Annike Bye Hansen comes from a racing family. Her father Ingvar and her uncle Herluf were both highly successful trainers at Øvrevoll. Annike, who has also partnered winners as an amateur rider, took out her license in 1996, and she has been based at the Skogan stable since 2012.

"I prefer to work with a relatively small team of good quality horses", she says, "as I like to be hands on, working hard to get the very best out of each individual. I'm lucky to have excellent staff, and I am pleased to say that we are all thriving here, two legged team members as well as those on four legs are enjoying their work - which is crucial to achieve good results."

Annike won Norsk 1000 Guineas 2019 with the filly Unwanted Beauty, a smart performer bought cheaply at the Tattersalls sales in Newmarket. 

Annike was runner-up in the trainers' championship in 2017, beaten only by Niels Petersen, who had three times as many horses in his care. This championship is decided in terms of prize money.  

Annike selected Ragazzo for just 75,000 kroner as a yearling, and developed him into a true champion who won 2.5 million kroner for his owners, Jan Andersen, Marina Lie and Ida Large.

Annike trained "Handicap Horse of The Year" i 2017, Calcaterre, a winner of six races that season, and the stable's top sprinter Captain America has captured the Bro Park Vårsprint (LR) twice (2017 and 2019).

Photo: Roger Svalsrød

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