It is the official Finnish national championship contest for Finnhorse stallions and mares.

Horses taking part in the contest must be registered in the Finnhorse studbook.

[1] Suomen Hippos organizes the Kuninkuusravit contest annually, in co-operation with one of its affiliated organisations.

[2] During the war years of 1940-1946, the Finnish harness racing sport was in depression: only few horses were trained, and races were held rarely as most of the horses and men were serving in the military forces.

A number of Finnhorses taking part in the contest have won multiple times.

Of stallions, Vieteri, Vekseli, and Viesker won the title of Ravikuningas five times.

Before the separate divisions, the mare Tomu yh 745 won the Ravikuningas title four times (in 1930-1933).