Oldtimer Diamant wins Cyrano DIJ at Kincsem Park

Oldtimer Diamant (6g Arc de Triomphe-Primadonnas Lady-Titan Way) captured Saturday’s featured Cyrano DIJ (purse 600,000Huf, 1800 meters autostart) at Kincsem Park clocked in 1.16.8lr for driver Emese Vezer.

Emil Csordas trains the winner, off at 9.8/1, for Sun System Kft and Laura Pekker.

7/10 favorite Nadir Three (9g Kick Tail-Uliva DTS-Pay Nibs) held second for Serbia’s Boris Kecenovic and trainer Aleksandar Dimitrijevic with 8.6/1 Philadelphia (7g Detroit-Gertrud-Rendfarok) home third for Lajos Marton. Quick pacesetter Andorra Gold (8f Andover Hall-Olympics-Muscles Yankee) faded late in this her first 2016 start, to finish fourth.

On the afternoon card the Absalom DIJ (purse 360,000Huf, 1900 meters autostart) went to 6.4/1 Ragdoll (4f Ever To Excel-Woodhills Elvirah-Friendly Face) with trainer Csaba Lakatos on the lines for owners Privilege Security Kft and Stable Magic Square.

5/10 favorite Beatrix Galindo AT (3f Tony Oaks-Boa Vista Vita-Just Had A Vision) was second for Tibor Hajnal and Sworovski (5g Simb Illusion-Igazgyongy-Valley Guardian) ended third for amateur driver Bernadett Balogh and trainer Jozsef Rutkai.

Sire of the winner is the exceptionally well-bred but now obscure Ever To Excel (2001 foal by Pine Chip-Dream On Victory-Valley Victory), a US$300,000 yearling at Tattersalls and a winner of US$76,000 with 16 wins in 36 starts. He recorded a 3, 1:57 time trial record before export but failed to earn any money in three US starts. Ever To Excel is a full brother to Dream Vacation. The winners’ dam Woodhills Elvirah (from Elena Lloyd by Keystone Master), is a full-brother to Woodhills Elect, a US$154,000 winner in Finland.

Thomas H. Hicks