Digger Crown
| Breed | Standardbred |
|---|---|
| Sire | Lindy's Crown |
| Grandsire | Lindy's Pride |
| Dam | O'Chita |
| Maternal grandsire | Linus T. |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 5 April 1997 |
| Died | 5 November 2017 (aged 20) |
| Country | Sweden |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Stall Båtels |
| Owner | Digger Svenska AB & Stall Båtels AB |
| Trainer | Stig H. Johansson |
| Record | |
| 126: 59-16-10 | |
| Earnings | |
| US$3,060,137 | |
| Major wins | |
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Campionato Europeo (2003) Sweden Cup (2004, 2006) Premio Duomo (2004) Gran Premio delle Nazioni (2004) Gran Premio della Lotteria (2005) |
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Digger Crown (5 April 1997 – 5 November 2017) was a Swedish breeding stallion and racing trotter by Lindy's Crown out of O'Chita by Linus T.
His most prestigious victories include Campionato Europeo (2003), Gran Premio delle Nazioni (2004) and Gran Premio della Lotteria (2005) . At the end of his career, the stallion had earned US$3,060,137. Digger Crown was trained by Swedish champion trainer Stig H. Johansson and competed at a high level for nine years, 2000–2008.
During the first two years at the tracks, Digger Crown was successful without winning any major events. On a number of occasions, Digger Crown won eliminations to big events such as the Swedish Trotting Criterium (at age 3) as well as the Swedish Trotting Derby and Grand Prix de l'U.E.T. (both at age 4). However, in the finals of the events mentioned, the stallion had less success, although he did finish third in the Derby.
The biggest win of 2002 came in June when he won Sverigeloppet (literally: The Sweden Race) at Solvalla. He followed up that victory by finishing second in the 5-year-old European Championship in Italy a month later. This would prove to be the first of many trips to Italy for Digger Crown.
In March 2003, Digger Crown won a qualifying race to the big Swedish race Olympiatravet. In the final, as favourite, he came in fifth far behind winner Gidde Palema. He finished in the money in several major Swedish races that year (Jubileumspokalen: 4th, Sundsvall Open Trot: 2nd, Åby Stora Pris: 4th) but experienced the greatest success of the year abroad, in Italy. Together with driver/trainer Johansson, the stallion won Campionato Europeo at Cesena and ≈US$190,000 in September.
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