Oslo Grand Prix

Oslo Grand Prix
Group One International race
LocationBjerke Racetrack
Oslo, Norway
Inaugurated1966
Race typeHarness race for standardbred trotters
Websitewww.bjerke.no/Oslo-Grand-Prix
Race information
Distance2,100 meters (1.31 mile)
TrackLeft-handed 1,000 meter track (0.62 mile)
QualificationInvitational
Purse≈US$427,000 (NOK 2.87 million, ≈€308,000)

Oslo Grand Prix is an annual Group One harness event that takes place at Bjerke Racetrack in Oslo, Norway.[1] The competition was inaugurated in 1966 and is regarded as Norway's biggest trotting event.[2][3] It is raced over 2,100 meters and is part of the European Grand Circuit. The overall purse for the 2009 event was 2.87 million Norwegian kroner (NOK), equalling approximately US$427,000 or €308,000.[2][4] The fastest winning time in the history of the race is 1:11.5, run by L'Amiral Mauzun in 2008.[5]

  1. ^ "2009 Group I races calendar" (PDF). uet-trot.net. European Trotting Union (UET). Retrieved 2009-04-29.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "OGP_innbydelse" (PDF). bjerke.no. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  3. ^ Bonsdorf, Karsten (2005-05-17). "Steinlager: Norwegian national hero". harnesslink.com. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  4. ^ In the conversion from NOK to USD, the rates of 2009-04-29 have been used.
  5. ^ "Oslo Grand Prix". qhurth.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-04-29.