Copenhagen Cup (harness racing)

Copenhagen Cup

Group One International race
Location	Charlottenlund Racetrack, Copenhagen
Inaugurated	1928
Race type	Harness race for standardbred trotters
Website	Charlottenlund Travbane
Race information
Distance	2,011 meters
Track	1,000 meter track
Qualification	Invitational
Purse	750,000 DKK (winner)

Copenhagen Cup is an international Group One harness racing event at the Charlottenlund Racetrack in Copenhagen, Denmark. The race was established in 1928 and it was known as Internationalt Mesterskap (International Championship) until 1966. Since 1975 Copenhagen Cup has been held annually on the second weekend of June. The distance has varied throughout the years, from 1978 it has been 2011 metres. In 1949 International Mesterskap consisted of two races.

Winners

Year	Horse1	Driver	Winning time
2022	Mister F Daag	Robin Bakker	1:11,5a
2021	Cyber Lane	Johan Untersteiner	1:10,9a
2020	Heart of Steel	Peter Untersteiner	1:12,3a
2019	Handsome Brad	Carl Johan Jepson	1:11,4a
2018	Cyber Lane	Johan Untersteiner	1:11,4a
2017	Cruzado Dela Noche	Per Linderoth	1:11,1a
2016	Your Highness	Björn Goop	1:11,5a
2015	Robert Bi	Robin Bakker	1:10,0a
2014	Orali	Jeppe Juel	1:12,1a
2013	Mr. Picolit	Åke Svanstedt	1:11,7a
2012	Wishing Stone	Jeppe Juel	1:11,3a
2011	Libeccio Grif	Björn Goop	1:10,7a
2010	Nu Pagadi	Erik Adielsson	1:11,7a
2009	Triton Sund	Örjan Kihlström	1:12,8a
2008	Ghibellino	Roberto Andreghetti	1:12,4a
2007	Kool du Caux	Jean-Michel Bazire	1:12,0a
2006	Mara Bourbon	Jean-Pierre Dubois	1:12,2a
2005	Steinlager	Per-Oleg Midtfjeld	1:13,5a
2004	Revenue	Lutfi Kolgjini	1:12,6a
2003	Gidde Palema	Åke Svanstedt	1:13,5a
2002	Legendary Lover K	Steen Juul	1:12,7a
2001	Victory Tilly	Stig H. Johansson	1:13,4a
2000	Indian Silver	Stig H. Johansson	1:12,8a
1999	Giesolo de Lou	Jean-Etinne Dubois	1:13,5a
1998	Moni Maker	Wally Hennessy	1:12,6a
1997	Zoogin	Åke Svanstedt	1:14,1a
1996	Triple T Storm	Joseph Verbeeck	1:14,1a
1995	S J's Photo	David Wade	1:12,8a
1994	Bolets Igor	David Wade	1:13,2a
1993	Campo Ass	Wilhelm Paal	1:14,6a
1992	Bravo Sund	Jorma Kontio	1:14,9a
1991	Glass Hanover	Helmut Beckemeyer	1:14,5a
1990	Meadow Roland	Preben Kjærsgaard	1:13,5a
1989	Meadow Roland	Preben Kjærsgaard	1:14,6a
1988	Meadow Roland	Preben Kjærsgaard	1:14,4a
1987	Hairos	John K. Hansen	1:14,0a
1986	Junior Lobell	John K. Hansen	1:13,6a
1985	Minou du Donjon	Olle Goop	1:14,0a
1984	Lutin d'Isigny	Jean-Paul André	1:13,8a
1983	E.O. Brunn	Bo W. Takter	1:13,9a
1982	Ideal du Gazeau	Eugène Lefèvre	1:14,0a
1981	Jorky	Leopold Verroken	1:16,3a
1980	Ideal du Gazeau	Eugène Lefèvre	1:14,6a
1979	Charme Asserdal	Heikki Korpi	1:15,5a
1978	Pershing	Berndt Lindstedt	1:14,2a
1977	Keystone Pioneer	William Haughton	1:15,0a
1976	Wiretapper	Sören Nordin	1:17,2a
1975	Ritha Lyngholm	Olle Lindquist	1:18,0a
1966	Roquepine	Jean-René Gougeon	1:16,9a
1964	Elaine Rodney	Jean-René Gougeon	1:15,4a
1962	Eidelstedter	Johannes Frömming	1:21,0
1961	Rulle Rappson	Sören Nordin	1:21,4
1960	Hairos II	Willem Geersen	1:17,0a
1959	Jens Protector	Trygve Diskerud	1:16,3a
1958	Adept	Kurt Mattson	1:21,5
1957	Gelinotte	Charlie Mills	1:18,7
1952	Frances Bulwark	Sören Nordin	1:22,3
1951	Rollo	Ragnar Thorngren	1:17,8
1949	Presidenten Casino The Great	Folke Bengtsson Fredi Sølberg	1:23,1 1:22,7
1948	Harvest Druien	Niels Jan Koster	1:23,8
1946	Future	Aage Kristoffersen	1:19,9
1939	Sonny Diamond	Niels Jan Koster	1:21,1
1938	Sir Walter Scott	Calle Schoug	1:22,1
1932	Walter Dear	Charlie Mills	1:19,6
1931	Walter Dear	Charlie Mills	1:18,4
1928	Guy Bacon	Charlie Mills	1:19,4

¹ Country of owner

Brief History of Harness Racing

The history of Harness Racing has its roots in the horse racing that began in the 20th century with regular horses, the race also known as trotting. It flourished simultaneously in North America, Russia, France, The Netherlands, Italy and Norway. The sport made its debut with average local breeds, which were working horses. It is said that North America was the mother of Harness Racing. It is believed that harness racing that kicked off on a full scale onwards of 1806 in America, gradually developed from locally organized races between the working class farmers with ordinary working farm horses. Following such events, horses bred for farm work were replaced with horses specially bred for speed and stamina.

See also

• List of Scandinavian harness horse races

Sources

• Charlottenlund Travbane/Copenhagen Cup