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The normal 10,000 fans were onsite this day at Kincsem Park (Budapest) to witness to harness racing, greyhound races, pony races, a monte trot race, racing award presentations and great entertainment, food/beverage and music. It was a superb spectacle for all the fans and even for me online. The featured trot was the Tippmix – […]
One of my favorite horse-centric harness racing events occurs again New Years Eve at Kincsem Park Budapast, Hungary. A 10-race trotting card, pony and greyhound racing and even a monte trotting event occurs starting at 13:00 local time. A wide range of music, entertainment, food, beverage and fireworks jointly entertain for about 10,000 fans at […]
Gina Fling (2f Chelsea Boko-Cicciolina Fing-Supergill) held harness racing rivals off to win the Ketevesek Nagydija (purse 3,000,000Huf, 1800 meters autostart, seven two year olds open class) this day at Kincsem Park (Budapest) with Veljko Mazsity aboard. She is unbeaten in two career starts today timed in 1.20.8kr at off at 2.2/1 odds the favorite. […]
Freya T. Boko (3f Campo Bahia-Jasmine F. Boko-Trixton) topped the Oszi Kanca DIK this day raced over 1960 meters distance handicap for a purse of 1,500,000Huf at Kincsem Park. Timed in 1.19.4kr over a muddy track the 1.8/1 odds favorite was reined by Goran Zolnaji for trainer Adrian Burany as Freya won for the fifth […]
The featured Gr. III Jozsef Marschall Memorial sponsored by Tippmix (purse 9,000,000Huf, 1800 meters autostart, seven starters) at Kincsem Park went to 5.4/1 odds Blind Date (7f Charly du Noyer-One Night Affair-Love You) timed in a sharp 1.13.2kr. Blind Date won in his first harness racing start in Hungary for Christoph Schwarz, trainer Robert Gramuller […]
It was quite a racing day (Aug. 20) for harness racing driver Imre Fazekas as he teamed winner of the co-featured events at Kincsem Park (Budapest). In the Szent Istvan DIJ (purse 3,000,000HUF or 7,638€, 1960 meters distance handicap, six starters) the HU Derby winner Enjoy (4m Maharajah-Journey Boko-Zola Boko) scored again this time at […]
A great harness racing day (July 6) this was at Kincsem Park (Budapest) highlighted by the outstanding gate to wire victory by Enjoy in the 110th edition of the Magyar Ugetoderby (purse total 35,621€ or 14,000,000Huf, 2500 meters autostart, four-year olds). Enjoy is a four-year old stallion by Maharajah-Journey Boko-Zola Boko that was bred and […]
Italian registered and Slovenia bred owned and trained Maugli (8g El Nino-Manisha Vita-Zerberus) lowered the HU harness racing record at Kincsem Park to 1.12.7kr (mile rate 1:56.97) to win the Hippodrom ES Lovarda Sprinter Kupa (purse 2,000,000Huf – purse 5,132€, 1800 meters autostart, six starters) on June 2. Joze Sagaj drove the impressive wire-to-wire winner […]
Trotting action resumed Saturday at Kincsem Park (Budapest) as the 2024 season began with several upper-class races. The Evnyito DIJ (purse 800,000Huf, 1960 meters distance handicap, six starters) saw 1.8/1 odds Coach Degli Dei (6f Brillantissime-Un Foi Axe-Love You) score timed in 1.17.0kr. Coach recorded seven wins in 2023 in 12 starts. Goran Zolnaji teamed […]
Kincsem Park (Budapest) celebrated its New Year’s Eve with racing, music, good and entertainment. A full card of 11 trots plus greyhounds also entertained the full house of 10,000 people in attendance. This event is like no other that this reporter has viewed at racing venues. The trots included three upper purse conditioned races starting […]
Imre Fazekas teamed two harness racing winners in the snow-covered Kincsem Park course today (Dec. 9), both trained by Bernadett Balogh for Prolongo III. In the Utalvanyozo DIJ (1900 meters autostart albeit the mobile was not used due to track condition, purse 500,000Huf) the 2.6/1 Ejjell Holgy (3f Maximus Lindy-Night Lady-Tony Oaks) scored for Fazekas/Balogh/Prolongo […]
Bonaparte Boss (6g Napoleon-Nikita-Crown Sweep) overcame a 60 meter handicap to win the featured Menesek DIJ (2,850,000Huf purse, 3160 meters distance handicap) timed in 1.18.4kr, a new stake record. Veljko Mazsity trained and teamed the winner for owner Hikco to record his fifth 2023 win in 10 starts and 17th career victory in 40 appearances. […]
