Stig H. Johansson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Stig H. Johansson

Horse trainer and driver

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1945

Place of Birth: Hudiksvall, Gävleborg County, Sweden

Profession: horse trainer

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Stig H. Johansson

  • Stig Henry Johansson (born 26 July 1945 in Forsa, Hudiksvall Municipality) is a Swedish trotting trainer and former driver.
  • He started his career as a professional trainer in 1969, and has during a large part of the career been a dominating force in Swedish trotting.
  • He is, arguably, the greatest in Swedish trotting history.
  • Internationally, he is regarded as one of the sport's great.
  • Among the horses he has trained are top trotters Victory Tilly, Queen L., Peace Corps, Napoletano, Digger Crown, The Onion and Utah Bulwark.
  • Together with these and other horses, Johansson has won numerous major races, including Elitloppet (six times), Gran Premio della Lotteria (four times), Nat Ray Trot (once) and Prix d'AmĂ©rique (once).In December 2005, Johansson announced his decision to quit driving races, but to continue train trotters.
  • The same evening, he drove his last race.
  • He won 6,222 races during 42 years as a driver.Johansson has won more than 7,000 races as a trainer, second most in Swedish trotting history behind Olle Goop.
  • In December 2008, Johansson passed SEK700 million (~US$87.1 million) won as a trainer.

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