varenne

Varenne is definitely considered to be the best trotter of all time. No other trotter has won so many of the most important races in the world and set as many records as him. Varenne holds the record as the most widely traveled horse in the history of horse racing, winning in 7 countries and on two continents. He is the sole European trotter to win the Breeders Crown (2001) in the US, where he set the world speed record ( 1 mile in 1.51.1 – average per km : 1.09.1). On 14 July 2002, in Finland, in “St. Michel Race” (Mikkeli), and in front of 27,000 spectators, Varenne established the world speed record of 1.09.3 on 1000 metres tracks, with driver Giampaolo Minnucci. His most prestigious victories include the Prix d’Amérique, Elitloppet, Gran Premio della Lotteria and Breeders Crown. He is the only horse to win the most important races in the same year (2001). In 2010, Varenne was inducted into the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in New York, an honor typically restricted to American horses only.