Øvrevoll Galoppbane is the only

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racecourse in

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It is located at

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between

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(west),

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(south) and

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(north) in

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. It has both a turf track and an all-weather track. It was officially opened in 1932 by

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and Queen Maud. The biggest event of the year is the Derby Day, one Sunday at the end of August every year. Øvrevoll Galoppbane has a grandstand with a restaurant, as well as the Stallkroen Restaurant on the north side of the track. Sherryhaugen Café has a good view of the

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. In the late 1980s there were plans to build a hotel and a shopping mall near the circuit, to generate more traffic at the racecourse. This was rejected by local authorities. There were talks about moving the entire racecourse to rural Lier in protest, but this did not happen, partly because

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did not have finances to back it up. In 1990 the owners announced plans to stay at Øvrevoll, but expand by building a golf course.

Notable races

Marit Sveaas Minneløp The Marit Sveaas Minneløp is a Group 3 flat horse race in Norway open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,800 metres (about 1⅛ miles) at Øvrevoll in August. History The event was founded ...

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* Walter Nilsens Minneløp

References

* Sports venues in Bærum 1932 establishments in Norway Horse racing venues in Norway {{Norway-struct-stub

Notable races

See also

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