Street Genius (4m Uncle Lasse-Dats Veronica-Credit Winner) emerged from the pocket on the final turn to gain the lead and hold off challengers to win the Norbert Marschall Memorial (purse 600,000HUf, 1900 meters autostart) with Andrea Fazekas driving for Prolongo III and trainer Bernadett Balogh. The winner was off as the 1.1/1 odds favorite and […]
The 109th harness racing edition of the Magyar Trotting Derby (purse 14,000,000HUF, 2500 meters autostart for four olds) took place this day (July 1) at Kincsem Park in Budapest, Hungary. The 2,6/1 odds Devoted (4m Maharajah-Wale-Center Field) was a game front end winner timed in 1.17.7kr with trainer Emil Csordas his pilot. This was Devoted’s […]
Bonaparte Boss (6g Napoleon-Nikita-Crown Sweep) was a straight heat winner of the Dr. Jozsef Vecsekloy Memorial at Kincsem Park (purse 3,000,000Huf, 1800 meters autostart). In the first heat this 1.9/1 favorite was clocked in 1.14.2kr and reined by trainer Veljko Mazsity for breeder/owner Hico Versenyistallo. This was his second straight 2023 victory in as many […]
Driver Imre Fazekas had a big Saturday (May 6) at Kincsem Park in Budapest, Hungary, winning four races including two classic harness racing events. His great day began with the Lajos Matucza Memorial (purse 500,000HUFm 1800 meters autostart) that the promising Steet Genius (4m Uncle Lasse-Dats Veronica-Credit Winner) won timed in 1.14.5kr as the 1.4/1 […]
Bonaparte Boss (6g Napoleon-Nikita-Crown Sweep) controlled the pace and comfortably won the featured Pulay Kornel Memorial at Kincsem Park in Budapest, Hungary Saturday, April 15 (purse 1,500,000Huf, 1900 meters autostart, 10 starters) for harness racing trainer/driver Veljko Mazsity and owner Hico timed in 1.15.8kr. This was the winner’s first start in 2023 and his 13th […]
Today’s (Nov. 26) Menesek DIJ (purse 3,000,000Huf, 3160 meters distance handicap) at Kincsem Park in Hungary saw 2.5/1 odds and 60-meter handicapped Bonaparte Boss (5g Napoleon-Nikita-Crown Sweep) rally to score in 1.20.4kr. Trainer Veljko Mazsity was at the lines for owner Hico as the winner recorded his 12th career victory in 30 lifetime starts. This […]
Bonaparte Boss (5g Napoleon-Nikita-Crown Sweep) rallied late to victory in the Oszi Kiserleti (purse 2,000,000Huf, 1960 meters distance handicap based on age three through five) at Kincsem Park in Hungary, timed in a race record 1.16.8kr for trainer/driver Veljko Mazsity and owner Hico. Off at 1.8/1 odds the winner overcame a 40-meter handicap to secure […]
The classic Dr. Jozef Vecsekloy Memorial (purse 3,000,000Huf, 1800 meters autostart, two heats with race result based on placings) went to 2-1 placed Alfa Boy (6m Racino-Chippychip GY-Defi d’Aunou). Csaba Lakatos teamed the winner for trainer Tibor Hajnal to his 12th career win in 40 starts. He won heat two timed in 1.14.1kr at 5.7/1. […]
Dolomit Boy (3m Maximus Lindy-Titan Lady-Ata Star L) took the featured Laszlo Ferge Memorial (purse 3,000,000Huf, 1960 meters distance handicap) on a glorious family weekend at Kincsem Park in Budapest, Hungary that featured activities for children, music and food trucks. This winner overcame a 20-meter handicap for the 1.17.7kr timed victory with Csaba Lakatos up […]
The harness racing trotting meet resumed at Kincsem Park in Budapest, Hungary after a post-New Year’s Eve respite. The initial stakes contest was the February 19th Geza Sennyey Memorial (purse 1,500,000Huf, 1800 meters autostart). Here the 2.3/1 Bugati SS (5g From Above-Jasmin Diamant-Sugarcane Hanover) scored in 1.16.4kr with Thorsten Tietz at the lines for trainer […]
Tour de Lux (3f Lucky Boy-Tresor Lux-Self Possessed) rallied to win today’s Kincsem Park featured Eugenia DIJ (purse 600,000Huf, 1800 meters) timed in 1.17.9kr and reined by her trainer Andor Angyal. This was the first win in HU for the Szerbian bred filly that was off at 1.5/1 odds. Carlos Fox (3g You[ Lucswolla) was […]
The Kincsem Park Saturday card highlighted three big purse feature races. The first was for three year olds racing in the Arveresi Lvak Versenye (purse 1,900,000Huf, 1800 meters autostart, seven starters) and Csillagfeny R (3f Maximus Lindy-Lezer-Baltic Bet) scored in 1.19.3kr with Antun Horvatski aboard. Goren Zolvaji trains this filly. Che Comandante (3m Maximus Lindy-Nikkel […]
