Pure Muscle takes Recorder DIJ

The even-money favorite Pure Muscle (7g Muscle Hill–Allmar Surprise-Angus Hall) held gamely to win the Kincsem Park featured Recorder DIJ (700,000Huf purse, 1960 meters distance handicap, nine starters) overcoming a 40 meter handicap.

He was clocked in 1.16.3kr with trainer Gyorgy Horvath driving for Pure Stables. This was his fifth win in 10 starts in Hungary after import. He has earned 38,549,692Huf in his career, for the Capital Equine LLC bred veteran. Second was 24.4/1 odds Fendi (5f Oasis Bi-Celebrity Venus-Angus Hall) driven by her trainer Balazs Juhasz, finishing ahead of 18.2/1 Versace Venus (8f Celebration XL) with trainer Laszlo Kolozsi aboard.

Eternity Bar (6f Maharajah) was fourth at 45.3/1 and 3.7/1 Enjoy (6m Maharajah) fifth, both of these handicapped 40 meters. 

On the undercard was the Twiddle DIJ (600,000Huf purse, 2500 meters autostart, seven starters) where 7.6/1 odds Greenback (4g Milliondollar Lux-Wale-Center Field) scored in 1.15.4k with trainer Balazs Juhasz aboard for Laura III.

This was his sixth win in 13 starts in Hungary. The 1.9/1 odds favorite Baiyoke Sky (4g Orlando Vici-Bessie-Timberland) was second for trainer/driver Imre Fazekas. Third was 3.1/1 odds First Home (5g Sing Hallelujah-Terrific Pick-Pickaflick) for Milan Kovacevic that entered off two straight wins and five wins this year in six outings.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink