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List of Suurkilpailu competitions

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A Suurkilpailu (Grand Race) is a harness racing event in Finland in which the purse for the winner is at or over 10,000 Euros (approximately 13,500 USD). All Grand Races are authorised by the Finnish trotting and breeding association, Suomen Hippos ry, the central horse organisation of Finland. The most important Grand Races are Finlandia-Ajo, St Michel and Kymi Grand Prix.

Events for light trotters

EventAdmissionQualificationRacePrizes
NamePlaceFrequencyAdmissionTotal feesSexAgeBirthplaceOtherFinals distanceFirst prize
Arvid Åvallin tammaderbyVermo (Helsinki)annualopen200 EURmares5 yearsFinlandnone2100 m20,000 EUR
Suur-Hollolan Best LadyJokimaa (Lahti)annualopen; enrollment when the horse is 1 year old450 EURmares4 years or olderFinlandnone2140 m2
Lotteria-ajo1Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Lappeenranta, Mikkeli and Vieremäannualopennoneall4 years or olderanywinnings below 100,000 EUR for mares, or below 60,000 EUR for geldings and stallions2100 m; handicaps per winnings2
Derbyn TammachampionVermo (Helsinki)?open enrollment, 10 competitors chosen by a winnings index5 paid Suuri Suomalainen Derby admission feesmares4 yearsanyin Finnish racing register2100 m2
Erkki Rajakoski MemorialVermo (Helsinki)?opennoneall3 yearsanyinternational event2100 m2
Eugen Pylvänäisen MuistoajoMikkeliannualopennoneall4 yearsanymaximum of 10 horses may participate1609 m2
Festivaali-ajo?annualopennoneall4 years or olderanya maximum of 12 horses may participate1609 m2
Finlandia-ajoVermo (Helsinki)annualopennoneall4 years or olderanyinternational; preliminaries may be held1609 m2
Glenn Kosmos MemorialVermo (Helsinki)?opennoneall4 years or olderanyinternational; preliminaries may be held1609 m2
HamboJokimaa (Lahti)annualopenfour Suur-Hollola -ajo admission fees paidall3 yearsanyinternational race; horses must be enrolled for the Suur-Hollola -ajo; a maximum of 12 horses may participate2140 m2
Helsinki-ajoVermo (Helsinki)?open-all4 years or olderanyinternational race1609 m2
Isla-ajoKaustinenannualopen-all5 yearsFinlanda maximum of 12 horses may participate; mares have a 20-metre handicap2120 m, volting2
Joensuu-ajoJoensuuannualopen-all4 years or olderFinlanda maximum of 10 horses may participate2140 m2
Jokimaa Tekee TähtiäJokimaa (Lahti)annualopenEUR 150allopenFinlandparticipating horses need to be registered for racing in Finland and may not have won more than EUR 17,000 as of the elimination race2140 meliminations EUR 1200, finals EUR 10,000 in minimum per 2

;Notes

  1. Name may change according to the main sponsor.
  2. Prizes determined separately; according to the Suurkilpailu bylaws, the winner purse will be at or over 10,000 EUR.

Events for coldblood trotters

EventAdmissionQualificationRacePrizes
NamePlaceFrequencyAdmissionTotal feesSexAgeBirthplaceOtherFinals distanceFirst prize
Erilo-juoksu?annualopenfirst Suomenhevosten Kriterium admission fee paidall5 to 6 yearsanyFinnhorses2100 m; handicaps by age and sex1
Erkon PokaaliVermo (Helsinki)?open?all5 years or olderanyinternational2100 m1
Keskisuomalainen DerbyKilleri (Jyväskylä)annualhorses enrolled at the age of 2 years220 EURall5 yearsanyFinnhorses; preliminaries may be held, a maximum of 12 horses may participate in the finals2100 m1
Coldblood Suur-Hollola -ajoJokimaa (Lahti)annualenrolment when the horse is 1 year old280 EUR; fee on the year of participation is 140 EURall5 years or olderFinlandhandicap of 20 m for 6-year-old males and 7-year-old or older females; 40 m for 7-year-old males; 60 m for males at or over 8 years; preliminaries may be held2140 m1
L. Fabritius Memorial - ÅbofemmanTurkuannual?-all5 years or olderanyFinnhorses, and Swedish and Norwegian coldbloods; a maximum of 12 horses may participate2100 m1
Olympia-ajo-annual?-all5 years or olderanythree eliminations are held2000 m or moreabove the EUR 10,000 limit per 1
Osuuspankki Grand Prix (coldblood)-annual?-all5 years or olderanya maximum of 10 horses may participate2100 m1
Oulu ExpressOuluannual?EUR 240all4 yearsanyFinnhorses2100 m1

;Notes

  1. Prizes determined separately; according to the Suurkilpailu bylaws, the winner purse will be at or over 10,000 EUR.
  2. Name may change according to the main sponsor.

Notes

References

  1. "Suurkilpailusäännöt".
  2. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/arvid_avallin_tammaderby.php Arvid Åvallin tammaderby at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2010-04-14 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2010-04-18
  3. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/best_lady.php Suur-Hollolan Best Lady at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2010-04-14 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2010-04-18
  4. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/lotteria_ajo.php Lotteria-ajo at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2010-04-14 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2010-04-18
  5. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/derbyn_tammacahampion.php Derbyn Tammachampion at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2010-05-22 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2010-04-18
  6. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/erkki_rajakoski_memorial.php Erkki Rajakoski Memorial at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2010-05-22 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2010-04-18
  7. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/eugen_pylvanaisen_muistoajo.php Eugen Pylvänäisen Muistoajo at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2010-08-24 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2010-08-05
  8. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/festivaali-_ajo.php Festivaali-ajo at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2010-08-24 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2010-08-05
  9. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/finlandia-ajo.php Finlandia-ajo at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2010-08-24 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2010-08-05
  10. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/glenn_kosmos_memorial.php Glenn Kosmos Memorial at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2010-08-24 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2010-08-05
  11. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/hambo.php Hambo at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2010-08-24 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2010-08-05
  12. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/helsinki_ajo.php Helsinki-ajo at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2011-03-25 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2011-04-05
  13. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/Isla-ajo.php Isla-ajo at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2011-03-25 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2011-04-05
  14. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/joensuu_ajo.php Joensuu-ajo at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2011-02-27 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2011-04-05
  15. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/jokimaa_tekee_tahtia.php Jokimaa Tekee Tähtiä at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2011-03-16 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2011-04-05
  16. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/erilo_juoksu.php Erilo-juoksu at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2010-04-14 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2010-04-18
  17. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/erkon_pokaali.php Erkon Pokaali at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2010-04-14 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2010-04-18
  18. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/keskisuomalainen_derby.php Keskisuomalainen Derby at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2010-08-24 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2010-08-05
  19. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/kylma_suur_hollola.php Coldblood Suur-Hollola -ajo at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2010-09-21 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2010-08-05
  20. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/l_fabritius.php L. Fabritius Memorial - Åbofemman at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2010-08-24 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2010-08-05
  21. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/olympia_ajo.php Olympia-ajo at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2011-02-27 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2011-04-05
  22. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/op_grand_prix.php Osuuspankki Grand Prix at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2011-02-27 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2011-04-05
  23. [http://www.hippos.fi/hippos/raviurheilu/suurkilpailusaannot/oulu_express.php Oulu Express at Hippos.fi] {{webarchive. link. (2011-02-27 {{in lang). fi, retrieved 2011-04-05
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