The even-money favorite, Spartakus Ans (5g Cantab Hall-Volganna-Lemon Dra), captured Saturday’s featured Ugyvivo DIJ (purse 600,000Huf, 1900 meters autostart) over a rain soaked Kincsem Park course in Hungray, timed in 1.20.7kr for trainer/driver Sandor Varga and CZE owners Antioch Arani SRO.
The winner was bred in Italy by Allevamento La Nuova Sbarra SRL. 2.7/1 Sanger MS (4g Victory Scream-Samba MS-Armbro Goal) took second for trainer/driver Imre Fazekas. Nyires (9m Tony Oaks-Viragos-Surefire Lobell) was third for trainer/driver Tibor Hajnal and fourth was Sante You SM.
The co-featured Faustus DIJ (purse 400,000SEK, 1800 meters autostart) went to 9/10 favorite Timoteo (4m Abano As-Ghirlanda Aas-Diamond Way) with trainer Veljko Mazsity driving, timed in 1.20.9kr.
The Hilco Bt. owned campaigner defeated 5.7/1 Henrik Ibsen AT (4m Worship-Her Own Child-Imposant Sund) handled by Tibor Hajnal. Third was 10.2/1 Bebops Cassandra (6f Bebop-Topaz Remington-Rosalind’s Guy) and teamster Csaba Lakatos.
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink