Swedish Trotting Criterium

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Swedish Trotting Criterium
Svenskt Travkriterium
Group One National race
LocationSolvalla, Stockholm,
 Sweden
Inaugurated1927
Race typeHarness race for standardbred trotters
Race information
Distance2,640 meters (1.64 miles)
TrackLeft-handed 1,000 meter track (0.62 mile)
QualificationSwedish 3-year-olds
Purse≈US$458,000

The Swedish Trotting Criterium (Swedish: Svenskt Travkriterium or only Kriteriet) is an annual national Group One harness event for trotters that is held at Solvalla in Stockholm, Sweden. It is considered one of the classic trotting events in Sweden as well as the most prestigious Swedish event for 3-year-old trotters.[1] The purse in the 2008 final was ≈US$458,000 (SEK 3,200,000), of which the winner Maharajah won half.[2][3]

Location[]

The Swedish Trotting Criterium has been exclusively held at Solvalla since 1966. The first five editions was raced at Jägersro, before the hostesship was altered between Solvalla and Jägersro until 1954, when Åby was added to the mix. The three tracks took turns until 1966, just as with the Swedish Trotting Derby, another prestigious Swedish event. In 1966, Solvalla started to host the Criterium annually and Jägersro became permanent host track of the Derby.[4][5]

  • 1927 - 1931 Jägersro
  • 1932 - 1954 Solvalla or Jägersro
  • 1954 - 1965 Åby, Solvalla or Jägersro
  • 1966 - Solvalla

Entering the event[]

To enter the Swedish Trotting Criterium, a horse owner is obliged to make four payments of totally ≈US$530 (SEK4,125) as of 2009. These payments are as well valid for the Swedish Trotting Oaks, which is held at the same day as the Criterium but are open only for fillies. In addition to these costs, a supplementary fee of ≈US$820 (SEK6,360) is paid to enter the elimination races before the final. If a filly owner decides to enter the Oaks instead of the Criterium, the supplementary fee is half as large, ≈US$410 (SEK3,180).[6][7]

Racing conditions[]

Distance[]

From the start in 1927 until 1977, the distance of the Criterium was 2,600 meters (1.62 miles). In 1978, an added 40 meters made up a distance of 2,640 meters (1.64 miles), which has been the distance of the race ever since. [4]

Starting method[]

The first 33 Criterium finals was started by using volt start. In 1960, auto start was introduced. Since then, a motorized starting gate has been used every year, with exceptions for 1967, 1971 and 1979.[4]

Past winners[]

Drivers with most wins[]

Trainers with most wins[]

  • 8 - Gunnar Nordin
  • 8 - Sören Nordin
  • 5 - Stig H. Johansson
  • 4 - Gösta Nordin
  • 4 -
  • 3 - Håkan Wallner
  • 3 - Robert Bergh
  • 3 - [4]

Sires with at least two winning offsprings[]

  • 3 - Quick Pay (Ex Hammering, Lass Quick, Lucky Po)
  • 2 - Allen Hanover (Allen Victory, Ina Scot)
  • 2 - Bulwark (Sir Basil, J'accuse)
  • 2 - Dreamer Boy (Ibrahim Pascha, Karina S.)
  • 2 - Express Ride (Jaded, Sahara Dynamite)
  • 2 - Jaguar (Sang, Coccinelle)
  • 2 - Locomotive (Codex, Locomite)
  • 2 - Pershing (Mack the Knife, Personia)
  • 2 - Pluvier III (Oktan Sund, Pamir Brodde)
  • 2 - Rollo (Julienne, Gay Gal)
  • 2 - Sir Walter Scott (Walter Top, Löjtnant Scott)
  • 2 - Zoot Suit (Zoogin, From Above)[4]

Mares with at least two winning offsprings[]

  • 2 - Lemomite (Lord Scotch, Lime Abbey)[4]

Winning stallions that have also sired winners[]

  • Active Bowler (1978), sire of Not So Bad (1989)[4]

Winning mares that have also brood winners[]

  • Lorry (1932), dam of Turf (1944)[4]

Winner with lowest odds[]

  • Winning odds: 1.16 - Julienne (1961)[4]

Winner with highest odds[]

  • Winning odds: 119.00 - Kerrim (1957)[4]

Fastest winners[]

Auto start[]

  • 1:14.0 (km rate) - Maharajah (2008)[4]

Volt start[]

  • 1:18.5 (km rate) - Pamir Brodde (1979)[4]

All winners of the Swedish Trotting Criterium[]

