Øvrevoll Galoppbane

Øvrevoll Galoppbane is the only gallop racecourse in Norway

Øvrevoll Galoppbane
LocationØvrevoll, Bærum, Norway
Date opened26 June 1932
Course typeFlat racing
Notable racesMarit Sveaas Minneløp
Polar Cup
Walter Nilsens Minneløp
Official website
Øvrevoll Galoppbane in 1939.

It is located at Øvrevoll between Østerås (west), Jar (south) and Eiksmarka (north) in Bærum. It has both a turf track and an all-weather track. It was officially opened in 1932 by King Haakon VII 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 paddock.

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 Norsk Rikstoto 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.[1]

Notable races
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See also

References
  1. Jensen, Sonia (2 March 1990). "Øvrevoll Veddeløpsbane skal bli i Bærum". Asker og Bærums Budstikke (in Norwegian). p. 14.


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