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Kuninkuusravit
The Kuninkuusravit ("royal races") championship is an annual harness racing championship contest in Finland. It is the official Finnish national championship contest for Finnhorse stallions and mares. It has been held annually since 1924, except during 1934-1937 and the war years 1940–1942 and 1944. Originally stallions and mares competed together for the title of ''Ravikuningas'' ("Racing King"), but in 1948 a separate title, ''Ravikuningatar'' ("Racing Queen"), was established for mares. Geldings may not participate. The Kuninkuusravit championship races take two days, with three starts run each day. The first start, , is run on the first day, and the and starts on the second day. The stallion and mare with the best combined times from all three starts win. Thus, to win the title, a horse does not necessarily need to win a single run, and for instance, in 2006, the stallion Saran Salama won the championship after placing 2nd, 2nd and 3rd in the respective starts. Both divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eri-Aaroni
Eri-Aaroni 3423 Valio (July 12, 1932 – September 1, 1953) was chestnut (coat), liver chestnut stallion who was a ''Kuninkuusravit, Ravikuningas'' title winner in harness racing and a very influential Finnhorse sire. During his racing career, Eri-Aaroni became the holder of the Finnish harness racing speed record, a ''tähtijuoksija''''Tähtijuoksija'', "star runner", record better than 30.0 per one kilometre; ''huippujuoksija'', "top runner", record better than 35.0; ''suurjuoksija'', "grand runner", record better than 40.0. Being both a race horse and more noble and refined in appearance than most Finnhorses of the time, he did not conform to the contemporary working horse ideals, and never gained great success at horse shows. Nonetheless, In 1946, the horse breeding association of Laihia purchased Eri-Aaroni to stand at stud for the unpreceded price of two million Finnish marks. In Laihia, he sired hundreds of foals, of whom 22 were ''tähtijuoksija'' and five ''Kuninku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
