Track record set at Krieau Racecourse in Vienna

Purple Rain (8g Fast Photo-Escape) escaped the pocket to win the Preis der Stadt Wien 2024 at Trabrennpark Krieau (Vienna) this day in a track record 1.11.7kr (1:54.7-mile rate) over the 1000-meter harness racing track.

He was off at 4.4/1 odds. The race distance was 1600 meters autostart with nine starters) The purse was 15,000€ with 7,500€ to the winner. In Austria the winning purse is split between horse owner and trainer with 6,375€ to the owner and 1,125€ to the winning trainer.

In this race Werner E.  Pietch was the owner and Wolfgang Ruth the trainer. Michael Nimczyk teamed Purple Rain and received a 1,000€ premium. The previous record was 1.12.0kr owned by Stark Bi that Nimczyk also drove. Purple Rain won for the first time in 2024 after five victories last year in 14 appearances.

Finishing second was Juliano Mo (11m Linato Mo) at 60.9/1 with Mario Zanderigo aboard and third home was 7.2/1 Oscarello (7g Oscar the Mo) with Christophe Fischer driving.

Trabrennpark Krieu is the second oldest racetrack in Europe that opened in 1878. Central Moscow Hippodrome To watch the race replay, click here.

On the undercard, Face Time Spada (3f Face Time Bourbon-Spada Nera) remained undefeated now in four starts timed today in 1.17.0kr over 2100 meters in the Preis der Goldenen Gams Kitzbuhel. The purse was 2,500€.

started in 1834. The big crowd on hand attests to the lasting power of trotting at Krieau.

The winner, off at 1.5/1 odds, was driver by Gerhard Mayr also the trainer for Stall Aronshof. This was the winner’s first 2024 victory after three wins as a two-year old. Driver Gerhard Mayr is the track’s leading driver. Finishing second at 7.5/1 was Super Crown (3f Dijon-Super Hall) driven by Kurt Sokol that made a superior closing rush in the final stages. This was her first 2024 start after three placings last year in as many starts,

Trabrennanpark Krieau, Krieau Magazin files/photos-harness trots

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink