For 67 years, all the way back to 1952, the Elite race has been held annually last weekend in May with about 50,000 visitors. Despite the Corona pandemic, the competition is off this year too. Today the message came that it will be without an audience.

- We have been completely set for it to be without an audience, but we have rested a bit on the male because we have felt that we did not have to make the decision that much earlier. It is probably no secret that there were those who thought they would postpone the competition and run next year or move it further forward. But we think we have shown that we can drive trot safely, so it will be a bit strange if we would not drive this, says Solvalla's CEO Jörgen Forsberg to SVT Sport.

The organizer has chosen to set Saturday's big race Sweden cup - often called the "little Elite race" - at the same time as a couple of races will also have lower prize money.

Believe in high quality starting field

Jörgen Forsberg tells SVT that he expects Elitloppet, which is the highlight of Sunday, to have the best possible starting field.

- We are quite comfortable that we will get together a good starting field. Anders Malmrot (sports manager at Solvalla, editor) works hard on it. We are not interested in devaluing the winner that 2020 would be a worse winner. Even the horse that wins the Elite race 2020 should feel that it is for real.

How do you deal with foreign horses? Can I fly in?

- We have in the past years flown horses from where they were, but this year we have decided that we will not fly in and stand for the violins for foreign horses. It should get here the best it wants. The French horses that are present are informed that they will get here for their own machine. We have well received the opinion that there should be no problems. The US horses are not getting rid of.

Can this affect the start list in the end in any way? That there will be late changes?

- We do not like to take a no as an answer, so we know the status of all elite race-current equipages. Is there anyone who categorically says no before then we know it and then it is somewhere away from the list. We have a pretty good track there. We do not spontaneously invite a horse for feeling.

So far, three horses have been invited. It's about the two Finnish Elian Web and Chief Orlando, as well as Italian Vivid Wise As.

Public events with more than 50 people are still prohibited. The trotting races in Sweden have continued, despite the corona pandemic, but with a minimum of people on the stable hill.