Category: Denmark

Huntington led all the way in the Højgård Hestehospital Vinterfavoritternes Ærespræmie worth DKK 250,000

Klampenborg hosts the Højgård Hestehospital Vinterfavoritternes Ærespræmie over 1600 metres on Saturday

Elkær Stutteri Fuldblods Fond gave its name to three of Saturday’s eight races at Klampenborg, and the day’s best paid, the handicap series final, went to Kenneth Hansen and Gitte Wolle’s Classic Blaze. In the Fillies’ and Mares’ race, Derby third Red Moondancer crossed the line as the winner ahead of Sealove.

Saturday at Klampenborg is Elkær Stutteri Fuldblods Fond’s day, with three handicaps run under the foundation’s name – among them the final of the handicap series over 1800 metres, which at 120,000 kroner is the day’s richest race.

Bente and Magne Jordanger turned down a million kroner for Voix Du Maitre at last year’s Scandinavian Open Yearling Sale. On Saturday afternoon the Appel Au Maitre colt brought 300,000 of them home at Klampenborg – and after three starts he is still unbeaten.

The day after this year’s Scandinavian Open Yearling Sale, last year’s yearlings run for Denmark’s best-paid two-year-old race. Fifteen horses are entered for the Dansk Galops Auktionsløb, and the whole of Klampenborg’s Saturday is staged in the name of the French auction house Arqana.

Besides the main events, the Danish Oaks and the Danish Criterium, Ladies’ Day at Klampenborg also brought the amateur riders’ time-honoured Taittinger Skandinavisk Ladies Cup, won by Denmark’s Matilde Kløve, and the equally time-honoured Best Dressed competitions. Here is the whole raceday through photographer Burt Seeger’s lens.

Lady Irene won the BOLOU Fine Jewellery Danish Oaks on Saturday by three and a half lengths from her stablemate Jazz. The Niels Petersen-trained filly already has the Svenskt Oaks on her CV and can become the first in history to win all three Scandinavian Oaks. Next stop is the Norsk Oaks at home at Øvrevoll.

Bent Olsen’s Stepdance was left to his own devices in the betting, but won the Herman Sallings Mindeløb Danish Criterium on Saturday by a head from Søren Jensen’s Mallee Sand. The DKK 150,000 went to Stald Spitco in the day’s biggest surprise — the winner’s first success at the third attempt.

Niels Petersen won the Racing Club Klampenborg Racing Bowl with Grey Tycoon and the Danish Oaks with Lady Irene on Saturday, and the DKK 310,000 was enough to overhaul Lea Olsen in the trainers’ championship. After Ladies’ Day only DKK 4,670 separates the two.

82 horses, nine races and 953,000 kroner in prize money. We have been through the entire racecard for Saturday’s Ladies’ Day at Klampenborg and counted every trainer, rider, owner, breeder, sire and broodmare.

Klampenborg is ready for another cracker of a Scandinavian big-race day on Saturday – this time with the Danish Oaks and the Herman Sallings Mindeløb Dansk Kriterium as the headline events. 14 fillies were declared on Monday morning for the Danish Oaks, while the two-year-olds’ Criterium has drawn a full house of 15 runners.