Oslo Cup (horserace)

For the curling tournament, see Oslo Cup (curling).
Oslo Cup
Group 3 race
LocationØvrevoll Racecourse
Øvrevoll, Norway
Inaugurated2005
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteØvrevoll
Race information
Distance2,400 metres (1½ miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight53 kg (3yo); 59 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
2 kg for Group 2 winners *
1 kg for Group 3 winners *
* since January 1 last year
Purse600,000 kr (2018)
1st: 300,000 kr

The Oslo Cup is a Group 3 flat horse race in Norway open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles) at Øvrevoll in late July or early August. It was changed from the Walter Nilsens Minneløp in 2013.

History

The event was named Walter Nilsens Minneløp 2005-2012 in memory of Walter Nilsen, a successful owner-breeder in Norway.[1] It was established in 2005, and was initially held on May 17, the Norwegian public holiday of Constitution Day. It replaced the Oslo Cup, originally staged later in the season.

The Walter Nilsens Minneløp was originally restricted to horses aged four or older. The first running was won by the previous year's Oslo Cup winner, Alpino Chileno.

The race was given Listed status in 2007. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2011. It was moved to July and opened to three-year-olds in 2012.[2]

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Appel au Maitre – 2008, 2009

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Fredrik Johansson – Appel au Maitre (2008, 2009), Bank of Burden (2011), Sir Lando (2012)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • Niels Petersen - Bank of Burden (2011), Without Fear (2014), Eye In The Sky (2015), Our Last Summer (2018), Square de Luynes (2019), Privilegiado (2020), Wishformore (2021)

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
2005 Alpino Chileno 6 Carlos Lopez Rune Haugen 2:33.60
2006 Mick Jerome 5 Yvonne Durant Rune Haugen 2:32.00
2007 Miss the Boat 5 Pascolina Pinto Arnfinn Lund 2:34.90
2008 Appel au Maitre 4 Fredrik Johansson Wido Neuroth 2:33.90
2009 Appel au Maitre 5 Fredrik Johansson Wido Neuroth 2:29.10
2010 Alpacco 8 Manuel Martinez Sandie Kjær Nortoft 2:35.70
2011 Bank of Burden 4 Fredrik Johansson Niels Petersen 2:34.60
2012 Sir Lando 5 Fredrik Johansson Wido Neuroth 2:37.40
2013 Touz Price 5 Jacob Johansen Rune Haugen 2:32.40
2014 Without Fear 6 Rafael Schistl Niels Petersen 2:32.70
2015 Eye In The Sky 4 Elione Chaves Niels Petersen 2:34.70
2016 Hurricane Red 6 Jacob Johansen Lennart Reuterskold Jr. 2:35.50
2017 Giuseppe Piazzi[a] 5 Oliver Wilson Flemming Velin 2:33.00
2018 Our Last Summer 5 Rafael Schistl Niels Petersen 2:31.70
2019 Square de Luynes 4 Rafael Schistl Niels Petersen 2:30.10
2020 Privilegiado 4 Oliver Wilson Niels Petersen 2:31.00
2021 Wishformore 5 Sandro De Paiva Niels Petersen 2:35.20

a Eye In The Sky finished first in 2017 but was placed third for causing interference.

Oslo Cup

The Oslo Cup was the precursor of the Walter Nilsens Minneløp. It was last run in 2004.

  • 1953: Stratos
  • 1956: Norse
  • 1957: Cobetto
  • 1958: Orsini
  • 1963: Briansk
  • 1972: Gunsmoke
  • 1975: Noble Dancer
  • 1976: Noble Dancer
  • 1977: Brave Tudor
  • 1978: Hill's Double
  • 1979: Coulstry
  • 1982: Rheinsteel
  • 1983: Shaftesbury
  • 1984: Rheinsteel
  • 1985: Tryffoc
  • 1986: Sand Ship
  • 1987: Gulfland
  • 1988: Sunset Boulevard
  • 1990: Feuerbach
  • 1991: Silvestro
  • 1992: Red Hero
  • 1993: Kateb
  • 1994: Kateb
  • 1995: Theatrician
  • 1996: Ballet Prince / Laila Alawi *
  • 1997: Inchrory
  • 1998: Inchrory
  • 1999: Inchrory
  • 2000: Royal Crusade
  • 2001: Valley Chapel
  • 2002: Parthe
  • 2003: Sagittarius
  • 2004: Alpino Chileno

* The 1996 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Walter Nilsens Minneløp" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Øvrevoll. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Rapport fra Pattern Committee møte i Roma" (in Norwegian). Øvrevoll. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.