Saturday’s Disco DIJ (purse 600,000Huf, 1960 meters distance handicap) went to 1.7/1 favorite Sammi Ms (5g Chirome Dei-Sparkle N Shine-SJ’s Photo) for harness racing owner/trainer/driver Mitja Slavic of Slovenia. The 20 meter handicapped Amazing Koko (9g Jailhouse Joey-Data Star Index-Ata Star L) for trainer/driver Lajos Marton in the 1.18.2kr timed contest. Third was another 20 meter handicapped Grumetti (8g Varenne-Tabura-Pine Chip) for trainer Aron Denes and reinsman Balazs Juhasz.
The card also included the Nyeretlen Ketevesek Versenye (two year-olds, 1800 meters autostart, purse 500,000HUf) that went to 5.5/1 Valence R (2f Exploit Caf-Filigran-Witsends Speedy) for trainer/driver Balazs Juhasz for owners Jodlis Kft and Mihely Baesa. The 1.23.6kr timed winner was bred by Kabala Menes Kft. 4.4/1 Vesna (2f Maximus Lindy-Lornella-Valley Guardian) was second for Andrea Fazekas and trainer Imre Fazekas.
The Bajok S DIJ (purse 400,000Huf, 1900 meters autostart) went to 1.4/1 favorite Uptown Boy M (3m Cigar Dan-Malhana Serey-Malhana Sascha) timed in 1.18.8kr for trainer/driver Sandor Varga and Czech Republic owner Antioch Aranio SRO. The colt recorded his six victory in 2016. Sire Cigar Dan is a 1999 foal by Pine Chip-Nan Hanover-Speedy Count, Nan Hanover being the dam of Nan’s Catch that produced Moni Maker. Cigar Dan was an $85,000 yearling at Tattersalls 2000 and earned $121,264.
Ugeto Hungary conducted its 10th annual yearling sale on the weekend comprised of a fine collection of HU-bred trotters. The top four sellers were bred and consigned by Kabala Menes Kft, Hungary’s leading breeder. They were:
Hip Horse and Pedigree Price
19, Zidane (colt, Frullino Jet-Dalietta di Riolo-Profumo OM), US$14,438
37, Zalai Srac (colt, SJ’s Photo-Elegant Lady-Mill H), US$9,385
18, Zippy Boy (colt, Frullino Jet-Light Lady-Baltic Bet), US$8,663
25, Zero di Jesolo (colt,Frullino Jet-Diva de Jesolo-Sugarcane Hanover), US$7,941
Thomas H. Hicks