TROTTING IN FINLAND

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Trotting is one of the most popular sports in Finland. Every year it attracts over 800 000 spectators on racetracks. The number of spectators in the off-track betting shops is almost 900 000. There are about 560 race events yearly, with over 8 000 horses and over 3 000 drivers. The number of professional trainers is 150, and the register of amateur trainers contains over 7 000 names. The total turnover in horse betting is over 200 million euros.

Trotting in Finland is many-sided. There are races throughout the year, every day except on Christmas. The nature of the events varies from international competitions and weekly meetings on provincial tracks to small race events in the countryside or even to races on ice.

Internationally Finland lies among the 5-6 major trotting countries in Europe. The most famous Finnish trotters are Charme Asserdal, Keystone Patriot, Friendly Face, BWT Magic and Houston Laukko, the first horse of Finnish breeding to win the Grand Circuit.  The most famous Finnhorse is Viesker, who has won both the Trotting King title and the Nordic Championship five times. As a result of the rapid development of Finnish breeding, many Finnish trotters have made a reputation on the top of European trotting sport during the recent years.

The European Champions Pekka Korpi and Jorma Kontio, as well as Veijo Heiskanen, are the best known Finnish drivers.

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