Horse racing on the frozen lake at St. Moritz across three Sundays in February, including skijoring behind riderless horses.
Eine Veranstaltungsseite informiert darüber, wann die Veranstaltung stattfindet (mit Angabe der Datumssicherheit), warum sie relevant ist, wie sich die Woche um sie herum anfühlt, wann die Anreise und Abreise sinnvoll ist, wo Teilnehmer übernachten, wie der Zugang funktioniert und welche Veranstaltungen im Circuit davor und danach folgen.
Once a winter, when the ice on Lake St. Moritz is thick enough, a racecourse is laid out on it. White Turf has run since 1907 and takes place on three consecutive Sundays in February, with a grandstand and a tented village on the snow-covered lake at 1,800 metres. Three disciplines are run: flat racing on snow, trotting, and skijoring, in which skiers are towed at racing speed behind riderless horses.
The practical fact behind all of it is the ice: warm winters have forced cancellations.
01Warum es relevant ist
White Turf is the anchor of the St. Moritz winter calendar and the last significant survivor of a tradition of racing on frozen alpine lakes. In our reading its position matters more than its sport: three fixed weekends around which the resort's winter organizes itself.
02Die Woche darum
St. Moritz in February is at the height of its season, and White Turf is one of several events on the lake: the snow polo tournament runs in January on the same ice and the Engadin Skimarathon follows in March.
03Anreisezeitpunkt
Any of the three Sundays works; the third decides the skijoring championship and draws the largest crowd.
04Unterkunft
St. Moritz Dorf puts the racecourse a ten-minute walk downhill, with Badrutt's Palace, the Kulm and the Carlton overlooking the course; Celerina and Pontresina are quieter and cheaper down the valley.
05Zugang und Hospitality
Tickets are sold through a public ticketing platform linked from the organizer's site, covering general admission and seating, with a hospitality programme of heated tents above that; Family Days are ticketed separately.
06Wo das gesellschaftliche Geschehen stattfindet
The tented village along the trackside; the rail on the ice, which anyone can stand at; the lakeside promenade; and afterwards the bars of St. Moritz Dorf.
07Anreise
08Praktische Hinweise
09Geschichte
The first race on the frozen lake was held in 1907, and the 2027 meeting is the 120th, a count reflecting wartime and weather-driven gaps. The meeting grew alongside St. Moritz's development as a winter destination, when the resort was also building the Cresta Run.
10Wer ist dort
The Engadin's winter community, resident and returning; Swiss and international racing people, including owners who keep horses in training for snow racing; the largely amateur skijoring competitors; and a public of skiers and day visitors.
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Der Circuit setzt sich fort
Teil von: European Ski Season · Equestrian Circuit
Bisher erfasste Termine
| Ausgabe | Daten | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 · Third race day (120th White Turf) | · Third race day (120th White Turf) | BestätigtThird and final published 2027 racing Sunday; Family Day on Saturday 20 February. |
| 2027 · Second race day (120th White Turf) | · Second race day (120th White Turf) | BestätigtSecond of the three published 2027 racing Sundays; Family Day on Saturday 13 February. |
| 2027 · First race day (120th White Turf) | · First race day (120th White Turf) | BestätigtThe organizer publishes the 120th White Turf racing days as 7, 14 and 21 February 2027, with Family Days on the preceding Saturdays, 6, 13 and 20 February. |
| 2026 · Third race day | · Third race day | AbgeschlossenThird and final 2026 racing Sunday, when the skijoring championship is decided. |
| 2026 · Second race day | · Second race day | AbgeschlossenSecond of the three 2026 racing Sundays. |
| 2026 · First race day | · First race day | AbgeschlossenFirst of the three 2026 racing Sundays on the frozen lake. |
Verwandte Veranstaltungen
Quellen
- White Turf St. Moritz — official site, Verein White Turf St. Moritz official aufgerufen 6 September 2026