List of Suurkilpailu competitions

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A Suurkilpailu (Grand Race) is a harness racing event in Finland in which the purse for the winner is at or over 10,000 Euros (approximately 13,500 USD). All Grand Races are authorised by the Finnish trotting and breeding association, Suomen Hippos ry, the central horse organisation of Finland. The most important Grand Races are Finlandia-Ajo, St Michel and Kymi Grand Prix. [1]

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Events for light trotters

EventAdmissionQualificationRacePrizes
NamePlaceFrequencyAdmissionTotal feesSexAgeBirthplaceOtherFinals distanceFirst prize
Arvid Åvallin tammaderby Vermo (Helsinki)annualopen200 EURmares5 yearsFinlandnone2100 m20,000 EUR [2]
Suur-Hollolan Best Lady Jokimaa (Lahti)annualopen; enrollment when the horse is 1 year old450 EURmares4 years or olderFinlandnone2140 m2 [3]
Lotteria-ajo1 Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Lappeenranta, Mikkeli and Vieremä annualopennoneall4 years or olderanywinnings below 100,000 EUR for mares, or below 60,000 EUR for geldings and stallions2100 m; handicaps per winnings2 [4]
Derbyn Tammachampion Vermo (Helsinki) ?open enrollment, 10 competitors chosen by a winnings index5 paid Suuri Suomalainen Derby admission feesmares4 yearsanyin Finnish racing register2100 m2 [5]
Erkki Rajakoski Memorial Vermo (Helsinki) ?opennoneall3 yearsanyinternational event2100 m2 [6]
Eugen Pylvänäisen Muistoajo Mikkeli annualopennoneall4 yearsanymaximum of 10 horses may participate1609 m2 [7]
Festivaali-ajo ?annualopennoneall4 years or olderanya maximum of 12 horses may participate1609 m2 [8]
Finlandia-ajo Vermo (Helsinki)annualopennoneall4 years or olderanyinternational; preliminaries may be held1609 m2 [9]
Glenn Kosmos Memorial Vermo (Helsinki) ?opennoneall4 years or olderanyinternational; preliminaries may be held1609 m2 [10]
Hambo Jokimaa (Lahti)annualopenfour Suur-Hollola -ajo admission fees paidall3 yearsanyinternational race; horses must be enrolled for the Suur-Hollola -ajo; a maximum of 12 horses may participate2140 m2 [11]
Helsinki-ajo Vermo (Helsinki) ?open-all4 years or olderanyinternational race1609 m2 [12]
Isla-ajo Kaustinen annualopen-all5 yearsFinlanda maximum of 12 horses may participate; mares have a 20-metre handicap2120 m, volting2 [13]
Joensuu-ajo Joensuu annualopen-all4 years or olderFinlanda maximum of 10 horses may participate2140 m2 [14]
Jokimaa Tekee Tähtiä Jokimaa (Lahti)annualopenEUR 150allopenFinlandparticipating horses need to be registered for racing in Finland and may not have won more than EUR 17,000 as of the elimination race2140 meliminations EUR 1200, finals EUR 10,000 in minimum per 2 [15]
Notes
  1. Name may change according to the main sponsor.
  2. Prizes determined separately; according to the Suurkilpailu bylaws, the winner purse will be at or over 10,000 EUR.

Events for coldblood trotters

EventAdmissionQualificationRacePrizes
NamePlaceFrequencyAdmissionTotal feesSexAgeBirthplaceOtherFinals distanceFirst prize
Erilo-juoksu ?annualopenfirst Suomenhevosten Kriterium admission fee paidall5 to 6 yearsanyFinnhorses2100 m; handicaps by age and sex1 [16]
Erkon Pokaali Vermo (Helsinki) ?open ?all5 years or olderanyinternational2100 m1 [17]
Keskisuomalainen Derby Killeri (Jyväskylä)annualhorses enrolled at the age of 2 years220 EURall5 yearsanyFinnhorses; preliminaries may be held, a maximum of 12 horses may participate in the finals2100 m1 [18]
Coldblood Suur-Hollola -ajo Jokimaa (Lahti)annualenrolment when the horse is 1 year old280 EUR; fee on the year of participation is 140 EURall5 years or olderFinlandhandicap of 20 m for 6-year-old males and 7-year-old or older females; 40 m for 7-year-old males; 60 m for males at or over 8 years; preliminaries may be held2140 m1 [19]
L. Fabritius Memorial - Åbofemman Turku annual ?-all5 years or olderanyFinnhorses, and Swedish and Norwegian coldbloods; a maximum of 12 horses may participate2100 m1 [20]
Olympia-ajo-annual ?-all5 years or olderanythree eliminations are held2000 m or moreabove the EUR 10,000 limit per 1 [21]
Osuuspankki Grand Prix (coldblood)-annual ?-all5 years or olderanya maximum of 10 horses may participate2100 m1 [22]
Oulu ExpressOuluannual ?EUR 240all4 yearsanyFinnhorses2100 m1 [23]
Notes
  1. Prizes determined separately; according to the Suurkilpailu bylaws, the winner purse will be at or over 10,000 EUR.
  2. Name may change according to the main sponsor.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Suurkilpailusäännöt" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  2. ↑ Arvid Åvallin tammaderby at Hippos.fi Archived 2010-04-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2010-04-18
  3. ↑ Suur-Hollolan Best Lady at Hippos.fi Archived 2010-04-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2010-04-18
  4. ↑ Lotteria-ajo at Hippos.fi Archived 2010-04-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2010-04-18
  5. ↑ Derbyn Tammachampion at Hippos.fi Archived 2010-05-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2010-04-18
  6. ↑ Erkki Rajakoski Memorial at Hippos.fi Archived 2010-05-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2010-04-18
  7. ↑ Eugen Pylvänäisen Muistoajo at Hippos.fi Archived 2010-08-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2010-08-05
  8. ↑ Festivaali-ajo at Hippos.fi Archived 2010-08-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2010-08-05
  9. ↑ Finlandia-ajo at Hippos.fi Archived 2010-08-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2010-08-05
  10. ↑ Glenn Kosmos Memorial at Hippos.fi Archived 2010-08-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2010-08-05
  11. ↑ Hambo at Hippos.fi Archived 2010-08-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2010-08-05
  12. ↑ Helsinki-ajo at Hippos.fi Archived 2011-03-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2011-04-05
  13. ↑ Isla-ajo at Hippos.fi Archived 2011-03-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2011-04-05
  14. ↑ Joensuu-ajo at Hippos.fi Archived 2011-02-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2011-04-05
  15. ↑ Jokimaa Tekee Tähtiä at Hippos.fi Archived 2011-03-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2011-04-05
  16. ↑ Erilo-juoksu at Hippos.fi Archived 2010-04-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2010-04-18
  17. ↑ Erkon Pokaali at Hippos.fi Archived 2010-04-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2010-04-18
  18. ↑ Keskisuomalainen Derby at Hippos.fi Archived 2010-08-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2010-08-05
  19. ↑ Coldblood Suur-Hollola -ajo at Hippos.fi Archived 2010-09-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2010-08-05
  20. ↑ L. Fabritius Memorial - Åbofemman at Hippos.fi Archived 2010-08-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2010-08-05
  21. ↑ Olympia-ajo at Hippos.fi Archived 2011-02-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2011-04-05
  22. ↑ Osuuspankki Grand Prix at Hippos.fi Archived 2011-02-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2011-04-05
  23. ↑ Oulu Express at Hippos.fi Archived 2011-02-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish), retrieved 2011-04-05

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