Järvsöfaks
Encyclopedia
| Järvsöfaks | |
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| Sire: | Trollfaks |
| Dam: | Järvsö Anna |
| Broodmare Sire: | Lapp Nils |
| Sex: | Stallion Stallion (horse) A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded .Stallions will follow the conformation and phenotype of their breed, but within that standard, the presence of hormones such as testosterone may give stallions a thicker, "cresty" neck, as well as a somewhat more muscular physique as compared to... |
| Foaled: | 23 July 1994 |
| Country: |  Sweden |
| Colour: | brown |
| Breeder: | Jan-Olof Persson |
| Owner: | Jan-Olof Persson |
| Trainer/Driver: | Jan-Olof Persson |
| Record: | 228: 198-14-4 |
| Fastest Winning KM Rate: |
car: 1:17.9 handicap: 1:18.4 |
| Prizemoney: | SEK Swedish krona The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value... 21.027.665 |
Järvsöfaks is a Swedish trotter
Harness racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait . They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, although racing under saddle is also conducted in Europe.-Breeds:...
. He holds the current coldblood trotter's world record in wins, consecutive wins (42), and the coldblood trotter world record time, 1:17.9 per a kilometre. His bloodlines include both Swedish and Norwegian coldblood trotters.
Järvsöfaks was driven and trained by Jan-Olov Persson. He is an award-winning sire in Sweden, and some of his offspring have winnings of millions of Swedish krona
Swedish krona
The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...
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Biography
Järvsöfaks was foaled in 23 June 1995, out of Järvsö Anna and by Trollfaks. Directly after his birth he was acquainted with his breeder and owner Persson, later his driver and trainer as well.In 2004, Järvsöfaks came down with the rare condition called the Baron Gruff disease. The disease starts abruptly and develops quickly, but Järvsöfaks had treatment quickly enough and recovered. He returned to competition at the end of the same year.
After this, Järvsöfaks was given a position of honour in the Högvakt and in the Life Guards
Life Guards (Swedish Army)
The Life Guards is a combined cavalry/infantry regiment of the Swedish Army, with responsibility for training. The infantry battalion trains ordinary infantry soldiers in both the mechanized and rifle roles, as well as training clerical soldiers. The Guards Battalion consists of three companies,...
. In 2005, editor Robert Opku wrote a book about the stallion in co-operation with Persson. The book was finished a couple of days after Järvsöfaks broke the world record in the Gävltravet race in 12 July 2005, with his time 1:17.9 per a kilometre. The previous world record, 1:18.6, had been held by the Norwegian Spikeld
Spikeld
Spikeld is a Norwegian trotting horse, from Elding and Spikdona. The horse's height is 158 cm. It set a best time for a 7-year old horse with a kilometre time of 1:18.6.- Racing career :*Starts: 186*1st places: 127*2nd places: 15...
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Järvsöfaks has been elected for the Swedish Horse of the Year (Årets häst) four times in a row from 2002 to 2005. He was also given the title of the Coldblood of the Year 2008 (Årets kallblod). Today, along with his racing career, Järvsöfaks has served in breeding. He has sired more than 300 foals in Sweden. The best of his get are Åkre Lurifax, Faksen Jr. ja Fakse, all of which have won their sire in racing.
Record
In 5 December 2008, Järvsöfaks met Sabin's Swedish record and in 26 December he broke Alm Svarten's world record in wins with his 184th heat on the Bergsåker race track.Accomplishments
- Quadruple Horse of the Year in Sweden (Årets häst) in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005
- Coldblood of the Year in Sweden (Årets kallblod) 2008
- World record in consecutive wins (42)
- World record in wins (201)
- World record in short (1:17.9) and mid-length distances
- Won 88 % of his heats (234: 201-16-4)
- Won the Elitkampen race in 2002-2006, and has won 10 Swedish Championships, 5 international matches, the Norska Derby race, and the Tapiolan Erkon Pokaali race thrice (last in 2007).