly made a major impact.
If ever a horse lived up to her name, this was it.
The result also snapped France’s recent grip on the race. After four straight French victories in the Elitloppet, Sweden swept the top two spots.
Last year’s Swedish Derby winner Dream Mine, trained by Jörgen Westholm and driven by Mats E. Djuse, finished second while defending champion Go On Boy, with Romain Derieux, checked in third.
French standout Idao de Tillard made a break at the start and was out of contention immediately, while the other French star, Inexess Bleu also went off stride during the race.
Double Deceiver, bred by Steve Stewart and Oakwood Farms, won the top stakes race at Solvalla on the eve of today’s Elitloppet.
Milton, ON — The Graduate Series, for 4-year-olds, started Saturday night (May 30) at Woodbine Mohawk Park with Hunterton Bred, Born & Sold Monserrate drawing first blood. Both the Graduate Pace and Trot opened with a single full-field division for a purse of C$101,250 each. On the trot, Monserrate got room up the rail late to win the Graduate Series opening leg in 1:52, giving driver Jason Bartlett and trainer Andrew Harris a second stakes win on the Saturday program. Leaving from post six in an overflow field of 11, Monserrate was a parked-out third at the opening quarter, which saw Hey Porter leading the group in :27. Monserrate marched up to the lead in the second split before allowing Mr Mouton to clear around just after a :55.2 half. Mr Walner Fashion was left first-up and pressed Mr Mouton’s wheel to three-quarters in 1:23.3. In the stretch, Mr Mouton did his best to fight off the outside challengers but couldn’t keep the rail shut, tiring late and opening up enough room for Monserrate to shoot through for the victory. Hey Porter finished third, while Warrior was fourth. A son of Chapter Seven , Monserrate was entering off a bounce-back 1:51.4 score at the Meadowlands on May 15. The Harris trainee has now won two of four starts this season and is a seven-time winner lifetime. Owned by Punisher 11 Stable LLC, Monserrate has earned over C$750,000 lifetime. Monserrate paid $4.40 to win. The Graduate Series now shifts to the Meadowlands for the next leg, on June 12.
The lone $50,000 KYSS dash for 4-year-old pacing mares also went to Dexter Dunn as he plowed forward past a :26.4 quarter to take the lead with 1-5 favorite Hunterton Bred, Born & Sold Three Times Bettor and roll down the road for a 1:49.4 victory under wraps at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Monday (May 25). She accelerated off middle fractions of :55 and 1:22.2 to easily put away pocket-chaser Aintnothingucando (Yannick Gingras) in second, beaten 2-1/4 lengths, with Rose (Tim Tetrick) motoring wide late for third. Odds On Chesapeake (Todd McCarthy) was shuffled back and gave pursuit for fourth. Three Times Bettor remains unbeaten from four starts this season and collected her eighth victory in a row. Thaddeus Weir owns the daughter of Bettor’s Delight-Three Times A Lady with 13 wins on her card from 21 starts and $288,814 earned. The Brett Pelling trainee paid $2.48 to win.
Hunterton Sold Captain Arturovico won on a day of Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) action at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Monday (May 25). Burke and Wrenn teamed in the race for a solid rebound victory with Captain Arturovico in a 1:50 front-stepping performance. Captain Arturovico cleared control past a :26.3 first quarter and carried his speed to a :54.2 half before stablemate Banderas (Yannick Gingras) angled first up to give pursuit. Banderas only made mild gains against Captain Arturovico to three-quarters in 1:22.1 and finished second best as the 3-5 favorite by three-quarter lengths while Lafitte (Tim Tetrick) saved ground to take third from pocket-sitter Delray Beach (Dexter Dunn), who settled for fourth. Captain Arturovico, a gelding by Captaintreacherous -Tilikum, won his first race from eight starts this season and his 13th race from 38 starts in his career, earning $390,809. He competes for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC, Weaver Bruscemi LLC, Larry Karr and Phillip Collura and he paid $8.02 to win.
Anderson, IN — A pair of $22,000 Opens headlined the 14-race program on Saturday (May 23) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, with Hunterton Bred & Born Drink Up Drink Up and Brandon Bates taking the Open Trot to stay hot, and Rollin Rosie scoring her first win of the season in the Mare Pace with Trace Tetrick. Out from the outside post six, Drink Up Drink Up jumped to an early challenge for the lead with Ponda Jet (Kyle Wilfong). Ponda Jet would win the early battle fending off Drink Up Drink Up to lead at the first quarter turn in :27.1. Drink Up Drink Up settled into the pocket spot while the field grew stagnant in a single file line with Ponda Jet leading the pack. Ponda Jet maintained his lead through the halfway point in :56.1. The post-time favorite Operator (Marcus Miller) was the first to break the ice up along the outside from fifth in the six-horse field. Operator moved into fourth on the outside before Drink Up Drink Up moved from the pocket on the leader Ponda Jet. At the three-quarters in 1:24.2, Ponda Jet remained the leader with Drink Up Drink Up alongside him and Niko Man (Atlee Bender) and Operator fighting for third. Motoring down the stretch, Ponda Jet and Drink Up Drink Up put on a slug fest scrapping for every inch. Meanwhile, the rest of the entire field closed in on the top two trotters, looking to get in on a piece of the action. Relentlessly trading blows down the stretch, Drink Up Drink Up delivered the knockout blow with a :28.1 last quarter hitting the wire in 1:52.4 a half-length up. Ponda Jet held on for second with Niko Man sneaking into third at 20-1. The entire field of six was separated by 1-3/4 lengths on the wire. The winning 6-year-old Trixton gelding is trained by Walter Haynes Jr. for owners Adam Friedland and Brian Carsey. Drink Up Drink Up added his sixth win of the season, boosting his lifetime earnings to $434,698. Drink Up Drink Up paid $8.60 to win.
