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Horse Race Track
Åby Racetrack

Location	Mölndal, Sweden
Year opened	1936
Race type	Standardbred – Harness racing
Record attendance	17,401 (at Olympiatravet, April 18, 2009)^[1]
Driver champion	Åke Svanstedt (93 wins at Åby in 2008)^[2]
Trainer champion	Åke Svanstedt (SEK9,731,566 won at Åby in 2008)^[2]
Website	www.abytravet.se
Principal Races
Olympiatravet
Åby Stora Pris
Konung Gustaf V:s Pokal
Drottning Silvias Pokal

Åby Racetrack (Swedish: Åbytravet) is a horse racing track located in Mölndal, 10 km south of Gothenburg, Sweden.^[3]

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.^[4]

Åby is the second biggest track for harness racing in Sweden.^[5] The length of the track is 1,000 meters.

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Major events

Olympiatravet

International Group I race.^[3]
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.^[6]
Date (2009): April 18 (the final).^[6]
Purse (2009, the final only): US$462,772 (SEK 2,750,000), which made it the second biggest race in Sweden.^[3]^[7]
Titleholder: Triton Sund (driven by Örjan Kihlström), winner in 2009.^[7]

Åby Stora Pris

International Group I race.^[8]
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.^[9]
Date (2008): September 20.^[8]
Purse (2008): US$359,451 (SEK 2,400,000).^[8]
Titleholder: Garland Kronos (driven by Lutfi Kolgjini), winner in 2008.^[10]

Konung Gustaf V:s Pokal

International Group I stakes race for four-year-old stallions and geldings.^[11]
Setup (2009): Three elimination races from which the first four horses progressed to the final 14 days later. Final race of 2,140 meters.^[12]^[13]
Date (2009): May 14 (the final).^[11]
Purse (2009, the final only): ≈US$273,000 (€200,000).^[11]
Titleholder: Knockout Rose (driven by Erik Adielsson), winner in 2009.^[11]

Drottning Silvias Pokal

International Group I stakes race for four-year-old mares.^[14]
Setup (2009): Four elimination races and final 14 days later. Final race of 2,140 meters.^[13]^[15]
Date (2009): May 14 (the final).^[14]
Purse (2009, the final only): ≈US$273,000 (€200,000).^[14]
Titleholder: Mystic Lady U.S. (driven by Robert Bergh), winner in 2009.^[14]

References

^ "Triton Sund vann Olympiatravet – och den olympiska rörelsen fick 10,4 miljoner kronor". newsdesk.se (in Swedish). ATG. April 18, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Berglund, Cege (January 13, 2009). "Svanstedt: "Jag är oskyldigt utpekad"". gp.se (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Åbytravet – In English". abytravet.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
^ "Göteborgs Galoppsällskaps historia". goteborggalopp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved February 20, 2009.
^ "Åbytravet – Om Åby". abytravet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved February 20, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Dags för Olympiatravet – första delfinalen på lördag". newsdesk.se (in Swedish). ATG. March 16, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Travsport.se – Resultat – Olympiatravet 2009". travsport.se. STC. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Travsport.se – Resultat – Åby Stora Pris". travsport.se (in Swedish). STC. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
^ Johansson, Ola (September 15, 2008). "Svanstedt mot ny seger i Åby Stora" (PDF). travsidan.se (in Swedish). Retrieved February 20, 2009.
^ "Åby Stora Pris 2009". abytravet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved February 20, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Resultat – Konung Gustaf V:s Pokal". travsport.se (in Swedish). STC. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
^ Ersson, Erik; Olsson (April 30, 2009). "Kungapokalen: Så gick det i loppen". travnet.se (in Swedish). Travnet. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Källberg, Martin (April 30, 2009). "Pokalloppen lottade". travronden.se (in Swedish). Retrieved June 10, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Resultat – Drottning Silvias Pokal". travsport.se (in Swedish). STC. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
^ Ersson, Erik; Olsson (April 30, 2009). "Drottningpokalen: Så gick det i loppen". travnet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved May 19, 2009.