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The Bjerke featured Norsk Travderby (purse to winner 71,587€, 2600 meters autostart, four year olds) saw 10/1 Charron (4m Code Bon-Golden Feline-Look de Star) rally late to win in 1.13.0kr for harness racing trainer/driver Geir Vegard Gundersen and owner Morten Langli. This was Charron’s seventh career victory in 17 starts with four wins coming this […]
Two harness racing classic were on stage this day at Bjerke. The Norsk Stokriterium (purse to winner 54,743€, 2100 meters autostart, 12 starters, three year old females) saw Lilium Sisu (3f Face Time Bourbon-Hey Gorgeous-Cantab Hall) score in 1.13.0kr with Mika Forss driving for trainer Petri Salmela and owner Lilium Oy, Finland. Off at 3.1/1 […]
It has been reported by Trav OG Galopp-NYtt in Norway, that Ståle Elvekrok has died, suddenly and unexpectedly only 69 years old. With his passing, one of the sport’s great enthusiasts and eternal game-makers is gone. Ståle Elvekrok did not want to stand in the middle of things, but he was a strong driving force […]
The eliminations for the 92th Norwegian Trotting Derby took place at the Bjerke racetrack in Oslo on Wednesday (Aug. 23) night. After Just Perfect Sisu (Brillantissime) and Born In Bergen (Born in the USA) had won the first two elims, the problems started. As the horses in the third elim were getting ready, the lights […]
Hades de Vandel (6m Ganymede-Silene de Vandel-Love You) made a three wide advance deep in the final bend and drew off to a convincing victory in the Oslo Grand Prix in Norway (90,635€ first prize or 1,000,000NOK, 2100 meters autostart, 10 starters). Off at 5.74/1 odds the Robin Bakker teamed French bred winner was timed […]
The Norwegian Standardbred Breeders’ Association – Travavl.no – has for the ninth year running named their annual Horse of The Year “Made In Norway” harness racing award winner. The award is dedicated to the breeder of the horses selected. This year’s winner is the 9-year-old Cokstile (Quite Easy), bred by Per Erik Hagen of Asker, […]
The field is set for the 2022 Oslo Grand Prix, which will be held during this year’s largest international trotting harness racing weekend in Norway on Sunday, June 12 at Bjerke Racetrack. Trained and driven by Norwegian native Dagfin Henriksen and owned by Gerald Haggerty of East Camden, Ont., two-time O’Brien Award winner Perfetto (Majestic Son) will […]
