Zolta wins Nemecsek DIJ at Kincsem Park

Favored 1.4/1 Zolta (5m Naglo-Ciazza Jet-Supergill) rallied in mid-stretch to capture the Kincsem Park featured Nemecsek DIJ (purse 600,000Huf, 1960 meters distance handicap) for trainer/driver Veljko Mazsity and owner Hico.

Timed in 1.19.1kr Zolta earned his third 2020 victory in four starts and he now has 11 career wins in 17 appearances. 6.2/1 Zona (5f Offenbach Bigi-Kama-Valley Guardian) was a game second for Emil Csordas and 2.7/1 Unika Vik (7f Cantab Hall-Nashville OM-Uronometro) was third for Andor Angyal, overcoming a 20 meter handicap

Earlier in the program this day was the Tanons DIJ (purse 400,000Huf, 1980 meters distance handicap) and 27.5/1 Firefly Shadow (3f Farifant-Lightyear Blabjkerg-Fast Photo) rallied late to win in 1.21.9kr overcoming her 20 meter penalty for Roland Balogh, trainer Jozsef Rutkai and owner Prolongo. Bred by Niels Jorgen Jensen the winner recorded her first career victory in five starts.

Firefly Shadow

Her sire Farifant was a fast horse that raced in Europe and the USA before retirement and stud duty in Finland. His is a classic Franco-American pedigree shown below

 

 

The dam Bahama was bred in Italy and produced Grande Armee as well as Farifant.

Bahama (IT) (103 0,78) m, 1998

Grande Armee produced only one foal (2011 colt by In Dix Huit) and it was the gorgeous chestnut Gloire Dream 1:53s (US$280,689) that had a devastating finishing kick when a young horse.

Kincsem Park and Blodbanken files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink