Hugo Åbergs Memorial
# Hugo Åbergs Memorial

Hugo Åbergs Memorial is an annual Group One harness event for trotters that is held at Jägersro Racetrack in Malmö, Sweden. Hugo Åbergs Memorial has taken place since 1970. In 2008, the purse of the event was approximately US$291,000 (SEK1,750,000). Hugo Åbergs Memorial is part of the European Grand Circuit.

## Origin

Hugo Åbergs Memorial was inaugurated in 1970 to commemorate Hugo Åberg, who had died in a car accident the previous year. Åberg was a significant building contractor, responsible for many building projects in Malmö, as well as a horse racing devotee.

## Racing conditions

Since the start in 1970, Hugo Åbergs Memorial has been almost exclusively over 1,609 meters, one mile. The two exceptions are the editions of 1971 and 1972, when the race was nine meters shorter, i.e. 1,600 meters. Auto start has been used all years but 1971 and 1977, when volt start was used instead.

The event is invitational, meaning only invited horses can participate.

## Past winners

### Horses with most wins

* 2 - Express Gaxe (1979, 1980)
* 2 - Big Spender (1986, 1987)
* 2 - Peace Corps (1990, 1991)
* 2 - Rite On Line (1997, 1998)
* 2 - Gidde Palema (2004, 2005)

### Drivers with most wins

* 7 - Stig H. Johansson
* 3 - Åke Svanstedt
* 2 - Jean-Michel Bazire
* 2 - Olle Goop
* 2 - Per-Olof Gustafsson
* 2 - Atle Hamre
* 2 - Berth Johansson

### Trainers with most wins

* 8 - Stig H. Johansson
* 3 - Åke Svanstedt
* 2 - Per-Olof Gustafsson
* 2 - Atle Hamre
* 2 - Berth Johansson

### Sires with at least two winning offsprings

* 3 - Tibur (Mustard, Big Spender, Callit)
* 2 - Biesolo (Giesolo de Lou, Oiseau de Feux)
* 2 - Nevele Pride (Pershing, U.S. Thor Viking)
* 2 - Quick Pay (The Onion, Victory Tilly)

### Winner with lowest odds

* Winning odds: 1.07 - Varenne (2002)

### Winner with highest odds

* Winning odds: 43.17 - Atout du Moulin (1971)

### Fastest winners

**Auto start**

* 1:09.7 (km rate) - L'Amiral Mauzun (2008)

**Volt start**

* 1:16.3 (km rate) - Duke Iran (1977)

### All winners of Hugo Åbergs Memorial

| Year | Horse | Driver | Trainer | Odds of winner | Winning time (km rate) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | L'Amiral Mauzun | Jean-Michel Bazire | Jean-Philippe Ducher | 2.17 | 1:09.7 |
| 2007 | Oiseau de Feux | Jean-Michel Bazire | Fabrice Souloy | 33.07 | 1:10.9 |
| 2006 | Citation | Erik Adielsson | Stig H. Johansson | 7.01 | 1:11.0 |
| 2005 | Gidde Palema | Åke Svanstedt | Åke Svanstedt | 2.61 | 1:10.9 |
| 2004 | Gidde Palema | Åke Svanstedt | Åke Svanstedt | 3.27 | 1:11.2 |
| 2003 | Revenue | Lutfi Kolgjini | Lutfi Kolgjini | 2.19 | 1:10.5 |
| 2002 | Varenne | Giampaolo Minnucci | Jori Turja | 1.07 | 1:10.9 |
| 2001 | Giesolo de Lou | Jean-Etienne Dubois | Jean-Etienne Dubois | 9.01 | 1:11.0 |
| 2000 | Victory Tilly | Stig H. Johansson | Stig H. Johansson | 2.34 | 1:10.7 |
| 1999 | Fridhems Ambra | Stefan Söderqvist | Ove Ousbäck | 6.77 | 1:11.2 |
| 1998 | Rite On Line | Atle Hamre | Atle Hamre | 13.57 | 1:12.4 |
| 1997 | Rite On Line | Atle Hamre | Atle Hamre | 7.27 | 1:11.0 |
| 1996 | Zoogin | Åke Svanstedt | Åke Svanstedt | 2.19 | 1:11.5 |
| 1995 | Houston Laukko | Jorma Kontio | Pekka Yli-Houhala | 12.58 | 1:11.5 |
| 1994 | Campo Ass | Heinz Wewering | Heinz Wewering | 38.55 | 1:11.2 |
| 1993 | Sea Cove | Joseph Verbeeck | Harald Grendel | 2.97 | 1:11.8 |
| 1992 | Kosar | Stig H. Johansson | Stig H. Johansson | 3.64 | 1:12.2 |
| 1991 | Peace Corps | Stig H. Johansson | Stig H. Johansson | 1.26 | 1:12.3 |
| 1990 | Peace Corps | Stig H. Johansson | Stig H. Johansson | 1.47 | 1:13.0 |
| 1989 | Mack Lobell | Veijo Heiskanen | John-Erik Magnusson | 1.31 | 1:12.1 |
| 1988 | Callit | Karl O. Johansson | Karl O. Johansson | 8.76 | 1:12.4 |
| 1987 | Big Spender | Berth Johansson | Berth Johansson | 9.04 | 1:13.6 |
| 1986 | Big Spender | Berth Johansson | Berth Johansson | 5.04 | 1:14.7 |
| 1985 | Matiné | Johnny Takter | Bo W. Takter | 4.62 | 1:13.8 |
| 1984 | The Onion | Stig H. Johansson | Stig H. Johansson | 1.44 | 1:12.3 |
| 1983 | Speedy Magnus | Olle Goop | Arne Bernhardsson | 3.94 | 1:13.9 |
| 1982 | U.S. Thor Viking | Stig H. Johansson | Stig H. Johansson | 9.18 | 1:13.8 |
| 1981 | Mustard | Olle Goop | Ulf Nordin | 11.43 | 1:14.2 |
| 1980 | Express Gaxe | Gunnar Axelryd | Gunnar Axelryd | 1.78 | 1:13.5 |
| 1979 | Express Gaxe | Gunnar Axelryd | Gunnar Axelryd | 6.03 | 1:15.3 |
| 1978 | Pershing | Berndt Lindstedt | Berndt Lindstedt | 2.61 | 1:15.3 |
| 1977 | Duke Iran | Stig H. Johansson | Stig H. Johansson | 1.58/1.78 | 1:16.3/1:16.6 |
| 1976 | Nick Scott | Uno Swed | Uno Swed | 8.55 | 1:17.9 |
| 1975 | Judy Song | Per-Olof Gustafsson | Per-Olof Gustafsson | 5.06 | 1:18.7 |
| 1974 | Molnets Broder | Åke Sundberg | Åke Sundberg | 1.84 | 1:15.8 |
| 1973 | Ego Boy | Ingemar Olofsson | Ingemar Olofsson | 1.12 | 1:16.3 |
| 1972 | Noble Action | Sören Nordin | Sören Nordin | 1.42 | 1:15.9 |
| 1971 | Atout du Moulin | Gert Scherman | Gert Scherman | 43.17/3.35 | 1:17.6/1:20.6 |
| 1970 | Brogan | Per-Olof Gustafsson | Per-Olof Gustafsson | 1.55 | 1:17.7 |
