Saturday at Kincsem Park (Budapest) the featured Tavaszi Handicap (purse 1.1Huf million, 1960 meters turning start) went to 3.9/1 Amy’s Love (6m Bebop-Rebecca T-Crown Sweep) for harness racing trainer/driver Csaba Lakatos clocked in 1.20.3 in a three-way battle to the line over 4.9/1 Menedzser (10m Baltic Bet-Hostess-Endless Sands) for trainer/driver Lajos Marton that just missed and third and fast finishing 4.7/1 Chevallier SR (7g Power To Charm-Nui Toss-Toss Out) for driver Gjorgy Horvath and trainer Imre Fazekas. The latter was interfered with when the first over leader made a miscue late in the final bend causing Chevalier SR to pause.
The undercard showcased the 600,000Huf purse Ezerjo DIJ (1800 meters autostart) and 4.1/1 Spartakis Ans (5g Cantab Hall-Valganna OK-Lemon Dra) took victory clocked in 1.16.9kr for Sandor Varga, and trainer Goran Zolnaji. 5.1/1 Orangyl (8f Wall Street Banker-Derengo-Endless Sands) was second for Sandor Kolozsi and trainer Balazs Juhasz, with third to 4.1/1 Conway Boko (7m Castelton Bass-Waecon Boko-Conway Hall) for trainer/driver Tibor Hajnal. Narrowly defeated Credits By Myself (10m Credit Winner) that missed by a nose was disqualified for being offstride on the line.
Hungary’s Andrea Fazekas, a career winner of 136 races, is on the way to Miami to compete in next weekend’s International Amateur Driving Series at Pompano Park against many of the world’s best amateur drivers. Teamsters from New Zealand, Spain, Russia, Austria, Norway, Italy, Finland, Germany and the USA will be on-hand.
Thomas H. Hicks