Sprintermästaren (literally: "The Sprint Champion") is an annual international Group One harness event for trotters. It is held at Halmstad Racetrack in Halmstad, Sweden, and is a stakes race for 4-year-olds. The purse in the 2011 final was ≈US$288,000 (€200,000), of which the winner Orecchietti won half.In the conversion to USD, the rates of 2011-07-07, the date of the 2011 final, have been used. The event is sometimes referred to as "Sweden's Hambletonian".
Racing conditions From the beginning, Sprintermästaren was open only for Swedish four-year-old trotters. In 2002, the conditions were changed and the event has since then been open for foreign four-year-olds as well. The distance, one mile, has been the same since the beginning of the event in 1971. The final of the event is preceded by a number of elimination races, taking place the same day. Since 1995, the number of elimination heats has been three per year.
Past winners
Drivers with most wins 5 - Stig H. Johansson 5 - Örjan Kihlström 2 - Erik Adielsson 2 - Stefan Melander 2 - Robert Bergh 2 - Johnny Takter
Trainers with most wins 6 - Stig H. Johansson 4 - Stefan Melander 3 - Stefan Hultman 3 - Robert Bergh 2 - Sören Nordin
Sires with at least two winning offsprings 3 - Andover Hall (Brad de Veluwe, Nuncio, Perfect Spirit) 2 - Count's Pride (Alex Pride, Gaston Pride) 2 - Speedy Somolli (Mr Lavec, Regent Broline) 2 - Super Arnie (Beijing Boy, Dust All Over) 2 - Super Bowl (Active Bowler, Ultimo H.) 2 - Tibur (Callit, Drottning Sund)
Winning stallions that have also sired winners Mr Lavec (1995), sire of First Lavec (2001)
Winner with lowest odds Winning odds: 1.24 - Charme Asserdal (1977)
Winner with highest odds Winning odds: 42.55 - Beijing Boy (1999)
Fastest winner (finals only) 1:09.3 (km rate) - Uncle Lasse (2016)
All winners of Sprintermästaren Year Horse Driver Trainer Odds of winner Winning time (km rate) 2018 Perfect Spirit Örjan Kihlström Daniel Redén 2.45 1:10.2 2017 Diamanten Christoffer Eriksson Robert Bergh 2.91 1:10.0 2016 Uncle Lasse Örjan Kihlström Stefan Melander 3.10 1:09.3 2015 Nuncio Stefan Melander Stefan Melander 1.34 1:10.0 2014 Happy Days Johnny Takter Michael Lönborg 8.43 1:10.7 2013 Quid Pro Quo Ulf Ohlsson Svante Båth 3.47 1:11.0 2012 Brad de Veluwe Tuomas Korvenoja Tuomas Korvenoja 2.42 1:09.7 2011 Orecchietti Örjan Kihlström Stefan Hultman 4.46 1:10.7 2010 You Bet Hornline Robert Bergh Robert Bergh 8.78 1:11.1 2009 Lavec Kronos Lutfi Kolgjini Lutfi Kolgjini 7.75 1:10.7 2008 Dust All Over Örjan Kihlström Roger Walmann 3.90 1:11.4 2007 Naughty Nunu Erik Adielsson Stig H. Johansson 8.42 1:11.9 2006 Fantasy Broline Robert Bergh Robert Bergh 8.09 1:11.9 2005 Profit Ås Erik Adielsson Kari Lähdekorpi 14.06 1:11.3 2004 Gentleman Örjan Kihlström Stefan Hultman 2.55 1:11.8 2003 Calvin Capar Hans-Owe Sundberg Stefan Hultman 4.59 1:12.3 2002 Scarlet Knight Stefan Melander Stefan Melander 1.40 1:12.5 2001 First Lavec Jim Frick Jim Frick 4.26 1:13.2 2000 Rydens Sensation Jorma Kontio Stefan Melander 8.16 1:12.7 1999 Beijing Boy Dan Widegren Dan Widegren 42.55 1:13.2 1998 Jolly Rocket Per Lennartsson Per Lennartsson 1.83 1:13.0 1997 Kramer Boy Johnny Takter Johnny Takter 1.79 1:12.1 1996 Regent Broline Stig H. Johansson Stig H. Johansson 4.83 1:15.3 1995 Mr Lavec Jimmy W. Takter Jimmy W. Takter 5.07 1:12.4 1994 Serena Christer Nylander Christer Nylander 3.27 1:13.9 1993 Top Royal Lennart Forsgren Lennart Forsgren 4.45 1:13.4 1992 Ciceron Örn Lars-Ove Lunneryd Lars-Ove Lunneryd 6.06 1:15.4 1991 First Sid Björn Linder Björn Linder 7.65 1:13.5 1990 Drottning Sund Björn Larsson Björn Larsson 2.97 1:16.7 1989 Peace On Earth Stig H. Johansson Stig H. Johansson 1.54 1:14.6 1988 Gaston Pride Per-Olof Pettersson Per-Olof Pettersson 1.70 1:15.7 1987 Ewing Turf Thomas Uhrberg Anders Lindqvist 4.35 1:14.8 1986 Alex Pride Mats Rånlund Mats Rånlund 5.85 1:14.0 1985 Callit Karl O. Johansson Karl O. Johansson 3.19 1:16.4 1984 Anford Bones Leif Edvinsson Leif Edvinsson 4.72 1:14.6 1983 The Onion Stig H. Johansson Stig H. Johansson 1.74 1:12.0 1982 Speedy Fly Olle Goop Arne Bernhardsson 1.87 1:14.1 1981 Ultimo H. Stig H. Johansson Stig H. Johansson 9.06 1:15.0 1980 Lepin Kjell Isgren Kjell Isgren 2.16 1:16.4 1979 Active Bowler Jan Nordin Sören Nordin 4.90 1:16.2 1978 Safari Express Sven-Erik Landin Sven-Erik Landin 8.59 1:16.8 1977 Charme Asserdal Heikki Korpi Timo Eve 1.24 1:16.8 1976 Gay Frost Bertil Rogell Bertil Rogell 2.19 1:18.7 1975 Gotte Takstens Olle Lindqvist Olle Lindqvist 9.62 1:17.8 1974 Gallini Stig H. Johansson Stig H. Johansson 1.49 1:17.7 1973 Pelle J:r Karl-Gösta Fylking Karl-Gösta Fylking 2.84 1:19.1 1972 Lime Rodney Karl Gustaf Holgersson Karl Gustaf Holgersson 6.64 1:17.6 1971 Cirro Sören Nordin Sören Nordin 2.08 1:19.2
See also List of Scandinavian harness horse races
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