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Trotting is almost a national sport in Sweden, eclipsing thoroughbred racing in scope and popularity. In fact, Elitloppet at Solvalla race course is not only one of the world's largest and most prestigious trotting races (the overall purse for 2008 was €650,000, or about $1,025,000 USD), it's actually one of Sweden's biggest sporting events: More than 50,000 visitors from around the world usually show up.
The most common distance for Swedish trotting races is 2140 meters (about 10 1/2 furlongs), and in handicapped races, the horses start from different distances. There are two starting methods used in Sweden: Volt starts are the most commonly used, in which the horses circle each other until the signal to start and the horses get into a line; Auto starts use the standard method of horses lining up behind a car with starting wings. After the post parade, the horses do a trial start at race speed so that spectators can assess each horses' chances for the race. |
Racing schedule:
Wednesday and Saturday.
Post time:
Wednesday, 12:20pm (ET).
Saturday (partial card, races 4-12)
starting at
8:30am (ET)
Major Stakes Schedule: |
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April 18, Aby - $250,000 Olympiatravet
May 30, Solvalla - $125,000 Sweden Cup (3 races)
May 30, Solvalla - $125,000 Harper Hanovers loppiv.
May 31, Solvalla - $750,000 Elitloppet (3 races)
July 28, Jagersro - $250,000 Hugo Abergs Memorial
August 8, Solvalla - $250,000 Jubileumspokalen
August 29, Bergsaker - $250,000 Sundsvall Open Trot
Sept. 19, Aby - $375,000 Aby Stora Pris
Oct. 31, Jagersro - $125,000 C.L. Mullers Memorial
Oct. 31, Jagersro - $125,000 V75 International |
Special Notes:
Wagering on the V64(Pick6) and V75 (Pick 7) is currently not available.
Morning-line odds are not currently being produced by the Swedish racetracks and are not available the Youbet.com track programs for
Swedish racing.
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