Last year's Elitloppet was a tale of two races for the superstar trotter Bold Eagle.  First was the good, a then European record 1:50 win in his elimination.  The second was the bad, a flat fourth off a second-over trip in the final.  Now, coming off two straight Group 1 wins in France, the 7-year-old son of Ready Cash, trained by Sébastien Guarato, is back for another shot at the crown Sunday (May 27) at Solvalla Racecourse in Sweden.  He will start from post five in his eight-horse elimination (post time 9:22 A.M. eastern) and will be driven by Franck Nivard. "We learned a lot from our mistakes last year and we are very happy to have a second chance," said owner Pierre Pilarski.  "Bold Eagle is in the shape of his life and his little problems of abscess are almost solved.  I am well aware of being very lucky to be able to run this great race with a chance to win. "We must not underestimate anyone.  Timoko won the race last year at the odds of 30/1." With no North American-based entrant in this year's Elitloppet and some of Europe's best horses skipping the race, like Prix d'Amerique champion Readly Express, who was deemed not fit enough by trainer Timo Nurmos after serving stallion duties, and Copenhagen Cup conqueror Cyber Lane, who is aiming for the International Trot at Yonkers later this year, Bold Eagle doesn't seem to have a stern test ahead of him in his elimination on paper, but Lionel's owner/driver Göran Antonsen is looking forward to the challenge. "Lionel (fourth most recently in the Group 1 Olympiatravet) is doing just fine," Antonsen said.  "He had a tough workout yesterday, he trained really good and we think he is in top form now. The race is tough, but I think Lionel will put some color on the race." Another interesting entrant in the first elimination is Maori Time, an Australian-based mare.  She will be Australia's first entrant in the "Elite Race" since Sundons Gift finished sixth in an elimination back in 2009. The second elimination (post time 9:49 A.M. eastern) features Ringostarr Treb (post one, Wilhelm Paal) and Propulsion (post four, Örjan Kihlström).  Ringostarr Treb, an 8-year-old son of Classic Photo trained by Jerry Riordan, won the above-mentioned Olympiatravet at Sweden's Åby Racetrack most recently, and Propulsion, a 7-year-old American-bred son of Muscle Hill (out of Hambletonian Oaks winner Danae), won his two prep races in Sweden after finishing third in the Prix d'Amerique and Prix de France earlier this year. "He’s just fine; the preparation has been good (better than last year)," said Daniel Redén, who trains Propulsion and Lionel.  "Last race he showed me that he has the right strength, so we are going in the Elitloppet with a good feeling. "It is a tough race as always. Bold Eagle should be the favorite, but we will not give up easily.  Ringostarr Treb is a fast horse and my own Lionel will surprise many (first start over the mile)." The top four finishers in each elimination will return for the final at 11:38 A.M. eastern.  The two elimination winners will draw for the inside two posts, the second-place finishers for post three and four, and so on from there.  The races are conducted at the distance of one mile and with a starting gate and car.