Gina Fling takes 91st Ketevesek Nagydija

Gina Fling (2f Chelsea Boko-Cicciolina Fing-Supergill) held harness racing rivals off to win the Ketevesek Nagydija (purse 3,000,000Huf, 1800 meters autostart, seven two year olds open class) this day at Kincsem Park (Budapest) with Veljko Mazsity aboard.

She is unbeaten in two career starts today timed in 1.20.8kr at off at 2.2/1 odds the favorite. Prolongo III owns this Bernadett Balogh trainee that Kabela Menes Kft bred. Gomez de Boko (2m Chelsea Boko-Sholty Geri-Sholty Boko) was a game second for Zoltan Horvath also trainer for Gomez at 16.8/1 odds. Third was 14.4/1 Guinevere (2f Milliondollar Lux-Unigena Sun-Sholty Boko) driven by Kitts Fajszes for trainer Zoltan Horvath. The race record was set at 1.17.6kr in 2022 by Eijeli Holgy.

In the co-featured Utoe Nagydij (purse 2,000,000Huf, 1900 meters autostart, six three year old open starters) the 1.4/1 odds favorite Freya T Boko (3f Campo Bahia-Jesmine F Boko-Trixton) scored in 1.15.4kr. Goran Zolnaji teamed the Adrian Burany trainee to her sixth win this year in nine starts.

Farosz (3m Marengo-Bonjour Evo-Donato Hanover) was a game battling second driven by Joze Sagaj for conditioner Andor Angyal at 2.8/1 odds. Third home was 6.5/1 Felhok felett (3f Calypso Capar-Piera del Bar-Abano As) reined by Boris Kecenovic for trainer Zoltan Ozvar.

And the other co-featured Koztarsasagi DIJ (purse 2,000,000Huf, 2400 meters autostart, seven aged performers) saw 1.6/1 odds favorite Enjoy (4m Maharajah–
Journey Boko-Zola Boko) prevailed in the battle of his life eventually drawing clear late for the 1.14.9kr victory.

Imre Fazekas drover the winner to his sixth ’24 starts in seven starts for Pprolongo III and trainer Bernadett Balogh. The winning time equalled the prior stake record set in 2022 by Maugl who won this race in 2021 through 2023. The 5.1/1 odds Cardenas Baba (6f From Above-Ulan Bator Baba-Love You) was second for trainer/driver Goran Zolnaji. Third was 5/1 Bonaparte Boss (7g Napoleon-Nikita-Crown Sweep) with trainer Veljko Mazsity.

The trainers award on this stakes weekend went to Bernadett Balogh shown her accepting the trophy for Enjoy’s victory along with Imre Fazekas and his grandaughter.

Her father Gyorgy Horvath drove and trains the ninth race winner 3.4/1 odds Aurora (8f Frullino Jet-Lazer-Baltic Bet) timed in 1.17.9kr.

Kincsem Park files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink