The European Trotting Derby, also called UET Grand Prix and Grand Prix de l'UET, is an annual Group One harness event that is arranged by the European Trotting Union, UET. The final takes place on a racetrack in one of the member countries of UET. The event is open for 4-year-old European-born trotters and was first raced in 1985. The 2009 final will be hosted by Tampere Racetrack, Finland, and has a purse of approximately US$607,000, or €460,000.In the conversion from Euro to USD, the rates of 2009-04-12 have been used.
Racing conditions The races To qualify for the European Trotting Derby final, horses must progress from the qualifying races. These races takes place on two racetracks in two countries every year, in 2009 at Vincennes, France and Tampere, Finland.
Distance and starting method The distance has most years been 2,100 meters. Some years, a slight variation has been made, but the distance has always been in the interval 2,000-2,140 meters. The race has always been started by the use of auto start.
Past winners Drivers with most wins 4 - Stig H. Johansson (1985, 1986, 1988, 2001) 2 - Dominique Locqueneux
Trainers with most wins 4 - Stig H. Johansson (1985, 1986, 1988, 2001) 2 - Jean-Pierre Dubois (1987, 2004)
Sires with at least two winning offsprings 2 - Pershing (Mack the Knife, Atas Rocket)
Countries, number of wins 10 - 9 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 -
Winner with lowest odds Winning odds: 1.20 - Ina Scot (1993)
Winner with highest odds Winning odds: 22.00 - Progress Value (1994)
Fastest winner 1:11.7 (km rate) - Kiss Melody (2002)
All winners of the European Trotting Derby
Year Horse Driver Trainer Winning horse's native country Odds of winner Winning time 2008 Qualita Bourbon Joseph Verbeeck Jean Baudron 1.51 1:13.2 2007 Virgill Boko Hugo Langeweg J:r Hugo Langeweg 3.34 1:14.0 2006 Oiseau de Feux Christian Bigeon Fabrice Souloy The winner Jocose was disqualified after a positive doping test. Since Oiseau de Feux was declared winner some time later, there is no winning odds. 1:14.1 2005 Conny Nobell Björn Goop Björn Goop 1.73 1:12.9 2004 Daguet Rapide Pietro Gubellini Jean-Pierre Dubois 1.65 1:14.2 2003 Naglo Örjan Kihlström Stefan Hultman 4.29 1:13.0 2002 Kiss Melody Dominique Locqueneux Pierre Desiré Allaire 2.63 1:11.7 2001 Abano As Stig H. Johansson Stig H. Johansson 1.90 1:12.7 2000 Com Karat Dominique Locqueneux Jan Kruithof 2.40 1:14.6 1999 Himo Josselyn Jean-Michel Bazire Jean-Michel Bazire 2.90 1:14.9 1998 Giant Cat Nicolas Roussel Nicolas Roussel 5.07 1:15.7 1997 General November Pekka Korpi Veijo Kivijoja 3.00 1:13.2 1996 Elision Jean-Pierre Viel Albert Viel 2.62 1:15.7 1995 Derby du Gite Heinz Wewering Sylvain Leliévre 10.01 1:14.5 1994 Progress Value Lennart Forsgren Kari Lähdekorpi 22.00 1:15.1 1993 Ina Scot Kjell P. Dahlström Kjell P. Dahlström 1.20 1:14.6 1992 Jexpress Dahlia Jorma Kontio Jukka-Pekka Kauhanen 1.91 1:15.2 1991 Market Leader Leif Witasp Leif Witasp 11.30 1:15.8 1990 Ultra Ducal Paul Viel Paul Viel 4.01 1:15.4 1989 Tipouf Pierre Vercruysse Pierre Vercruysse 2.60 1:17.5 1988 Atas Rocket Stig H. Johansson Stig H. Johansson 4.37 1:16.6 1987 Rangone Jean-Pierre Dubois Jean-Pierre Dubois 2.80 1:14.7 1986 Clash Hammering Stig H. Johansson Stig H. Johansson 3.13 1:15.4 1985 Mack the Knife Stig H. Johansson Stig H. Johansson 2.20 1:16.6
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