Swedish Trotting Criterium

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]

  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.