Åby Racetrack
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| Location | Mölndal Mölndal Mölndal is a part of the Gothenburg urban area on the west-coast of Sweden, and constitutes the administrative centre of Mölndal Municipality. About 40,000 of the municipality's 60,000 inhabitants live here.-Geography:... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
| Year opened | 1936 |
| Race type | Standardbred – Harness racing Harness racing Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait . They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, although racing under saddle is also conducted in Europe.-Breeds:... |
| Record attendance | 17,401 (at Olympiatravet Olympiatravet Olympiatravet is an annual Group One harness event for trotters that is held at Åby Racetrack in Mölndal, 10 km south of Gothenburg, Sweden. The event was carried through for the first time in 1979... , April 18, 2009) |
| Driver champion | Åke Svanstedt (93 wins at Åby in 2008) |
| Trainer champion | Åke Svanstedt (SEK9,731,566 won at Åby in 2008) |
| Website | www.abytravet.se |
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| Olympiatravet Olympiatravet Olympiatravet is an annual Group One harness event for trotters that is held at Åby Racetrack in Mölndal, 10 km south of Gothenburg, Sweden. The event was carried through for the first time in 1979... |
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| Åby Stora Pris Åby Stora Pris Åby Stora Pris is an annual Group One harness event for trotters that is held at Åby Racetrack in Mölndal, 10 km south of Gothenburg, Sweden. Åby Stora Pris has taken place since 1936, the same year Åby Racetrack was opened. In 2008, the purse of the event was approximately US$359,000... |
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| Konung Gustaf V:s Pokal Konung Gustaf V:s Pokal Konung Gustaf V:s Pokal or, in shorter form, Kungapokalen , is an annual international Group One harness event for trotters. It is held at Åby Racetrack in Mölndal, 10 km south of Gothenburg, Sweden. It is a stakes race for 4-year-old stallions and geldings... |
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| Drottning Silvias Pokal Drottning Silvias Pokal Drottning Silvias Pokal is an annual international Group One harness event for trotters. It is held at Åby Racetrack in Mölndal, 10 km south of Gothenburg, Sweden. It is a stakes race for 4-year-old mares. The purse in the 2009 final was ≈US$273,000 , of which the winner Mystic Lady U.S... |
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Åby Racetrack is a horse racing
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
track located in Mölndal
Mölndal
Mölndal is a part of the Gothenburg urban area on the west-coast of Sweden, and constitutes the administrative centre of Mölndal Municipality. About 40,000 of the municipality's 60,000 inhabitants live here.-Geography:...
, 10 km south of Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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Åby was opened in 1936 as a track for harness racing as well as thoroughbred racing. Since October 1976, the track has been dedicated to harness racing solely.
Åby is the second biggest track for harness racing in Sweden. The length of the track is 1,000 meters.
Olympiatravet
- International Group I race.
- Setup (2009): Final race of 2,140 meters. Finalists had either qualified in one of four specific elimination races in the month before the final or been rewarded a wild card. The title holder was guaranteed a place in the final as well.
- Date (2009): April 18 (the final).
- Purse (2009, the final only): US$462,772 (SEK 2,750,000), which made it the second biggest race in Sweden.
- Titleholder: Triton Sund (driven by Örjan Kihlström), winner in 2009.
Åby Stora Pris
- International Group I race.
- Setup (2008): Eight horses race two heats of 1,640 meters. These heats are followed by a race-off, also of 1,640 meters, if necessary, i.e. if the two heats are won by different horses.
- Date (2008): September 20.
- Purse (2008): US$359,451 (SEK 2,400,000).
- Titleholder: Garland Kronos (driven by Lutfi Kolgjini), winner in 2008.
Konung Gustaf V:s Pokal
- International Group I stakes race for four-year-old stallions and geldings.
- Setup (2009): Three elimination races from which the first four horses progressed to the final 14 days later. Final race of 2,140 meters.
- Date (2009): May 14 (the final).
- Purse (2009, the final only): ≈US$273,000 (€200,000).
- Titleholder: Knockout Rose (driven by Erik Adielsson), winner in 2009.
Drottning Silvias Pokal
- International Group I stakes race for four-year-old mares.
- Setup (2009): Four elimination races and final 14 days later. Final race of 2,140 meters.
- Date (2009): May 14 (the final).
- Purse (2009, the final only): ≈US$273,000 (€200,000).
- Titleholder: Mystic Lady U.S. (driven by Robert Bergh), winner in 2009.