[4] Åby Stora Pris is part of the European Grand Circuit.
[6] With the exception of 1981, a motorized starting gate has been used to launch the race since 1979.
After the change in 1978, it has been held in September, apart from the years 1990-92 when the race was in August.
[4] 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.