Swedish Horse Racing

Tuesday night in Östersund is Horse Racing. Chariot horse racing is very popular in Sweden and most larger urban areas have a track and a designated night of the week for racing.



Last night I decided to go see what it was all about. I was charged 40kr to enter into the stadium (which I think is about $6) . Inside the stadium were various buildings where the gamblers could keep warm while watching the races. There were about 15 horses in the race and they raced into the night. I was there for the second, third and fourth races which was about 7pm, and when I went to bed around 11pm I could still hear the announcer.

The racing is so popular here that it could be said that you know it is cold-- when the Swedes cancel the horse races. The temperature must be below -27 degrees C before any horse race is cancelled.

Hopefully this winter there is no chance of that happening.