Competitive racing took place this week across multiple harness racing venues and countries.
At Kincsem Park (Budapest) July 25, the two major events went to Sanger MS and Myires.
Sanger MS (5g Victory Scream-Samba MS) took the Barno DIJ (400,000Huf purse, 1800 meters autostart) in 1.16.6kr for Mitja Slavic by three lengths.
Imre Fazekas trains the winner for Italy’s Equine MS Srl.
The winner’s sire Victory Scream is by Valley Victory from Screamin-Crowning Point-Appassionato-Tamerlane.
Prudy and Old Time Diamant were next to the line.
The Super Hanover DIJ (600,000Huf purse, 1960 meters distance handicap) went to Myires (8m Tony Oaks-Viragos) clocked in 1.17.7kr for trainer/driver Tibor Hajnal and owner Illetmeny Kft.
Nocscbasz and Magiszter followed the winner home.
Earlier on the card the Nemecsek DIJ (360,000Huf, 1900 meters autostart) was won by Samuel Becket A.T. (3m Diablo Va Bene-Simb Lorrikeet) for trainer/driver Tibor Hajnal and owners Illetmeny Kft. and Tomislav Visnjac, an eight length score in 1.16.4kr.
Diablo Va Bene is a son of Kadabra from Caltina-Enjoy Lavec-Cali Victory-Valley Victory.
The dam Simb Lorrikeet is by Pearsall Hanover from Lady Tex Wall-Texas, she a daughter of SWE elite mare Lady Zoot, dam of six winner of over US$100,000 including Lady Snart that won over US$632,000.
Also on July 25, at Hagmyren SWE, the Gold Division (150,000SEK to the winner, 1640 meters autostart) went to the hot trotting stallion Traveling Man (10m Supergill-Kimberly Lobell-Speedy Somolli) for pilot Magnus Jakobsson and trainer Daniel Reden.
Stall Zet owns this winner that scored in 1.11kr for his 28th win in 95 career starts worth earnings of over 3.64SEK million.
He is 3-2-2 in 10 starts this year for 1.02SEK million earned.
Quid Pro Quo (6m Yankee Glide-Hostage-Express Ride) was second two lengths from the victory, with Blended Scotch (6f Super Photo Kosmos-Hopscotch-Zoot Suit) third to the line.
On this card the Silver Division (125,000SEK first prize, 2140 meters autostart) went to Nimbus CD (5g Mythical Lindy-Kiss of Life-Tenor de Baune) for trainer Stefan Hultman, owner Stall Droad AB and the pilot Orjan Kihlstrom, clocked in 1.14.2kr.
Monte practitioners went postward July 24 at Romme for a winners’ prize of 30,000SEK over the 1640 meter course, named the Criks Hurricanes Montelopp.
Angelo (7g Angus Hall-Sweet Cindy-Malabar Man) stormed to victory for Emilia Leo timed in 1.12.1kr.
Mattias Djuse trains and owns the winner that has now won three straight paired with this rider.
Angelo has a career slate of 10-6-5 in 55 starts for 1.94SEK million earned.
On July 23 at Aby, trainer Jerry Riordan scored another victory with Tornatore Grif (3m Varenne-Meadowbranch Nan-Pine Chip) in a 2140 meters turning start event worth 30,000SEK to the winner.
Franc Nilsson piloted the winner, that is owned by Mauro Prospero, and with the 1.16.2kr score is now 3-0-1 in seven career starts.
On the same card Flex Lane (4m Federal Flex-Margo Hall-Like A Prayer) scored in 1.12kr over 1640 meters autostart.
35,000SEK went to this winner driven by Christoffer Eriksson and now with a 8-2-0 slate in 16 outings.
Thomas H. Hicks