Group One International race | |
Location | Åby Racetrack, Mölndal, Sweden |
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Inaugurated | 1941 (1949) |
Race type | Harness race for standardbred trotters |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,140 meters (1.33 miles) |
Track | Left-handed 1,000 meter track (0.62 mile) |
Qualification | Qualifying races. 4-year-old stallions and geldings |
Purse | ≈US$273,000 |
Konung Gustaf V:s Pokal (literally: King Gustaf V's Trophy) or, in shorter form, Kungapokalen (literally: The King's Trophy), 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. The purse in the 2009 final was ≈US$273,000 (€200,000), of which the winner Knockout Rose won half.[1][2]