Group One International race | |
Location | Charlottenlund Racetrack, Copenhagen |
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Inaugurated | 1928 |
Race type | Harness race for standardbred trotters |
Website | Charlottenlund Travbane |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,011 meters |
Track | 1,000 meter track |
Qualification | Invitational |
Purse | 750,000 DKK (winner) |
Copenhagen Cup is an international Group One harness racing event at the Charlottenlund Racetrack in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The race was established in 1928 and it was known as Internationalt Mesterskap (International Championship) until 1966. Since 1975 Copenhagen Cup has been held annually on the second weekend of June.
The distance has varied throughout the years, from 1978 it has been 2011 metres. In 1949 International Mesterskap consisted of two races.
Year | Horse1 | Driver | Winning time |
2022 | Mister F Daag | Robin Bakker | 1:11,5a |
2021 | Cyber Lane | Johan Untersteiner | 1:10,9a |
2020 | Heart of Steel | Peter Untersteiner | 1:12,3a |
2019 | Handsome Brad | Carl Johan Jepson | 1:11,4a |
2018 | Cyber Lane | Johan Untersteiner | 1:11,4a |
2017 | Cruzado Dela Noche | Per Linderoth | 1:11,1a |
2016 | Your Highness | Björn Goop | 1:11,5a |
2015 | Robert Bi | Robin Bakker | 1:10,0a |
2014 | Orali | Jeppe Juel | 1:12,1a |
2013 | Mr. Picolit | Åke Svanstedt | 1:11,7a |
2012 | Wishing Stone | Jeppe Juel | 1:11,3a |
2011 | Libeccio Grif | Björn Goop | 1:10,7a |
2010 | Nu Pagadi | Erik Adielsson | 1:11,7a |
2009 | Triton Sund | Örjan Kihlström | 1:12,8a |
2008 | Ghibellino | Roberto Andreghetti | 1:12,4a |
2007 | Kool du Caux | Jean-Michel Bazire | 1:12,0a |
2006 | Mara Bourbon | Jean-Pierre Dubois | 1:12,2a |
2005 | Steinlager | Per-Oleg Midtfjeld | 1:13,5a |
2004 | Revenue | Lutfi Kolgjini | 1:12,6a |
2003 | Gidde Palema | Åke Svanstedt | 1:13,5a |
2002 | Legendary Lover K | Steen Juul | 1:12,7a |
2001 | Victory Tilly | Stig H. Johansson | 1:13,4a |
2000 | Indian Silver | Stig H. Johansson | 1:12,8a |
1999 | Giesolo de Lou | Jean-Etinne Dubois | 1:13,5a |
1998 | Moni Maker | Wally Hennessy | 1:12,6a |
1997 | Zoogin | Åke Svanstedt | 1:14,1a |
1996 | Triple T Storm | Joseph Verbeeck | 1:14,1a |
1995 | S J's Photo | David Wade | 1:12,8a |
1994 | Bolets Igor | David Wade | 1:13,2a |
1993 | Campo Ass | Wilhelm Paal | 1:14,6a |
1992 | Bravo Sund | Jorma Kontio | 1:14,9a |
1991 | Glass Hanover | Helmut Beckemeyer | 1:14,5a |
1990 | Meadow Roland | Preben Kjærsgaard | 1:13,5a |
1989 | Meadow Roland | Preben Kjærsgaard | 1:14,6a |
1988 | Meadow Roland | Preben Kjærsgaard | 1:14,4a |
1987 | Hairos | John K. Hansen | 1:14,0a |
1986 | Junior Lobell | John K. Hansen | 1:13,6a |
1985 | Minou du Donjon | Olle Goop | 1:14,0a |
1984 | Lutin d'Isigny | Jean-Paul André | 1:13,8a |
1983 | E.O. Brunn | Bo W. Takter | 1:13,9a |
1982 | Ideal du Gazeau | Eugène Lefèvre | 1:14,0a |
1981 | Jorky | Leopold Verroken | 1:16,3a |
1980 | Ideal du Gazeau | Eugène Lefèvre | 1:14,6a |
1979 | Charme Asserdal | Heikki Korpi | 1:15,5a |
1978 | Pershing | Berndt Lindstedt | 1:14,2a |
1977 | Keystone Pioneer | William Haughton | 1:15,0a |
1976 | Wiretapper | Sören Nordin | 1:17,2a |
1975 | Ritha Lyngholm | Olle Lindquist | 1:18,0a |
1966 | Roquepine | Jean-René Gougeon | 1:16,9a |
1964 | Elaine Rodney | Jean-René Gougeon | 1:15,4a |
1962 | Eidelstedter | Johannes Frömming | 1:21,0 |
1961 | Rulle Rappson | Sören Nordin | 1:21,4 |
1960 | Hairos II | Willem Geersen | 1:17,0a |
1959 | Jens Protector | Trygve Diskerud | 1:16,3a |
1958 | Adept | Kurt Mattson | 1:21,5 |
1957 | Gelinotte | Charlie Mills | 1:18,7 |
1952 | Frances Bulwark | Sören Nordin | 1:22,3 |
1951 | Rollo | Ragnar Thorngren | 1:17,8 |
1949 | Presidenten Casino The Great | Folke Bengtsson Fredi Sølberg | 1:23,1 1:22,7 |
1948 | Harvest Druien | Niels Jan Koster | 1:23,8 |
1946 | Future | Aage Kristoffersen | 1:19,9 |
1939 | Sonny Diamond | Niels Jan Koster | 1:21,1 |
1938 | Sir Walter Scott | Calle Schoug | 1:22,1 |
1932 | Walter Dear | Charlie Mills | 1:19,6 |
1931 | Walter Dear | Charlie Mills | 1:18,4 |
1928 | Guy Bacon | Charlie Mills | 1:19,4 |
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