Nakiska in impressive finish

NAKISKA (SE) (file photo) delivered a fantastic finish in Friday’s race at Eskilstuna, securing a surprise third-place finish!

Starting from post 12, the 3-year-old Nakiska—trained by Fredrik Wallin and driven by Per Lennartsson—was handled patiently at the start and positioned at the back of the field along the inside rail.

The outsider Giola led from start to finish (splits of 1:12.3/500m and 1:14.7/1000m) and won easily in 1:15.0a/2140 meter.

With 850 meters remaining, Nakiska moved out to the second path, and as they entered the final turn, she was sent on an attack out wide.

There was a significant gap to the leaders around the final turn, but Nakiska finished incredibly strongly to claim third place (17,500 SEK) with a time of 15.3.

Race video: CLICK HERE

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4-yo LILLY WYNN (DK)—trained by Celine Samuelsson—also competed at Eskilstuna with Adam Hanley in the bike; unfortunately, she broke stride at the start and finished unplaced in 1:17.1a/2140 meter.

Race video: CLICK HERE