Åby Racetrack

Coordinates: 57°39′01″N 12°00′04″E / 57.6504°N 12.0010°E

Horse Race Track
Åby Racetrack
Location Mölndal, Sweden
Year opened 1936
Race type StandardbredHarness 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.

Major events

Olympiatravet

Åby Stora Pris

Konung Gustaf V:s Pokal

Drottning Silvias Pokal

References

  1. "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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Berglund, Cege (January 13, 2009). "Svanstedt: "Jag är oskyldigt utpekad"". gp.se (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Åbytravet – In English". abytravet.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  4. "Göteborgs Galoppsällskaps historia". goteborggalopp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  5. "Åbytravet – Om Åby". abytravet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Dags för Olympiatravet – första delfinalen på lördag". newsdesk.se (in Swedish). ATG. March 16, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Travsport.se – Resultat – Olympiatravet 2009". travsport.se. STC. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Travsport.se – Resultat – Åby Stora Pris". travsport.se (in Swedish). STC. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  9. Johansson, Ola (September 15, 2008). "Svanstedt mot ny seger i Åby Stora" (PDF). travsidan.se (in Swedish). Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  10. "Åby Stora Pris 2009". abytravet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Resultat – Konung Gustaf V:s Pokal". travsport.se (in Swedish). STC. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  12. Ersson, Erik; Olsson (April 30, 2009). "Kungapokalen: Så gick det i loppen". travnet.se (in Swedish). Travnet. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  13. 13.0 13.1 Källberg, Martin (April 30, 2009). "Pokalloppen lottade". travronden.se (in Swedish). Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "Resultat – Drottning Silvias Pokal". travsport.se (in Swedish). STC. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  15. Ersson, Erik; Olsson (April 30, 2009). "Drottningpokalen: Så gick det i loppen". travnet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved May 19, 2009.

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