The race was established in 1928 and it was known as Internationalt Mesterskap (International Championship) until 1966.

Since 1975 Copenhagen Cup has been held annually on the second weekend of June.

It flourished simultaneously in North America, Russia, France, The Netherlands, Italy and Norway.

The sport made its debut with average local breeds, which were working horses.

[1] It is believed that harness racing that kicked off on a full scale onwards of 1806 in America, gradually developed from locally organized races between the working class farmers with ordinary working farm horses.