Year Horse Driver Trainer Odds of winner Winning time (km rate)
2008 Örjan Kihlström Stefan Hultman 1.50 1:14.0
2007 Örjan Kihlström Timo Nurmos 1.64 1:15.0
2006 Örjan Kihlström Timo Nurmos 9.25 1:14.8
2005 Örjan Kihlström Stefan Hultman 5.45 1:16.6
2004 Björn Goop Björn Goop 1.84 1:15.2
2003 Olle Goop Olle Goop 9.87 1:16.1
2002 Torbjörn Jansson Svante Båth 3.03 1:15.2
2001 Örjan Kihlström Stefan Hultman 9.30 1:15.8
2000 Robert Bergh Robert Bergh 4.87 1:15.2
1999 Robert Bergh Robert Bergh 3.11 1:15.2
1998 Stefan Melander Stefan Melander 22.35 1:16.9
1997 Björn Goop Olle Goop 12.78 1:16.8
1996 Robert Bergh Robert Bergh 14.33 1:16.3
1995 Åke Svanstedt Tommy K. Jansson 5.96 1:16.6
1994 Jimmy Takter Jimmy Takter 1.48 1:17.0
1993 Zoogin Åke Svanstedt Åke Svanstedt 20.22 1:16.3
1992 Ina Scot Kjell P. Dahlström Kjell P. Dahlström 1.60 1:16.4
1991 Stig H. Johansson Stig H. Johansson 6.51 1:16.8
1990 Stig H. Johansson Stig H. Johansson 1.38 1:17.8
1989 Lennart Forsgren Olle Goop 13.06 1:18.8
1988 Tommy Hanné Tommy Hanné 28.39 1:18.0
1987 Krister Söderholm Ove Sjöström 10.04 1:16.8
1986 Stig H. Johansson Stig H. Johansson 4.46 1:16.7
1985 Björn Linder Björn Linder 35.12 1:16.9
1984 Stig H. Johansson Stig H. Johansson 5.32 1:17.9
1983 Heikki Korpi Heikki Korpi 2.28 1:16.3
1982 Ulf Nordin Ulf Nordin 5.45 1:18.2
1981 Karl-Erik Nilsson Ronny Gustafsson 14.22 1:20.6
1980 Ulf Nordin Ulf Nordin 6.51 1:19.0
1979 Karl-Erik Nilsson Karl-Erik Nilsson 2.01 1:18.5
1978 Sören Nordin Sören Nordin 4.52 1:19.3
1977 Berndt Lindstedt Berndt Lindstedt 3.07 1:23.9
1976 Olle Goop Olle Goop 4.12 1:22.2
1975 Håkan Wallner Håkan Wallner 36.67 1:20.5
1974 Jan Ödquist Jan Ödquist 2.97 1:22.6
1973 Stig H. Johansson Stig H. Johansson 1.97 1:19.9
1972 Sören Nordin Sören Nordin 1.79 1:20.9
1971 Gunnar Nordin Gunnar Nordin 8.29 1:22.6
1970 Sören Nordin Sören Nordin 2.61 1:22.7
1969 Per Sundberg Per Sundberg 3.87 1:21.5
1968 Sören Nordin Sören Nordin 1.72 1:22.8
1967 Gunnar Nordin Gunnar Nordin 1.60 1:23.8
1966 Håkan Wallner Håkan Wallner 8.78 1:22.2
1965 Håkan Wallner Håkan Wallner 2.73 1:23.9
1964 Gunnar Nordin Gunnar Nordin 12.09 1:22.7
1963 Nils Sundin Nils Sundin 3.17 1:23.7
1962 Berndt Lindstedt Berndt Lindstedt 12.28 1:22.6
1961 Sören Nordin Sören Nordin 1.16 1:23.5
1960 Nils Sundin Nils Sundin 1.44 1:23.4
1959 Sören Nordin Sören Nordin 1.37 1:25.5
1958 Gunnar Nordin Gunnar Nordin 6.19 1:24.2
1957 Bengt Andersson Bengt Andersson 119.00 1:25.9
1956 Gunnar Nordin Gunnar Nordin 3.72 1:24.0
1955 Kurt Mattsson Kurt Mattsson 3.66 1:27.7
1954 Sören Nordin Sören Nordin 2.41 1:24.2
1953 Sören Nordin Sören Nordin 1.52 1:26.8
1952 Gunnar Nordin Gunnar Nordin 6.86 1:24.7
1951 Gunnar Nordin Gunnar Nordin 3.10 1:26.4
1950 Gösta Nordin Gösta Nordin 2.80 1:26.3
1949 Carl A. Schoug Carl A. Schoug 6.17 1:25.3
1948 Erik Larsson Erik Larsson 2.92 1:26.2
1947 Hugo Andersson Hugo Andersson 8.69 1:30.5
1946 Gunnar Nordin Gunnar Nordin 1.22 1:26.1
1945 Owe Nilsson Owe Nilsson 1.47 1:28.1
1944 Gösta Nordin Gösta Nordin 1.60 1:27.5
1943 Hans Ringström Hans Ringström 2.20 1:26.9
1942 Gösta Nordin Gösta Nordin 1.42 1:26.0
1941 Ragnar Thorngren Ragnar Thorngren 3.61 1:27.6
1940 Owe Nilsson Owe Nilsson 5.13 1:28.8
1939 Eric Carlsson Eric Carlsson 3.55 1:27.0
1938 Antonius Adamski Antonius Adamski 1.29 1:27.5
1937 Gösta Nordin Gösta Nordin 1.29 1:27.5
1936 Göte Nilsson Göte Nilsson 2.36 1:31.2
1935 Anton Fyhr Anton Fyhr 1.88 1:30.1
1934 Carl Holmström Carl Holmström 1.32 1:31.8
1933 Gotthard Ericsson Gotthard Ericsson 1.77 1:31.9
1932 Sixten Lundgren Sixten Lundgren 1.66 1:34.6
1931 Johan Jacobsson Johan Jacobsson 2.35 1:36.5
1930 Anton Fyhr Anton Fyhr 1.47 1:41.9
1929 Anders Nilsson Anders Nilsson 1.22 1:41.2
1928 Sophus Sörensen Sophus Sörensen 1.77 1:35.9
1927 Sophus Sörensen Sophus Sörensen 1.59 1:34.6[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Svenskt Trav-Kriterium". solvalla.se (in Swedish). Stockholms Travsällskap. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  2. ^ "Travsport.se - Resultat - Svenskt Trav-Kriterium". travsport.se (in Swedish). STC. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  3. ^ In the conversion to USD, the rates of 2008-10-05, the date of the 2008 final, have been used.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Svenskt Travkriterium". qhurth.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  5. ^ "Svenskt Travderby". qhurth.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  6. ^ "Insatslopp" (PDF). travogalopp.nu (in Swedish). p. 118. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  7. ^ In the conversion to USD, the rates of 2008-12-31, the date of the last payment for the 2009 Criterium, have been used.
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