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2008 Elitlopp Now History

May 25, 2008

The Italian-foaled but French-trained Exploit Caf, driven by Jean Michel Bazire, won the Elitlopp after a thrilling finish in 1:52.2.f, in which he wore down his stablemate, Oiseau de Feux, driven by Björn Goop, who had led all the way.

Enough Talk proved he could trot alongside Europe’s best as he finished a strong third in Sweden’s Elitlopp on Sunday.

Trained by Peter Kleinhans, Enough Talk was the United States invitee to Europe’s most prestigious trotting event held at Solvalla Racecourse in Stockholm. Luc Ouellette steered Enough Talk to a second-place finish in his elimination and worked out a similar pocket trip in the final. They found room late in the stretch and got up to finish third behind the winner Exploit Caf and his stablemate Oiseau Feux. The mile race was clocked in 1:52.1.

Enough Talk’s return to his barn at the Meadowlands could be delayed. The trotter’s strong performance earned him an invitation to compete in the Copenhagen Cup on June 6 in Denmark. Kleinhans is strongly considering the opportunity and will make a decision in the coming days.

Enough Talk has won four of 11 races in 2008. He set a 1:52.2 world record at Dover earlier this year and won a leg of the Su Mac Lad Series at the Meadowlands. Kleinhans purchased the 5-year-old gelding for $250,000 from Matthew Butcher Jr. on March 2, 2008.