Olle Goop, who died on Wednesday at the age of 78, was one of the greatest figures in Nordic horse racing. Many Finnish friends also missed Goopia, which had competed at the top level for decades.
During his career in Sweden, Olle Goop was awarded e.g. as coach of the year and instructor of the year. In addition, he has been named an honorary ambassador for Swedish equestrian sports. Viile Toivonen
- Olle Goop, who achieved nearly 8,000 profits, had a decade of success.
- Olle Goop was an international winner who also gained a reputation in Finland.
- Ollen’s son Björn Goop has continued the success of the Goop stable.
One of the great men in European equestrian sports Olle Goopin death has taken the minds of Nordic shakers low. Goop, 78, passed away quite surprisingly on Wednesday. Goop had reportedly suffered from health problems recently, but as late as Friday he had been at Färjestad to witness when his son, Sweden’s perennial Ykköskuski Björn Goop drove a big win on the family’s home track in Färjestad.
Olle Goop was one of Sweden’s most successful horse racing athletes for decades. As a coach, Olle Goopilla achieved 7696 victories, which is more than only in Sweden Stig H. Johansson. As a director, Goop drove 6,745 victories and was for a long time the most victorious trotting director of all time in Sweden. Olle Goop of the Swedish Driving League won ten times and won as many as 66 track-specific driving leagues in his career.
In Finland, Olle Goop won many major competitions over the decades. The coaches of Finlandia-Ajo Olle Goop won as many as three times, twice driven by Ollen himself and once by Björn Goop. Goop’s other big Finnish winnings include number one in the Vermo Cup and the Golden Shoe.
Olle Goop was a great man not only for his achievements, but also for his personality. Olle Goop was a respected and exceptionally respected person. Goop’s 50-year-old nutrition coach Risto Airaksinen says he has remained the same for years.
– I first met Ollen in 1972, and then came the first impression that he is positive, happy and has time for everyone. That impression did not change in 50 years, Airaksinen describes.
Risto Airaksinen worked for Goop in Sweden for several years before returning to Finland in 1982. The duo continued to communicate for decades.
– Olle was an open and positive guy who adapted to every group. Top type in every way, friend and role model, Airaksinen says.
The horse must be happy
Success coach Risto Airaksinen describes Olle Goop as his friend and role model. Ville Toivonen
Risto Airaksinen says that Goop has always been good about the horse.
– Olle had huge nerves and never chastised horses. His philosophy was that the horse should be happy and should go of its own accord. He sometimes reproaches me for training horses too much, Airaksinen recalls.
Goop made its final breakthrough at the peak of Swedish trotting in the 1970s. Risto Airaksinen reminds that the horses of that time were different from today’s riders.
– At that time, the most important thing in doing the trotting was that the horse got a trot. Olle had a terrible skill in balancing horses with shoes and other equipment. In that, he was quite the top factor.
Another significant feature of Goop is that Airaksinen increases the speed at which a horse is read.
– He had a terribly good feeling about the horse, be it his own train or a loan horse. Olle quickly felt about the horse, what to do with it and what to expect from it. It was an exceptional skill, Risto Airaksinen describes.
Olle Goop’s winning stakes as both coach and instructor are staggering. However, Risto Airaksinen emphasizes that the profit margins are even higher than in his era.
– There were far fewer raves than today and the majority of the winnings have been driven by our own coaches. Today, in Sweden’s big stables, you can run horses on more than one track on the same day, but especially in the early part of Olle’s career, no one’s horses competed very many days a week when there were fewer raves in Sweden. People of this time don’t even realize what his winnings really were.
Uncomplicated generational change
The final generational change took place in Goop’s stable at the beginning of 2011, when Björn Goop took over the management of the stable from his father. Risto Airaksinen says that the change goes a lot about Olle Goop.
– Few coaches can give up activities that way, but Olle gave Björn all the power and responsibility. He said everyone has to make their own mistakes and their own successes, otherwise you won’t learn things. Olle was not distributing his instructions, but it was helpful if help was needed.
For decades, Goop’s stable has been an unparalleled college for countless healthcare professionals.
– In Sweden, it was calculated that more than 30 professional coaches have been at work at some point in Ollella. They have had a lot of Finns too. Olle liked Finland and Finns, and it was a good place to be at work. Ollella was allowed to study this field seriously, and it kept the motivation of the employees, Risto Airaksinen says.