UET Masters Series is a harness racing series arranged by European Trotting Union. It was launched in 2012 as a successor of European Grand Circuit that was competed since 1956.
The series consist of four Grand Slam races (Prix d'Amerique, Lotteria, Elitloppet and Oslo Grand Prix) and almost one hundred Group 1 or Group 2 races in eight different European countries. The ranking is similar to ATP World Tour on tennis. Five best horses of every race collect points. These points are calculated from the last 365 days and a new updated ranking list is released weekly.
From 12 to 16 top ranked horses meet every September on a final race which is named UET Trotting Masters (). The final is held each year on a different racecourse. The first UET Trotting Masters was raced at the Solvalla racetrack in Stockholm, Sweden.
Points Place Grand Slam Group I Group II 1st 1000 500 250 2nd 600 300 150 3rd 400 200 100 4th 200 100 50 5th 100 50 25
Finals 2012–2015 Years Track Winner Driver Runner-up Third place Winning time 2012 Solvalla, Stockholm Sebastian K Åke Svanstedt Save the Quick Quarcio du Chene 1:11,7a 2013 Vincennes, Paris Ready Cash Franck Nivard Timoko The Best Madrik 1:11,7a 2014 Charlottenlund, Copenhagen Ed You Torbjörn Jansson Mosaique Face Canaka B.F. 1:12,4a 2015 Hippodrome de Wallonie, Mons Mosaique Face Lutfi Kolgjini Creatine Oasis Bi 1:11,7a 2016 Bjerke Travbane, Oslo Nuncio Örjan Kihlström Oasis Bi Mosaique Face 1:10,7a
Sources UET Masters Series at UET homepage
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