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VINJETT A MIX ABOUT TROTTING BY PIA ADOLFSSON JAN
SSON –A hobby that became a vision Travkompaniet What is Travkompaniet’s main objective? To generate interest in trotting in general and horse ownership in particular. We want to give a sense of what it’s like to own a trotter, both in triumph and adversity, and to offer the opportunity to follow horses all the way from beginning of training to competing in and, hopefully, winning races. How does shared ownership work in practice? You buy a share in Travkompaniets Stall AB for a onetime payment of SEK 425 and are then a shareholder in the stable’s 16 trotters, which you can then follow via Travkompaniet.se, Facebook, Instagram or our own app. Being a shareholder in Travkompaniet is probably the very easiest way to participate in owning a trotter. Travkompaniet was founded in 2001. What are your plans for the future? The future is looking bright; we have a number of interesting young horses with the potential to compete in the major 3- and 4-year-old races. The stable’s biggest star, Who’s Who, is entering his first year competing against older, elite horses and it will be exciting to follow his development. The plan is to continue producing star horses and to be an asset to Swedish trotting, both on the track and at stud. Annika Lindblom, MD of Travkompaniets Stall AB Which victory do you value most highly? And why? Wow, it’s hard to choose one, so I’ll choose three. • Sprintermästaren with Calvin Capar in 2003 was our first win in a major race. That was crucial to the future of the stable. • Prix d’Amerique 2014 with Maharajah. Whenever I watch the race again I still can’t believe it’s true! • 2018’s Swedish Trotting Derby win with Who’s Who. Maharajah won it in 2009 and now his son, which is a very special feeling. TRAVKOMPANIET Travkompaniet was founded in 2001 and has some 7,000 shareholders (2019). It is Sweden’s, and perhaps the world’s, largest horse owner and has more than 375 wins. Prize money is primarily used to cover the company’s costs and to create the conditions for long-term investment and purchasing new young horses. The allocation of prize money is a matter for the annual general meeting. The ambition is to allow as many people as possible to participate in owning well-bred trotters, without investing and risking big money. For further information, visit www.travkompaniet.se Better than Zlatan Menhammar Stud Farm is Sweden’s most successful breeder of warmblood trotters. Between 2007-2018, Menhammar-bred horses have earned the most prize money and won the Breeders League for 12 straight years. To quote Margareta Wallenius-Kleberg: ”That’s one more year than Zlatan has won Golden Balls.” Year 2018 2017 2016 2015 Starts 2,834 2,795 3,017 3,029 1st 357 323 358 350 2nd 357 323 358 350 3rd 308 292 304 276 Win % 13% 12% 12% 12% THAT’S ONE MORE YEAR THAN ZLATAN HAS WON GOLDEN BALLS Prize money (SEK) 40,784,611 33,526,799 30,523,436 28,667,719 Source: Swedish Trotting Association 4 OUR WAY MENHAMMAR PHOTO: SAMUEL UNÉUS