Scandinavian Open Championship

The Scandinavian Open Championship is a Group 3 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 early August.

Scandinavian Open Championship

Class	Group 3
Location	Klampenborg Racecourse Klampenborg, Denmark
Inaugurated	1996
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Arqana
Website	Klampenborg
Race information
Distance	2,400 metres (1½ miles)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	53 kg (3yo); 58 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
Purse	450,000 kr (2017) 1st: 250,000 kr

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.^[1] It is currently the country's only Group race. The 2014 and 2015 renewals took place in June.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

• Suspicious Mind - 2020, 2021, 2022

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Leading jockey (7 wins):

• Per-Anders Gråberg – Equip Hill (2007), Bank of Burden (2012, 2013), Suspicious Mind (2020, 2021, 2022), Greenland (2024)

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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

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