Norwegian Trotting Association

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Biri Travbane in Gjovik Biri travpark.jpg
Biri Travbane in Gjøvik

The Norwegian Trotting Association (Norwegian : Det Norske Travselskap, DNT) is the sports federation organizing horse racing in Norway. It is an umbrella for the 13 regional federations and 185 local chapters with 17,000 members. Tote betting takes place at eleven harness race courses and one gallop races course, Øvrevoll Galoppbane, all owned by the association. The betting is organized through the association-owned company Norsk Rikstoto. In 2009 the association organized 556 race days, with 4,652 races taking place in 2008. It organizes 5,500 active racehorses, 200 professional trainers, 60 assistant trainers and 3,000 amateur trainers. [1]

Horse racing in Norway has traditionally taken place on frozen lakes and home from church on Sundays. DNT was established in 1875. In 1928 horse betting was legalized and Bjerke Travbane in Oslo opened. [1] DNT became a founding member of the European Trotting Union in 1973. [2] Norsk Rikstoto was established in 1982 and opened for a national off-track betting. [1] Betting revenue totaled 3.2 billion Norwegian krone in 2008. [3] Races are broadcast on Rikstoto Direkte.

Courses

Bjerke Travbane in Oslo 2007 Bjerke Travbane 01.jpg
Bjerke Travbane in Oslo
Leangen Travbane in Trondheim Leangen trotting track Trondheim.jpg
Leangen Travbane in Trondheim
Drammen Travbane DrammenTravbane.jpg
Drammen Travbane

The following is a list of harness racing tracks in Norway which had tote betting races in 2012. Revenue is measured in millions of Norwegian krone.

RaceMunicipalityRace daysRevenue
Bjerke Oslo 115821
Jarlsberg Tønsberg 42286
Leangen Trondheim 52281
Bergen Bergen 48261
Momarken Eidsberg 40255
Biri Gjøvik 39248
Forus Stavanger 41244
Klosterskogen Skien 37187
Drammen Drammen 42183
Sørlandet Kristiansand 34155
Harstad Harstad 3140
Bodø Bodø 52,6
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger 12,0
Nossum Levanger 11,5
Kala Sarpsborg 10,8
Orkdal Orkdal 20,6
Haugaland Karmøy 10,6
Tromsø Tromsø 20,5
Magnor Eidskog 10,5

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Biri Travbane

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Fyrand, Tore. "Norwegian Trotting Association" (PDF). World Trotting. Retrieved 24 December 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ "History". European Trotting Union . Retrieved 24 December 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ "Om DNT" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Trotting Association. Retrieved 24 December 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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