Hidalgo TIM captures Istvan Szent DIJ

Hidalgo TIM (3g Il Duce Boko-Victoria TIM-Incredible Cole) at 2.8/1odds captured the Kincsem Park featured Istvan Szent DIJ (3,000,000Huf purse, 1960 meters distance handicap, six starters ages 3-6) for trainer/driver Imre Fazekas clocked in1.17.6kr.

The winner now sports five wins in eight career starts for 8,298,000Huf.He was parked much of the way by Genesis before taking the lead and drawing off except for a belated run from last by Enjoy (6m Maharajah-Journey Boko-Zola Boko) driven by Peter Jadel Jr. for trainer Jozsef Rutkai and his Prolongo III.

Rutkai bred this one that had captured this race in 2024 and 2025, the ’24 race in stake record time 1.14.6kr. Fazekas drove him on those victories.

Finishing third this day was Hermesz (3mUnno del Duomo-Unika Vik-Cantab Hall) with Gyorgy Horvath aboard for trainer Andor Angyal.

Two year olds contested the classic Janos Szalay Memorial (2,000,000Huf purse, 1800 meters, seven starters two year olds) where Irimias (2m Beautiful Power– Grant Me Glory-Yankee Glide)timed in 1.23.3kr with trainer Laszlo Kolozsi driving.

He was making his first start for money following a May 30th quallifying win. Kulik Farm owns the 2.7/1 odds winner that Ferenc Kulik bred. He battled second finishing 6.1/1 odds Irdatlan Boko (2mChelsea Boko-Cartier Boko-Kadabra) with Balazs Juhasz the driver/trainer.

Ivana del Bar OZ (2f Miguel Duhamel-Piera del Bar-Abano As) was third at 2.5/1 favorite odds driven by Gyorgy Horvath for trainer Balazs Juhasz. The stake record was1.19.3 set by Fabrice in 2023.

The aforementioned sire Beautiful Power is an Italian registered 2017 foaled son of Muscle Hill-Lover Power-Supergill. His second dam is Brava Power a daughter of Pine Chip from Keystone Bravo by Speedy Crown.

On the undercard the 2.7/1 odds Daytona Spav (7f Maharajah-Tenerezza Bigi-Nad Al Sheba) overcame a 20 meter handicap to score in 1.16.1kr with trainer Veljko Mazsity driving in the Borutka DIJ (700,000Huf purse, 1960 meters distance handicap, seven starters)

This was her 25th career victory in 41 starts. Friday Night (5m Tuonoblu Rex-Sultana Jet-Igor Font) was a game scond at 6.8/1 odds handled by Emese Vezer for trainer Emil Csordas. He was also a 20 meter penalized trotter. Street Genius (7m Uncle Lasse-Dats Veronica-Credit Winner) held third with Istvan Papp driving for Prolongo III and trainer Jozsef Rutkai.

Kincsem Park, Ugeto files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink