Åby Stora Pris Explained

Class:Group One International
Horse Race:Åby Stora Pris
Location:Åby Racetrack, Mölndal,
Inaugurated:1936
Race Type:Harness race for standardbred trotters
Website:Åby Stora Pris (Swedish)
Distance:1,640 meters (1.02 miles)
Track:Left-handed 1,000 meter track (0.62 mile)
Qualification:Invitational, 4 years or older
Purse:≈US$359,000

Åby Stora Pris (literally "Åby Grand Prize") is an annual Group One harness event for trotters that is held at Åby Racetrack in Mölndal, 10 km south of Gothenburg, Sweden.[1] Åby Stora Pris has taken place since 1936, the same year Åby Racetrack was opened.[2] [3] In 2008, the purse of the event was approximately US$359,000 (SEK2,400,000).[4] Åby Stora Pris is part of the European Grand Circuit.[5]

Racing conditions

Through the years, the conditions of the event have varied. Before 2005, the winner was decided through a single race. This one race had since 1978 been of 2,140 meters. As from 2005, when the setup was changed, the same eight horses have been racing each other in two 1,640 meter-heats. These heats are followed by a race-off of 1,640 meters, if necessary, i.e. if the two heats are won by different horses.[6]

With the exception of 1981, a motorized starting gate has been used to launch the race since 1979.[7]

In 1978, when the distance was decreased to 2,140 meters, another shift was made as well. Date wise, the event had been held in May or June until then. After the change in 1978, it has been held in September, apart from the years 1990-92 when the race was in August.

The event is invitational, meaning only invited horses can participate.[2] To come in contention for invitations, a horse must be of age four or above.[4]

Past winners

Horses with most wins

Sires with at least two winning offsprings

Mares with at least two winning offsprings

Drivers with most wins

Other note

Frances Bulwark is the only mare that have won the event herself (in 1950) in addition to having bred a winner, the stallion Frances Nibs, who won in 1964. Frances Nibs has also sired a winner, the champion of 1977, Micko Tilly. Thus this line represents winners in three generations.[7]

All winners of Åby Stora Pris

YearHorseDriverCountry of ownerOdds of winnerWinning timeDistance in meters
2022 Björn Goop16,22 1:12.4[8] 3,140
2021 Ulf Eriksson8,27 1:11.8[9] 3,140
2020 Björn Goop3,08 1:12.4[10] 3,140
2019 Petri Salmela15,29 1:13.0[11] 3,140
2018 Jorma Kontio2,07 1:13.2[12] 3,140
2017 Iikka Nurmonen23,83 1:16.9[13] 1,640
2016 Björn Goop1,93 1:11.0[14] 1,640
2015 Daniel Redén7,16 1:09.4[15] 1,640
2014 Erik Adielsson22,09 1:10.3[16] 1,640
2013 Jorma Kontio1,84 1:11.5[17] 1,640
2012 Åke Svanstedt2,34 1:11.2[18] 1,640
2011 Eric Raffin1,82 1:11.5[19] 1,640
2010 Torbjörn Jansson1:10.1[20] 1,640
2009 Åke Svanstedt1:10.4[21] 1,640
2008 Lutfi Kolgjini2.94[22] 1:13.1 1,640
2007 Fredrik B. Larsson2.14 1:13.5 1,640
2006 Örjan Kihlström7.01/5.82[23] 1:11.3/1:11.6[24] 1,640
2005 Åke Svanstedt1.41 1:13.32,140
2004 Per Oleg Midfjeld7.14 1:13.5 2,140
2003 Åke Svanstedt2.20 1:12.1 2,140
2002 Stig H. Johansson1.28 1:13.5 2,140
2001 Jorma Kontio10.16 1:13.1 2,140
2000 Stig H. Johansson1.59 1:13.3 2,140
1999 Jules Lepennetier1.47 1:14.4 2,140
1998 Atle Hamre9.33 1:14.3 2,140
1997 Gunleif Tollefsen2.61 1:15.0 2,140
1996 Åke Svanstedt2.01 1:14.3 2,140
1995 Åke Svanstedt4.81 1:13.6 2,140
1994 Jorma Kontio38.61 1:13.8 2,140
1993 Stig H. Johansson3.33 1:13.2 2,140
1992 Joseph Verbeeck15.32 1:14.5 2,140
1991 Atle Hamre10.54 1:14.0 2,140
1990 Yves Dreux2.57 1:14.0 2,140
1989 Pierre Levesque8.43 1:14.9 2,140
1988 Jean-René Gougeon1.73 1:14.5 2,140
1987 Hans G. Eriksson8.21 1:14.8 2,140
1986 Stig H. Johansson1.37 1:14.3 2,140
1985 Olle Goop1.37 1:15.4 2,140
1984 Stig H. Johansson3.80 1:14.8 2,140
1983 Thomas Nilsson13.21 1:14.6 2,140
1982 Eugène Lefèvre2.20 1:15.6 2,140
1981 Eugène Lefèvre1.61 1:18.4 2,140
1980 Gunnar Axelryd2.96 1:15.0 2,140
1979 Jean-René Gougeon2.22 1:15.5 2,140
1978 Heikki Korpi8.72 1:16.9 2,140
1977 Olle Lindqvist9.04 1:16.3 2,640
1976 Michel Feuillet11.74 1:18.9 2,620
1975 Race cancelled
1974 Olle Goop5.92 1:18.6 2,600
1973 André L. Dreux2.68 1:17.8 2,620
1972 Olle Elfstrand1.86 1:21.3 2,600
1971 Lennart Stjernlöf2.86 1:21.0 2,600
1970 Olle Elfstrand1.66 1.20,4 2,600
1969 Uno Swed9.66 1:21.2 2,600
1968 Stig H. Nilsson13.30 1:19.8 2,600
1967 Svenning Eriksson6.84 1:24.0 2,600
1966 Algot Scott9.77 1:19.9 2,600
1965 3.48 1:19.8 2,620
1964 Olle Andersson7.36 1:21.3 2,620
1963 Henri Levesque2.07 1:20.4 2,620
1962 Kaj Hansen48.63 1:23.0 2,600
1961 Raoul Vercruysse1.75 1:19.0 2,620
1960 Willem H. Geersen1.90 1:18.6 2,640
1959 Walter Baroncini3.33 1:19.3 2,640
1958 Eddie Freundt2.82 1:20.4 2,620
1957 Charlie Mills1.41 1:20.2 2,640
1956 Charlie Mills- 1:20.0 2,640
1955 Johannes Frömming7.00 1:18.9 2,640
1954 Willem H. Geersen4.76 1:21.5 2,600
1953 Vicenti Ossani9.75 1:21.7 2,660
1952 Carl A. Schoug5.91 1:22.8 2,640
1951 Carl A. Schoug8.81 1:22.2 2,620
1950 Sören Nordin4.99 1:22.3 2,600
1949 Sören Nordin2.29 1:22.4 2,620
1948 Gunnar Nordin4.04 1:21.8 2,420
1947 Gösta Nordin2.96 1,23,7 2,380
1946 Sören Nordin1.63 1:23.4 2,180
1945 Stig Karlsson7.37 1:23.6 2,200
1944 Gösta Nordin3.57 1:23.8 2,180
1943 Gösta Nordin2.75 1:22.9 2,180
1942 Ragnar Thorngren4.71 1:23.3 2,180
1941 Gösta Nordin1.75 1:21.9 2,180
1940 Oscar Persson2.56 1:22.0 2,220
1939 Oscar Persson1.79 1:21.0 2,240
1938 Ragnar Thorngren1.59 1:21.9 2,200
1937 Ragnar Thorngren2.81 1:25.1 2,200
1936 Paul P. Nielsen2.32 1:28.6 2,200

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Åbytravet - In English. abytravet.com. 2009-02-20.
  2. Web site: ...och snart stundar Åby Stora . Olsson. Daniel. 2007-08-22. travnet.se. Travnet. Swedish. 2009-02-21.
  3. Web site: Göteborgs Galoppsällskaps historia. goteborggalopp.se. Swedish. 2009-02-22.
  4. Web site: Travsport.se - Resultat. travsport.se. STC. Swedish. 2009-02-20.
  5. Web site: European Grand Circuit 2009. uet-trot.net. European Trotting Union (UET). 2009-03-04.
  6. Web site: Svanstedt mot ny seger i Åby Stora. Johansson. Ola. 2008-09-15. travsidan.se. Swedish. 2009-02-20.
  7. Web site: Åby Stora Pris. qhurth.com. Swedish. 2009-02-21.
  8. The time given is from the win in the race-off.
  9. The time given is from the win in the race-off.
  10. The time given is from the win in the race-off.
  11. The time given is from the win in the race-off.
  12. The time given is from the win in the race-off.
  13. The time given is from the win in the race-off.
  14. The time given is from the win in the race-off.
  15. The time given is from the win in the race-off.
  16. The time given is from the win in the race-off.
  17. The time given is from the win in the race-off.
  18. The time given is from the win in the race-off.
  19. The time given is from the win in the race-off.
  20. The time given is from the win in the race-off.
  21. The time given is from the win in the race-off.
  22. The odds is from the win in the race-off.
  23. Red Chili Pirat won in two heats. The odds are from the first and second heat, respectively.
  24. Red Chili Pirat won in two heats. The times given are from the first and second heat, respectively.

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