Offspring of Perfect Sting proved the best in both New Jersey Sire Stakes Silver Division championships for 3-year-old pacers, with Hunterton Bred, Born & Sold Obliterate and Sting Girl capturing their respective divisions. Obliterate ($12.40), whom Patrick Ryder drove for trainer Chris Ryder, rode the pocket en route to a mild upset over 1-9 favorite Stingman (Dunn), lifting through the final eighth of a lifetime-best 1:51.3 mile to win the $40,000 male pace by a widening 2-length margin. In the $32,000 filly pace, Sting Girl ($12.80), whom Mark Herschberger drove for trainer Joe Holloway, mounted a long first-over climb out of fifth through the far turn before overpowering even-money choice Whoa Black Betty at the eighth pole en route to a 1-3/4-length, 1:54.1 score.
This Tactical Landing filly, the first foal out of the tremendous, $3 million-winning mare Jiggy Jog S, arrived on April 18 at Hunterton Farm in Kentucky. Jiggy Jog S, the Dan Patch Older Trotting Mare of the Year in both 2023 and 2024, won the $1 million Yonkers International in 2024 and Breeders Crown finals in 2022 and 2023, among other stakes wins. Jiggy Jog S posted a lifetime record of 24-10-2 in 41 starts and had a mark of 1:49.2. She will be bred next to Captain Corey.
Hunterton Bred, Born and Sold Illicit Behavior (Bettors Delight-Pettycoat Business) was a popular late-closing winner, accelerating from fifth around the final turn and pacing home in :26.3 for a half-length score in a career-best 1:52 mile. Bob McClure drove the colt, who is trained by Shawn Steacy and owned by Landmark 18 Racing Stable of Lansdowne, Ont., Hudson Standardbred Stable of Hudson, Que., and David Reid of Sydenham, Ont.
Hunterton Consigned & Bred Three Times Bettor (Dexter Dunn) persisted through a methodical first-over push in a quick tempo to score a track-record-equalling 1:48.3 win in hand in the KYSS final for pacing mares at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel. Dunn tipped his charge out of third after following a clip of :25.4 and :53.1 and inched towards pacesetter Odds On Chesapeake (Todd McCarthy) rolling to three-quarters in 1:20. As Odds On Chesapeake began to tire, Three Times Bettor grabbed the lead and scooted away confidently for a length win over pocket-sitter Aintnothingucando (Scott Zeron), who zipped up a seam at the pylons for second. Unreasonable (Jason Bartlett) followed the winner's cover to take third. Brett Pelling trains Three Times Bettor , a mare by Bettors Delight-Three Times A Lady, for owner Thaddeus Wier. The win was her seventh straight in a streak dating back to last season. She took her 12th win from 20 career starts and raised her bankroll to $365,068. The win price was $2.50. Her 1:48.3 clocking matched the track record for aged pacing mares set in 2022 by Blue Diamond Eyes.
Oak Grove, KY — The pair of $30,000 Open events at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Sunday (May 10) had starkly different payoff outcomes, but saw dominant performances from both Burnout and Three Times Bettor , who scored in the Open Pace and Fillies and Mares Open Pace respectively. A few races later, 1-9 favorite Three Times Bettor (Dexter Dunn) tightened the screws for her $100,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes final on Preakness Saturday (May 16) with a 1:50.1 jog in the co-featured $30,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace. Dunn, flying into town for only two drives on the day, circled the Brett Pelling trainee to the top after a :26.4 first quarter and gradually quickened while peeling away from the competition. She clocked a :55 half and 1:23.1 three-quarters and widened all the way to a 5-1/4-length win under wraps over Yankee B Something (Geremy Bobbit), who gave pursuit from a pocket ride in second. Bonitas Best Bet (Brandon Bates) saved ground to take third and Lyin’ Eyes (Joey Putnam) folded from a first-over push into the last turn for fourth. Thaddeus Weir owns Three Times Bettor, a 4-year-old daughter of Bettor’s Delight-Three Times A Lady. The mare won her 11th race from 19 starts and has now banked $213,814 in her career. She paid $2.22 to win.
