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Polar Cup

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Race type
  
Flat / Thoroughbred

Surface
  
Turf

Qualification
  
Three-years-old and up

Website
  
Øvrevoll

Track
  
Left-handed

Distance
  
1,370 m

Location
  
Øvrevoll Racecourse Øvrevoll, Norway

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The Polar Cup is a Group 3 flat horse race in Norway open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,370 metres (6 furlongs and 178 yards) at Øvrevoll in late July or early August.

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History

The event was formerly known as the Polar Million Cup. It used to have a prize fund of one million kroner. For a period it held Listed status.

The Polar Million Cup was promoted to Group 3 level in 2001. That year's edition was the first Group race to be staged in Norway. The country's second Group race, the Marit Sveaas Minneløp, was run later in the same month.

The title of the race was shortened to Polar Cup in 2003. From this point its prize money was less than a million kroner.

Records

Most successful horse:

  • Ragazzo - 2013, 2014
  • Leading jockey since 1998 (2 wins):

  • Jacob Johansen - Ragazzo (2014), Brownie (2016)
  • Leading trainer since 1998 (2 wins):

  • Wido Neuroth – Rolo Tomasi (2000), Alyshakeys (2010)
  • Niels Petersen – You Never Know (2005), Silver Ocean (2012)
  • Rune Haugen – Steve's Champ (2008), Giant Sandman (2011)
  • Annike Bye Hansen – Ragazzo (2013, 2014)
  • Cathrine Erichsen - Hovman (2007), Easy Road (2015)
  • References

    Polar Cup Wikipedia