A well-presented trotting card took place Saturday at Kincsem Park (Budapest) with three races carrying purses of over one million Huf each.
The Kanca DIJ (purse 2,000,000Huf, 1900 meters autostart) was the first of those events and 1.9/1 Veronica Fling (4f Racino-Cicciolina Fling-Supergill) recorded a 1.16.7kr victory for Veljko Mazsity, defeating co-favorite White Lady (4f Toss Out-Elegant Lady-Mill H) with Josip Gabric driving. 22/1 Violetta (4f Racino-Fienciska-Witsends Speedy) took the third check.
The 1.1/1 favorite Uran Lady (5f Maximus Lindy-Vas Lady) took the Hokas DIJ (400,000Huf purse, 1800 meters autostart) scoring in 1.16.6kr for Veljko Mazsity. A pair of 33/1 outsiders were next with second to Unika Vik (5f Cantab Hall-Nashville OM-Uronometro) and third to Timoko RL (5m Doctor Sugar RL-Triestine-Golden Goal).
Aged performers contested the Konta Dezso Memorial (purse 1,200,000Huf, 1900 meters autostart) with the 1.15.3kr timed victory going to 19/1 Conway Boko (9m Castleton Bass-Waecon Boko-Conway Hall) in a rallying photo for Tibor Hajnal, the trainer/driver.
The 3/1 Underpaid Hanover (9m Revenue-Up Front Lisa-Lindy Lane), from post one, was a game second for Csaba Lakatos and third was 5/2 Vortice Bi (4m Toss Out-Rhode Island Bi-Equinox Bi) handled by Sandor Varga.
The 3 million Huf purse Ostevesek Nagydija reaced over 3000 meters autostart for five year olds went to 1.6/1 Urilany R (5f Maximus Lindy-Elegant Lady-Mill H) for owner Hico and trainer/driver Veljko Mazsity.
The 26/1 Ujeazz! (5m Maximus Lindy-Gyorsulj!-Witsends Speedy) was second for Lazslo Kolozsi and 5.9/1 Ubu Kiraly (5m Vioxx SR-Heliken-Awesome Goal) took third for Lajos Marton. Race time over the extended distance was 4:17.2.
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink