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Location
  
Mölndal, Sweden

Phone
  
+46 31 706 66 00

Year opened
  
1936

Åby Racetrack

Race type
  
Standardbred – Harness racing

Record attendance
  
17,401 (at Olympiatravet, 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)

Address
  
Åbyvägen 2-12, 431 22 Mölndal, Sweden

Similar
  
Solvalla, Fässbergs Kyrka, Momarken Travbane, Gunnebo House, Fässbergs kyrkogård

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Åby Racetrack (Swedish: Åbytravet) is a horse racing track located in Mölndal, 10 km south of Gothenburg, Sweden.

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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.

    • References

    Åby Racetrack Wikipedia
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