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https://travstugan.se/onsdagskronikan-16-septemberTitle translated
"It was in collaboration with a Michael Petrelli that I was able to reveal the circumstances surrounding The International Trot 2019, in Sweden often referred to as the World Cup race, last Saturday here at Travstugan."
Story by
Henrik Ingvarsson 16 september 2026, 15:00
"This is a commentary text. Opinions and analyses are the writer's own.
In the USA and New York, Michael Petrelli is deeply involved in something called the Equine Advocacy Alliance; where he fights for the rights and welfare of horses. Petrelli is a person who has always loved – and loves – the sport of trotting and the horse – but who, in his pursuit of a clean business and faith in honest people, free from doping, is fighting against headwinds in the American trotting sport.
His fight for this has cost him a lot, much as I can feel here at home.
In connection with several legal proceedings regarding doping in the USA, as I wrote on Saturday, a large number of documents have been made public by the U.S. Department of Justice, and more specifically the United States Attorney Southern District in New York.
A decision by the court on September 4, 2026, granted a request from the New Meadowlands Racetrack to make evidence public. Among other things, there is a phone interception that concerns the 2019 World Cup race, where a Holger Ehlert, who is currently frequently in Sweden, is involved."
"The controversial and repeatedly convicted doping Ehlert has, after many active years in Italy, now established himself in his home country of Germany, and now competes quite frequently in Sweden. For example, his horses recently won a total of four races during the Derby weekend at Jägersro.
“Don’t dig into old shit” is what some say about this. And other media is both strangely and remarkably silent about this highly remarkable fact. In these BRAND NEW information that Holger Ehlert has in my eyes been completely clear that he has been involved in yet another scandal.
In the released material that has just been made public, there was a telephone conversation between veterinarian Louis Grasso and a trainer at Conor Flynn.
Both involved in the major doping scandal that was revealed by the FBI a few years ago, where both were sentenced to hefty prison sentences. Where Flynn expresses that he wants "that thing you gave to the one who won the World Championship race (Zacon Gio, editor's note) before it joined the 'detention barn' (monitoring stable)".
The material contains far from only information related to the World Championship in Yonkers 2019. It is (masked) customer lists of this Louis Grasso, and there is a large amount of additional phone interception and text message conversations."
"And even if you already understand the scope of the FBI's investigation, it is shocking to take part in the dialogue so concretely.
How in the pursuit of money and success there are no doubts or moral barriers. As in the following, for example:
And yes, according to reliable information, this veterinarian, Louis Grasso, still holds a veterinary license in New York."
"RELEASE THE MATERIAL OF THE CONVERSATION"
"Here in Sweden, the now famous Licensing Committee came out with a new verdict at the end of last week – and if it was already dizzying before, it is now a pure labyrinth.
A six-month suspension and a 100,000 kronor fine were now a message to Veikko Haapakangas, who is said to be in Finland, that all he has to do is take the slack and run.
In circumstances where it is difficult to shake off the thought that the Licensing Committee may have become a little scared after Maria Törnqvist's inhibition from the Supreme Court.
Regardless of everything: such heavy and complicated cases cannot be allowed to end up in this instance. These are not licensing issues in that sense, these are just as serious and intricate cases as, for example, doping cases. Higher competence must come in here – and judges active colleagues must go out."
"Stig's health unfortunately no longer allows visits to Hagmyren. But we would like to send you a greeting!".
Lines from sports director B-O Månsson's leaders about Hagmyren's competitions last Saturday. Nothing remarkable in itself, but they did something to me.
Partly because of the rare and disgusting disease that is Alzheimer's, which Stig H Johansson has suffered from, where people slowly but surely disappear from us in a shocking and sad way.
Partly because of the memories from Solvalla during the 1990s; I didn't miss a competition day, the E-stand and the entire arena were swarming with people, it was alive, there were different factions ... and the competition day was somehow never really started until Stig H somewhere around a quarter past four came out to warm the first horse of the day from his stable. Now he's coming, now we can kind of start. Yes, imagine that as a new resident, you get to see and experience Stig H live, week after week, competition day after competition day.
The 1990s at Solvalla. I am forever deeply grateful that I had you. And that includes the final, truly great years for Stig H Johansson.
It's not without missing them. And him. A lot."
