St. Michel-weekend 16.-17.7.2011
We wish everybody warmly welcome on the international St. Michel weekend on 15.-16. July 2011 at the Mikkeli racetrack. St. Michel is one of the most popular trotting events in Finland, a speed feast which gathers a crowd of 20 000 spectators at the Mikkeli track every year.
Mikkeli racetrack is world famous as an arena were new records are set: In 1993 the world record of 1000 meter tracks was broken by Smooth Blend at km-time 1.10,9a; in 1995 the Norwegian stallion Shan Rags equalled the world record 1.10,7a. In 2002, the world record was once again broken, as the Italian stallion Varenne reached the winning time of 1.09,3a – a world record of 1000 meter tracks, which is still valid today. In 2008, the world record of mares 1.10,4a was equalled by the Swedish Camilla Highness. And again, in 2009 the French horse Premiere Steed set a new world record of mares at 1.09,6a.
The town of Mikkeli is situated in Eastern Finland, 230 km north of Helsinki.
St. Michel Race 17. July 2011
International invitational race, 1609 m, mobile start, 8 horses
Purse:
60 000 € - 25 000 € - 12 000 € - 4 000 € - 2 000 € (+ 3 x 1 000 €), total 107 000 €
St. Michel Race - Results 2011:
1.Rapide Lebel* / Eric Raffin 9,4a 60 000 €
2.Renommee d'Obret* / Pierre Vercruysse 9,5a 25 000 €
3.Amour Ami* / Mika Forss 9,8a 12 000 €
4.Womanizer* / Tommi Kylliäinen 10,2a 4 000 €
5.Reven d'Amour* / Fredrik B Larsson 10,3a 219 2 000 €
6.Express Type / Antti Teivainen 10,5a 1 000 €
7.Merckx Ok* / Kari Rosimo 10,7a 1 000 €
8.Target Hoss / Jorma Kontio 11,5a 1 000 €
More information:
Mikkelin Ravirata Oy
Raviradantie 22, 50100 Mikkeli, FINLAND
Tel. + 358-15-7600 275 or +358-40- 557 9929 / Tuula Pihkala
Fax. +358-15-7600 281
e-mail: tuula.pihkala@mikkelinravirata.fi
