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Per Ulven
Per Ulven (31 October 1925 – 15 December 2009) is a Norwegian harness racing, harness racer. He was born in Vang, Hedmark, where he grew up on the family farm Bjørke. His father and brothers were also active horsemen. In 1928 his father moved to establish a stables at Bjerke Travbane, which also became Per Ulven's home field. He won 1750 races in Norway, among them five Norwegian championships. He is the only person, together with Gunnar Eggen, to win Norsk Travderby nine times. References 1925 births 2009 deaths Sportspeople from Oslo Norwegian harness racers {{Norway-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harness Racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australia and New Zealand, races with jockeys riding directly on saddled trotters ( in French) are also conducted. Breeds In North America, harness races are restricted to Standardbred horses, although European racehorses may also be French Trotters or Russian Trotters, or have mixed ancestry with lineages from multiple breeds. Orlov Trotters race separately in Russia. The light cold-blooded Coldblood trotters and Finnhorses race separately in Finland, Norway and Sweden. Standardbreds are so named because in the early years of the Standardbred stud book, only horses who could trot or pace a mile in a ''standard'' time (or whose progeny could do so) of no more than 2 minutes, 30 seconds were admitted to the book. The horses have proportionally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
