Espen Hill Named Sweden’s Horse of the Year at Galoppgalan

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Espen Hill, last seen winning the Listed Songline Classic at Bro Park in October, has been crowned Sweden's Horse of the Year for the second time in three years. The son of Helsinki is trained by Bro Park-based Madeleine Smith, who is also the gelding's regular rider.

Connections of Espen Hill received the prize at Saturday's Galoppgalan, which was held at the Glasklart in Malmö. Espen Hill was also named Older Horse of the Year, with his other victories last year including October's Listed SFK Jubileumslöpning at Jägersro, before he followed up in the Songline Classic just seven days later.

Elsewhere at the ceremony, the British-born Alan Jack received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Benny Carlsson, chairman of the Jockeyklubben, while the Norway-based Niels Petersen was named Champion Trainer and Brazil's Elione Chaves collected the prize for Champion Jockey.

The full list of winners is as follows:

• Horse of the Year: Espen Hill (Helsinki)
• Two-Year-Old of the Year: Papa Joe (Kodi Bear)
• Three-Year-Old of the Year: Celtic Lullaby (Juniper Tree)
• Older Horse of the Year: Espen Hill (Helsinki)
• Filly or Mare of the Year: Abby (Appel Au Maitre)
• Jumps Horse of the Year: New York Strip (Appel Au Maitre)
• Tattersalls Prize for Winningmost Horse: Secret Royal (Zelzal)
• SFAF Breeding Prizes: Rävdansens Stuteri, Swipe & Bengt Morberg
• Stable Staff Worker of the Year: Kajsa Holmsten Svensson
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Alan Jack
• Champion Owner: Väsby Häst (Hans Skiöld)
• Champion Breeder: Stutteri Hjortebo
• Champion Trainer: Niels Petersen
• Champion Jumps Trainer: Tobias Hellgren
• Champion Amateur Trainer: Maria Andersson
• Champion Jockey: Elione Chaves
• Champion Jumps Jockey: Christopher Roberts
• Champion Amateur Jockey: Emelie Gustavsson
• Champion Apprentice: Elin Hedman

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