The Polar Cup is a

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in Norway open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,370 metres (6 furlongs and 178 yards) at Øvrevoll in late August.

History

The event was formerly known as the Polar Million Cup. It used to have a prize fund of one million kroner. For a period it held Listed status. The Polar Million Cup was promoted to Group 3 level in 2001. That year's edition was the first Group race to be staged in Norway. The country's second Group race, the

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, was run later in the same month. The title of the race was shortened to Polar Cup in 2003. From this point its prize money was less than a million kroner. It was downgraded to Listed level from the 2020 running.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins): * Duca di Como - ''2019, 2020, 2021'' ---- Leading

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since 1998 (3 wins): * Elione Chaves - ''Duca di Como (2019, 2020, 2021)'' ---- Leading trainer since 1998 (5 wins): * Cathrine Erichsen - ''Hovman (2007), Easy Road (2015), Duca di Como (2019, 2020, 2021)''

Winners since 1998

References

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History

Records

Winners since 1998

See also

References