From March 1, the two-year-olds can enter premium races and first up is the cold-blooded Bjarte Kiro, who is registered for Skellefteå already today, Friday. Both cold and warmbloods have until October 31 to enter premium races. For the cold blood, it is the same time limit as in recent years (2.10 – 1.55), while the warm blood from this year has had a reduced time limit to 1.32 – 1.24.
The new prize chance – more races, 50 percent extra prize
For the warmbloods, there is the prize chance as an alternative to the prize race. You can say that the horse owner then chooses to give up the 20,000 kroner in order to instead take a chance on the horse being so good that it can start in the major vintage races as a two-, three- and four-year-old. In that case, the horse owner receives 50 percent more prize money than the regular prize money in these young horse races.
The premium chance has changed slightly for this year’s two-year-old litter (born in 2022). The premium is now 50 percent extra on the regular price sum, compared to the 100 percent extra that applied to previous litters. But in return, there are significantly more races included in the premium chance for the 2022 litter. Among other things, the entire Breeders’Crown package with all selection races, semi-finals, finals and two-year-old races is now included.
Exactly which races are included in the premium chance for the 2022 litter is determined by how many horses enter premium races. The fewer horses that run premium races, the more races are included in the premium chance for that litter.
The following races are included in the prize chance for the litter born in 2022
The following races are included in the prize chance, regardless of how many horses remain.
Swedish Breeding Race 2024
Breeders’Crown Two-Year-Old Race 2024 (4 races)
Swedish Trotting Criteria 2025
Swedish Trotting Oaks 2025
Breeders’ Crown 3-Year-Old Mares 2025 (Qualification Race)
Breeders’ Crown 3-year-old h/f 2025 (selection race)
Breeders’ Crown 3-Year-Old Mares 2025 (Semi-Finals)
Breeders’ Crown 3-year-old h/f 2025 (semi-finals)
Breeders’ Crown 3-Year-Old Mares 2025 (Final)
Breeders’ Crown 3-year-old h/w 2025 (final)
Swedish Trotting Derby 2026
Derbystoet 2026
StoChampionatet 2026
Breeders’ Crown 4-year-old filly 2026 (selection race)
Breeders’ Crown 4-year-old h/f 2026 (selection race)
Breeders’ Crown 4-Year-Old Mares 2026 (Semifinals)
Breeders’ Crown 4-year-old h/w 2026 (semi-finals)
Breeders’ Crown 4-Year-Old Mares 2026 (Final)
Breeders’ Crown 4-year-old h/w 2026 (final)
If fewer than 1,150 horses complete an approved premium race by October 31, 2024, one or more of the following races will be added to the premium chance.
Fewer than 1,150 premium racehorses: E3 mares 2140 m 2025
Fewer than 1,100 premium racehorses: E3 h/w 2140 m 2025
Fewer than 1,050 premium racehorses: E3 mares 1640 m 2025
Fewer than 1,000 premium racehorses: E3 h/w 1640 m 2025
Fewer than 950 premium racehorses: Queen Silvia’s Cup 2026
Fewer than 900 premium racehorses: King Gustaf V’s Pokal 2026
Fewer than 850 premium racehorses: SprinterMästaren 2026
Fewer than 800 premium racehorses: StoSprinter 2026
Fewer than 750 premium racehorses: Breeders Course 2140 3-year-old mare 2025
Fewer than 700 premium racehorses: Breeders Course 2140 3-year-old h/f 2025
Fewer than 650 premium racehorses: Breeders Course 1640 3-year 2025
Fewer than 600 premium racehorses: Lovely Godiva’s Memory (5-year-old mare) 2027
Fewer than 550 premium racehorses: Margareta Wallenius-Klebergs Pokal 2027
Fewer than 500 premium racehorses: Guldstoet 2025
For comparison – in the 2021 litter, 792 horses entered premium races.
You can read more about the prize chance and the prize races via the links below.
