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Chapters: Harness Racing Venues in Sweden, Thoroughbred Racing Venues in Sweden, Solvalla, Åby Racetrack, Täby Racecourse. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 17. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Solvalla is a horse racing track located in Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened in 1927 and is the biggest harness racing venue in the Nordic countries. The last Sunday in May, Solvalla annually hosts Elitloppet, one of trotting's most prestigious international events. During the 82 years since the track's opening in 1927, there have been only 12 different driver champions at Solvalla. From 1934 until 1976, one of the three Nordin brothers won every year, with the exception of 1949 and 1975. Oldest brother Gösta won ten times, as did middle brother Gunnar. Youngest brother Sören Nordin was track champion 21 times. After the dominance of the Nordins, Stig H. Johansson took over and claimed the champion title no less than 29 times between 1975 and 2005, his last year as a driver. 27 of these titles were consecutive, from 1979 to 2005. Björn Goop is the reigning driver champion. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=13764643 ... Read more

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Chapters: Harness Racing Venues in Norway, Harness Racing Venues in Sweden, Solvalla, Hazel Park Harness Raceway, Åby Racetrack, Frognerkilen. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Solvalla is a horse racing track located in Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened in 1927 and is the biggest harness racing venue in the Nordic countries. The last Sunday in May, Solvalla annually hosts Elitloppet, one of trotting's most prestigious international events. During the 82 years since the track's opening in 1927, there have been only 12 different driver champions at Solvalla. From 1934 until 1976, one of the three Nordin brothers won every year, with the exception of 1949 and 1975. Oldest brother Gösta won ten times, as did middle brother Gunnar. Youngest brother Sören Nordin was track champion 21 times. After the dominance of the Nordins, Stig H. Johansson took over and claimed the champion title no less than 29 times between 1975 and 2005, his last year as a driver. 27 of these titles were consecutive, from 1979 to 2005. Björn Goop is the reigning driver champion. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=13764643 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Fort Montgomery, Harness Racing Museum ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The trot is a two beat diagonal gait of the horse where the diagonal pairs of legs move forward at the same time. There is a moment of suspension between each beat. From the standpoint of the balance of the horse, the trot is a very stable gait, and the horse need not make major balancing motions with its head and neck. This is a common gait that the horse is worked in for dressage, due to its many variations. The speed of a regular working trot is averages 8 to 12 km/h (5 to 10 mph), up to 19 km/h (12 mph) in a horse driving trials marathon. Harness racing horses are considerably faster. Other variations, such as the "jog trot" used in western pleasure competition, may be much slower. Eadweard Muybridge was the first to prove, by photography, in 1872, that there is a "moment of suspension" or "unsupported transit" during the trot gait. ... Read more

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Chapters: French Harness Racers, Varenne, Prix D'amérique, Jag de Bellouet, Ourasi, Jean-Michel Bazire. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Varenne (foaled in Copparo, Italy in 1995) is a dark bay former racing trotter by Waikiki Beach out of Ialmaz by Zebu. Widely considered one of the best trotter in the world of all times, he won 62 of his 73 career starts, with combined earnings of US$5,919,961 (6,035,665). Known as "Il Capitano" in Italy, his most prestigious victories include Prix d'Amérique, Elitloppet, Gran Premio della Lotteria and Breeders Crown. Varenne, the offspring of American stallion Waikiki Beach and Italian mare Ialmaz, was born at Zenzalino horse breeding centre in Copparo, Italy, on May 19, 1995. The foal was named after the street Rue Varenne, where the Italian embassy in Paris is located. Early owner Jean-Pierre Dubois, a successful French horseman, brought him to Normandy, France. After the stay in France, Varenne returned to Italy. As a three-year-old, Varenne began his racing career. The debut took place in Premio Primavalle in Bologna on April 4. Driver was early trainer, Swedish Roger Grundin, but Varenne was disqualified. The second attempt was more successful. Together with Italian driver Giampaolo Minnucci, Varenne won Premio Mirtillo at Tor di Valle, Rome, on April 30. In October, he won the Italian trotting derby (Italian: Derby Italiano del Trotto), which was to be his most lucrative victory until Prix d'Amérique in early 2001. Varenne ended 1998 by finishing third in Gran Premio Orsi Mangelli. After his first year on the tracks, Varenne had won 8 of 12 races. During 1998, Dubois sold his share in Varenne to Italian stockbroker Vincenzo "Enzo" Giordano for 92,000. Varenne also switched trainer to Finnish-born and I...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4273363 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Finnhorse or Finnish Horse (Finnish: , literally "horse of Finland"; pet name: suokki) is a horse breed with both warmblood and draught horse influence and characteristics. The Finnish sometimes prefer to call the breed Finnish Universal in English, because it is said to fulfil all needs for horses in Finland, including agricultural and forestry work, harness racing, and riding. It is the only horse breed fully developed in Finland. The Finnhorse is claimed to be among the fastest and most versatile draught horse breeds in the world. However, whether the breed is actually a true draught horse breed is controversial. According to various sources, the Finnhorse has been categorised as a light draught, as a heavy warmblood, and as a "universal type". In Finland, the breed is never categorised as a warmblood. The term "universal horse" is used in Finland to describe certain hard-to-categorise breeds such as the Fjord horse, that are relatively small and have a body type that is heavy for a warmblood, but light for a draught. A founding sire, Jaakko (Tt 118), photographed in 1882Finnhorses are lively, with a willing personality, are hardy with good endurance, and generally are long-lived. The breed standard defines the Finnhorse as a versatile multi-purpose use horse of average height, sturdy conformation, and good build. The goal set by the breed standard is for an easy-to-handle, versatile horse that combines strength, agility, speed and endurance. Finnhorses have good movement and robust health. Finnhorses are strongly muscled, with good bone and strong hooves. They have a reliable and alert temperament and are easily handled. The breed standard encourages a temperament that is "honest and sincere"; eager to cooperate with humans, obedient... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3013273 ... Read more

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Harness racing in Australia is administered by HarnessRacing Australia (HRA) (formerly known as the AustralianHarness Racing Council), with each State’s Principal RacingAuthority agreeing to abide by, and to enforce theAustralian Harness Racing Rules & Regulations. Publicinterest in Harness racing is not especially high inAustralia as it takes a back seat to Thoroughbred racing.Its main attraction is the night meetings, whenthoroughbred races aren't run. Major metropolitan meetingsoccur on Friday and Saturday nights right around thecountry. Interest in races such as the Miracle Mile, A GHunter Cup, Victoria Cup and the Inter Dominion is quitehealthy though. ... Read more