There are fewer more spectacular courses than St Moritz in the Engadin Valley with the Swiss Alps in the background. The course itself is just 6 furlongs round and is covered in snow and ice during racing. The meeting is known as the White Turf meeting and first took place in 1907, consisting of racing, trotting and skijoring races. Skijoring races have jockeys in two on skis behind their horses and first took place in February 1906. Racing is only held in February and takes place on 3 consecutive Sundays. The principal race is the Group 2 Grand Prix of St Moritz over 2000 metres for 3 year olds and upwards. The course also hosts the Sheik Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Listed Cup over 1800 metres for 3 year olds and upwards. |
| Principal Races |
Grand Prix of St Moritz |
2016 The Grosser Preis von St Moritz over 10 furlongs was won by Jungleboogie trained by Christian von der Recke and ridden by Rene Piechulek
2017 The Grosser Preis von St Moritz over 10 furlongs was abandoned due to an horrific injury to jockey George Baker
2018 The Grosse Preis von St Moritz over 10 furlongs was won by Nimrod |
For a superb 4 minute clip of the 2014 meeting visit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4emgBI2-VWg
For a superb 3 minute clip of the 2012 races visit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzQHYZJm1F8
For a superb 2 minute clip of the 2010 races visit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gXar_tTIEk |
For further information visit www.whitefurf.ch |
| Course today |
The racecourse continues to operate very successfully. |
| If you have photos, postcards, racecards. badges, newspaper cuttings or book references about the old course, or can provide a photo of how the ground on which the old racecourse stood looks today, then email johnwslusar@gmail.com |
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