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A great harness racing day (July 6) this was at Kincsem Park (Budapest) highlighted by the outstanding gate to wire victory by Enjoy in the 110th edition of the Magyar Ugetoderby (purse total 35,621€ or 14,000,000Huf, 2500 meters autostart, four-year olds).
Enjoy is a four-year old stallion by Maharajah-Journey Boko-Zola Boko that was bred and is owned by Prolongo III. Bernadett Balogh trains this winner and Imre Fazekas was the pilot. Enjoy now has posted seven career wins in 13 starts with three wins this year in four outings. Race time was 1.15.0kr for the long striding unchecked performer that was off at 2.3/1 odds.
Eternity Bar (4f Maharajah-Soleme’ Bar-Ganymede) was second for owner Prolongo VII and she was reined by trainer Veljko Mazsity at 4.3/1 odds. El Diablo (4g Milliondollar Lux) took third at 8.6/1 for trainer/driver Thorsten Tietz with fourth to 24/1 Ejjeli Holgy (4m Maharajah) with Lajos Marton driving this Prolongo III property that Balogh conditions. Eternal Flame (4m Maximus Lindy) was fifth for Joze Sagaj.
The Kincsem Park undercard action began today with the Imre Sous Memorial (purse 700,000Huf, 1960 meters distance handicap) that 4.8/1 odds Anybody (8f Offenbach Bigi-Magna Charta-Baltic Bet) won for Emil Csordas timed in 1.15.6kr. This was her 16th career win in 80 starts for the winner that Csordas trains. The 1.8/1 Valana Viva (4f Up Front Larry-Viva Vita-Mr. Lavec) was second for Joze Sagaji
The first big purse race this day was the Pannonia DIJ (purse 7,633€ or 3,000,000Huf, 1800 meters autostart) that was won by 5.7/1 odds Dolomit Boy (5m Maximus Lindy-Titan Lady-Ata Star L) with Imre Fazekas driving the Prolongo III trotter that Bernadett Balogh trains.
He came from the clouds to take this victory. This winner has seven victories in 30 career starts. He was timed today in his record 1.14.5kr. Catania R (6g One Too Many) was next at 1.7/1 for driver Joze Sagaju with third to 10.4/1 Csabito R (6g Orecchietti) handled by trainer Lajos Marton.
In the 3,000,000Huf or 7,633€ purse Connolly’s Red Mill Grof Esterhazy Miklos Memorial the 2,4/1 Freya T. Boko (3f Campo Bahia-Jasmine F. Boko-Trixton) scored in 1.15.5kr over the 1800 meter autostart course. Goran Zolnaji teamed the winner for trainer Adrian Burany to her fifth win in eight starts in Hungary.
The 2.2/1 favorite Friday Night (3m Tuonoblu Rex-Sultana Jet-Igor Font) was a game second with Thorsten Tietz driving the Robert Gramuller trainee. Farosz (3m Merengo) was third at 13/1 odds for Joze Sagaj.
The Orbico Joszef Sinka Memorial (purse 1,200,000Jufm 1800 meters autostart) for aged trotters went to 1.4/1 favorite Cardenas Baba (6f From Above-Ulan Bator Baba-Love You) reined by trainer Goran Zolnaji to the 1.15.1kr timed victory. This was her eighth win in 17 starts in HU.
Bonaparte Boss (7g Napoleon) was second at 2.9/1 odds for trainer Veljko Mazsity. Third to the line was 6.6/1 Palace Bo (5m Muscle Hill) with Imre Fazekas driving the Bernadett Balogh/Prolongo III pupil.
Kincsem Park, Andrea Fazekas files/photos
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink
