The Scandinavian Open Championship is a Listed 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 late May.
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 was downgraded to Listed status in 2026. The 2014 and 2015 renewals took place in June.
Records Most successful horse (3 wins): Suspicious Mind - 2020, 2021, 2022
Leading jockey (7 wins): Per-Anders Gråberg – Equip Hill (2007), Bank of Burden (2012, 2013), Suspicious Mind (2020, 2021, 2022), Greenland (2024)
Leading trainer (3 wins): Cathrine Erichsen – Albaran (1998, 1999), Master Bloom (2019)
Niels Petersen – Bank of Burden (2012, 2013), Without Fear (2014) Nina Lensvik - Suspicious Mind (2020, 2021, 2022)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1977 Trainer's Seat(IRE) 4 Lester Piggott Terje Dahl ? 1978 Pollerton(GB) 4 Lester Piggott Harry Thomson Jones ? 1996 Federico 4 Kim Andersen Søren Jensen 2:26.00 1997 Harbour Dues 4 Pat Eddery Lady Herries 2:26.20 1998 Albaran 5 Janos Tandari Cathrine Erichsen 2:29.40 1999 Albaran 6 Janos Tandari Cathrine Erichsen 2:25.00 2000 Montalban 4 L. Hammer-Hansen Andreas Löwe 2:28.20 2001 Valley Chapel 5 Fredrik Johansson Wido Neuroth 2:28.10 2002 Valley Chapel 6 Fredrik Johansson Wido Neuroth 2:29.80 2003 Dano-Mast 7 Terence Hellier Flemming Poulsen 2:29.90 2004 Crocodile Dundee 3 John Egan Jamie Poulton 2:26.80 2005 Alpino Chileno 6 Carlos Lopez Rune Haugen 2:29.40 2006 Halfsong 6 Sara Slot Karl Peter Andersen 2:28.90 2007 Equip Hill 5 Per-Anders Gråberg Bendik Bö 2:31.20 2008 Chinese Mandarin 5 Nicholas Cordrey Erna van Doorn 2:26.00 2009 Peas and Carrots 6 Fredrik Johansson Lennart Reuterskiöld, Jr. 2:29.80 2010 Django 7 L. Hammer-Hansen Jessica Long 2:25.60 2011 Ovambo Queen 4 Gaetan Masure Dr Andreas Bolte 2:31.30 2012 Bank of Burden 5 Per-Anders Gråberg Niels Petersen 2:23.00 2013 Bank of Burden 6 Per-Anders Gråberg Niels Petersen 2:23.60 2014 Without Fear 6 Rafael Schistl Niels Petersen 2:30.80 2015 Berling 8 Dina Danekilde Jessica Long 2:27.10 2016 Quarterback 4 Jan-Erik Neuroth Rune Haugen 2:28.00 2017 Giuseppe Piazzi 5 Oliver Wilson Flemming Velin 2:33.70 2018 Efesos 5 Manuel G Martinez Bent Olsen 2:31.00 2019 Master Bloom 4 Carlos Lopez Cathrine Erichsen 2:32.50 2020 Suspicious Mind 7 Per-Anders Graberg Nina Lensvik 2:24.10 2021 Suspicious Mind 8 Per-Anders Graberg Nina Lensvik 2:26.70 2022 Suspicious Mind 9 Per-Anders Graberg Nina Lensvik 2:33.30 2023 Go On Carlras 5 Nikolaj Stott Rikke Rohbach Bonde 2:24.60 2024 Greenland 4 Per-Anders Gråberg Flemming Velin 2:25.80 2025 Ami De Vega 5 Sandro De Paiva Jan-Erik Neuroth 2:27.10 2026 Ami De Vega 6 Oliver Wilson Jan-Erik Neuroth 2:30.00
Dansk Eclipse Stakes The Dansk Eclipse Stakes was the precursor of the Scandinavian Open Championship. It was last run in 1995.
1987: Obidos 1988: Sunset Boulevard 1989: Sunset Boulevard 1990: Icemood 1991: Silvestro 1992: Silvestro 1993: Kateb 1994: Kateb 1995: Matahif
See also List of Scandinavian flat horse races
References
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danskgalop.dk – Storløbsvindere. galopp-sieger.de – Scandinavian Open Championship. ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Scandinavian Open Championship (2019). pedigreequery.com – Scandinavian Open Championship – Klampenborg.