Sweden's Breeders Crown finals for the three and four-year-olds on Sunday, its final championship meeting of the season, headlines this World Racing edition for thetrots.com.au.

Group 1s for were up for grabs in each age and sex class at Eskilstuna, the regular home of the Swedish Crown which sits just over 100 kilometres west of Stockholm. All four Group 1s were run over the standard Swedish distance of 2140 metres from behind the mobile.

The first of the championships was race six on the card for the three-year-old fillies, which was won by Conrads Rödluva for the dynamic combination of champion driver Örjan Kihlström, trainer Daniel Reden and the Zet syndicate.

Before the Breeders Crown, Conrads Rödluva had won five of her eight starts with two seconds and an eighth, including a Group 1 victory in September in the Swedish Trotting Oaks.

Starting a $1.6 favourite in local markets, she was eased at the start and ended up three back on the outside before making a move three wide with a circuit to go. Conrads Rödluva drew away in the home straight to score by four metres over Staro Miami and leader A Sweet Dance in a mile rate of 1:56.5.

The second Group 1 was the three-year-old colts division, where another odds-on favourite, Global Welcome, was able to strike for driver Erik Adielsson and trainer Svante Båth at local odds of $1.9.

Global Welcome settled one-out and one-back from gate three before making his move at 500 metres with a half lap to go. He had no excuses from there and recorded his second Group 1 victory when letting down very strongly in the final 200 metres to score cosily over Inti Boko and Betting Gangster, the third and second favourites, in 1:56.1.

Mellby Free got her revenge in the four-year-old fillies division after an unlucky second in the European four-year-old championship in Paris two starts back, when she led all the way and clearly proved to be the class runner.

If anything her price of $2.6 proved to be overs in her run against the boys, and that proved to be the case as she bolted in for Björn Goop in 1:56.4.

The four-year-old colts' championship ended the top-line contests and was won by Selmer I.H. for Mika Forss and Ingemar Hultqvist, causing a little surprise despite the winner being second in his semi-final to Derby winner Who’s Who.

Perfect Spirit started the $1.9 favourite for Örjan Kihlström and Daniel Reden and went straight to the lead from gate three crossing semi-final winner Chianti and Who’s Who, who sat outside those two in the breeze.

Selmar I.H. sat in the running line and made a run three wide off the back the last time and proved to be too good for Perfect Spirit, who seemed to have his chance despite being beaten only a nose. Chianti and Who’s Who weakened right out of it in a rate of 1:55, clearly the fastest of the four finals.

Interestingly enough the first three Crown winners were all the odds-on favourites and all started from barrier three, whilst the second placegetter in the four-year-old boys came from, you guessed it, barrier three!

All eyes internationally this week, outside of Christchurch, will be on Vincennes in Paris on Sunday for the first of the four primary trial races for the Prix d'Amérique, the world’s greatest harness race.

The Grand Prix de Bretagne is at Group 2 level over the classic 2700 metre distance with Bold Eagle clearly the stand out early nomination along with old foes Bird Parker and Bélina Josselyn.

If Bold Eagle is able to score he would complete a clean sweep of all the Prix d'Amérique trial races over numerous years.

Readly Express is currently a $3 favourite for the Prix d'Amérique over Bold Eagle at $3.50 with Propulsion at $4.