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Scandinavian Open Championship

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Inaugurated
  
1996

Sponsor
  
Harkila

Surface
  
Turf

Race type
  
Flat / Thoroughbred

Website
  
Klampenborg

Distance
  
2,400 m

Location
  
Klampenborg Racecourse Klampenborg, Denmark

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The Scandinavian Open Championship is a Group 3 flat horse race in Denmark open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles) at Klampenborg in early August.

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History

The event was first run with its present title in 1977 & 1978 then reintroduced in 1996. It replaced the Dansk Eclipse Stakes, Denmark's version of the Eclipse Stakes.

For a period the Scandinavian Open Championship held Listed status. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2000. That year's running was the first Group race to be staged in Denmark. It is currently the country's only Group race. The 2014 and 2015 renewals took place in June.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Albaran – 1998, 1999
  • Valley Chapel – 2001, 2002
  • Bank of Burden - 2012, 2013

    • Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Fredrik Johansson – Valley Chapel (2001, 2002), Peas and Carrots (2009)
  • Per-Anders Gråberg - Equip Hill (2007), Bank of Burden (2012, 2013)

    • Leading trainer (3 wins):

  • Niels Petersen - Bank of Burden (2012, 2013), Without Fear (2014)

    • Dansk Eclipse Stakes

    The Dansk Eclipse Stakes was the precursor of the Scandinavian Open Championship. It was last run in 1995.

    References

    Scandinavian Open Championship Wikipedia
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