The horses in action. © Tobias Unterhofer / FOTO PRESS ARIGOSSI

Mr. Mistoffelees wins the Ettore Tagliabue Prize – 3 wins for Josef Bartos

On deep ground, the Group 3 Young Hurdles race for the Ettore Tagliabue Prize ended with the victory of Mr. Mistoffelees.

September 08, 2024

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The Polish gelding from Jakub Kartus' stable, with Rotislav Bens in the saddle, won comfortably at the end of an exciting race. With a strong final spurt, the gelding relegated the favored duo Night Of Dreams and Verde Costellation (J. Bartos) from the Aichner racing stable to second and third places.

The hurdle race for the Kurverwaltung Prize was a sure thing for Mauricius. The grey horse from the Aichner racing stable delivered a confident race in the Kurverwaltung Prize with Josef Bartos in the saddle and won ahead of his stablemate Grand De Thaix (O. Ryzhak) and Natam (J. Kratochvil).

The winner in the four-year-old hurdlers' class also came from the Aichner racing stable. With a strong finish, the piste debutant Narval, with Josef Bartos in the saddle, pulled away from his direct competitor Mythos (D. Columbu).

Josef Bartos and his horse achieved the hat trick. © FOTO PRESS ARIGOSSI

Gangster De Coddes took the expected victory and thus the hat trick for trainer Josef Vana Jr., jockey Josef Bartos and the Aichner racing stable in the final prize Creme Anglaise. The gelding only needed an acceleration on the home straight to relegate Arc En Ciel to the place of honor.

On the flat track, the winners were once again Claudia Wendel and Claudia Pledl. The Swiss rider left the competition with Zaandam no chance in the Hotel Splendid Europa prize, while the German Claudia Pledl with No Waltz clearly achieved her 5th meeting success in the mile test for the Renzo Zambarda prize.

The Haflinger horse test also saw an outsider, Destiny, win. The mare ridden by Julia Graf won by just one length ahead of the extreme outsider Boznerin Rebecca III (S. Thaler) and Bizarra Hu (K. Erschbamer).