Stig H. Johansson

Stig Henry Johansson (born 26 July 1945 in Forsa, Hälsingland, Sweden) 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.[1] He is, arguably, the greatest in Swedish trotting history.[2] Internationally, he is regarded as one of the sport's greats.[3] Among the horses he has trained are top trotters Victory Tilly, Queen L., Peace Corps, Napoletano, Digger Crown, The Onion and Utah Bulwark.[4] 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'Amérique (once).[5]

Stig H. Johansson
Stig H. Johansson in March 2015
OccupationTrainer, former driver
Born26 July 1945
Forsa, Hälsingland, Sweden
Career winsMore than 7,000 as a trainer, 6,222 as a driver
Major racing wins
* indicates win as trainer only
** indicates win as driver only
  • Breeders Crown Sweden (1992*, 1996**, 1996**, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008*, 2008*)
  • Drottning Silvias Pokal Sweden (1988, 1991, 2006*)
  • Elitloppet Sweden (1984, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1997, 2000)
  • Hugo Åbergs Memorial Sweden (1977, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2006*)
  • Konung Gustaf V:s Pokal Sweden (1981, 1984, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2009*)
  • Olympiatravet Sweden (1986, 1993, 1994)
  • Jubileumspokalen Sweden (1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2007*, 2010*)
  • Sprintermästaren Sweden (1974, 1981, 1983, 1989, 1996, 2007*)
  • Stochampionatet Sweden (1977, 1981, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2003)
  • Svensk Uppfödningslöpning Sweden (1978, 1983, 1990)
  • Swedish Championship Sweden (1975, 1977, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999)
  • Swedish Trotting Criterium Sweden (1973, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991)
  • Swedish Trotting Derby Sweden (1970, 1974, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1999, 2000)
  • Åby Stora Pris Sweden (1984, 1986, 1993, 2000, 2002)
  • Copenhagen Cup Denmark (2000, 2001)
  • Finlandia Ajo Finland (1988, 1989, 2004)
  • Forus Open Norway (2006*)
  • Oslo Grand Prix Norway (1991, 2000)
  • Breeders Crown Germany (2006*, 2007*)
  • Elite-Rennen Germany (1991*, 1999)
  • Preis der Besten Germany (1993)
  • Grote Prijs der Giganten Netherlands (1983)
  • Grand Critérium de Vitesse de la Côte d'Azur France (1997)
  • Prix d'Amérique France (1993)
  • Prix de Belgique France (1993, 1994)
  • Prix de France France (1995)
  • Prix de Paris France (1990)
  • Campionato Europeo Italy (2003)
  • Gran Premio Citta' di Montecatini Italy (1997)
  • Gran Premio Costa Azzurra Italy (1985, 1991)
  • Gran Premio della Lotteria Italy (1984, 1991, 2003, 2005)
  • Gran Premio Delle Nazioni Italy (1990, 1992*, 2001*, 2002, 2004)
  • Gran Premio Duomo Italy (1986, 1995, 2004)
  • Gran Premio Renzo Orlandi Italy (1991)
  • Gran Premio Gaetano Turilli Italy (2001)
  • Gran Premio U.N.I.R.E. Italy (1986, 1988)
  • European 5-year-old Championship Europe (1988)
  • Grand Prix de l'UET Europe (1985, 1986, 1988, 2001)
  • Breeders Crown United States (1990, 1994)
  • Nat Ray Trot United States (2002)
Racing awards
Trainer of the Year Sweden (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2005)
Driver of the Year Sweden (2000)
Honours
Trotting Hall of Fame Sweden (inducted in 2008)
Significant horses
Victory Tilly, Queen L., Peace Corps, Napoletano
Digger Crown, The Onion, Utah Bulwark

In December 2005, Johansson announced his decision to quit driving races, but to continue train trotters. The same evening, he drove his last race.[1] He won 6,222 races during 42 years as a driver.[5]

Johansson has won more than 7,000 races as a trainer, second most in Swedish trotting history behind Olle Goop.[6][7] In December 2008, Johansson passed SEK700 million (~US$87.1 million[8]) won as a trainer.[9]

References
  1. "Stig H Johansson lägger av". svt.se (in Swedish). 2005-12-28. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  2. Persson, Lennart (2005-12-28). "Vemod är ordet..." travnet.se (in Swedish). Travnet. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  3. Pettersson, Erik (2008-07-12). "Stig H Johansson invald i Hall of Fame". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  4. Pettersson, Lars-Ove. "Drömmen att vinna Elitloppet kan man drömma flera gånger". travinorr.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  5. "Stig H. Johanssons makalösa karriär" (PDF). travsidan.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  6. Nilsson, Lars (2008-07-16). "Olle Elfstrand i exklusiv skara". vf.nu (in Swedish). Värmlands Folkblad. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  7. According to the article, printed in July 2008, Johansson had 6,979 victories to his name by then. As of 2009-03-08, he has won 30 races as a trainer in 2009, which takes his total number of wins above 7,000. See
  8. In the conversion from SEK to USD, the rates of 2008-12-17, the date of the event, have been used
  9. "700 miljoner inkört!". www.stigh.se (in Swedish). 2008-12-19. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
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