The horse in form won the Isfahan Münchener Herbst-Preis at the racecourse in Munich-Riem on Saturday: It was the fourth victory this year for the five-year-old gelding Tarkhan – three of them in a row in the past two months. It was the greatest sporting success for Roland Dzubasz’s charge, who trains Tarkhan for the Labinsky racing stable in Neuenhagen, Brandenburg, near the Berlin-Hoppegarten racecourse.
The Herbst-Preis is a Listed race over a sprint distance of 1,300m with prize money of 25,000 euros. Winning rider David Liska started his final attack late, but still finished safely between second-placed Lexington Belle and third-placed Danelo. “He likes soft ground,” said Liska. “I just had to wait for the gap to open up.” The bettors didn’t have as much confidence in the abilities of Tarkhan, who was bred by Gestüt Auenquelle. The outsider’s victory in the field of 13 was worth 12.9 euros for one euro stake.
Trainer and jockey had already won at the start of the race day: With the three-year-old Turfstar, Dzubasz and Liska won the Prize of MIG Fonds over 1,400m. The competition for amateur riders, the Idee & Party Rennen over 2,000m, was won by amateur Kevin Braye, who steered the five-year-old Noreia’s Secondo to the finish line with a superior lead of almost ten lengths. It was the first home win of the day, as the gelding is prepared by Michael Figge in Munich-Riem, who also trains the second-placed Dirndl. It was a special victory for Braye, as the win at the Isar means he now has 100 wins in his career.
First victory in 17 starts
Santino Corleone scored a guest victory in the Preis von Schloss Tüssling over 1,600m. The five-year-old is prepared in Iffezheim, Baden, by former Riem trainer Gerald Geisler. It was Santino Corleone’s first success in his 17th start. Schloss Tüssling in the district of Altötting is owned by Stephanie Gräfin von Pfuel, Vice President of the Munich Racing Association.
The Preis der Pferdeklinik Parsdorf over 2.00m went to Hanover with the four-year-old mare Ja ich will. Trainer is Christian Sprengel, rider was Michael Caddedu. Amateur rider Janina Boysen, who celebrated her 50th victory in the saddle in September, has been owner-trainer in Möser near Magdeburg since last year. She won my Volksbank-Raiffeisenbank race over 1,400m with Picnic En Ville. The rider was Miguel Lopez.
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At the end of the race day, in the Prize of the Faschingsgesellschaft Hollaria over 1,600m, there was a success by the seven-year-old Czech guest Matello, ridden by Martin Srnec and trained by Lubos Urbanek. But not only the winners of the day had reason to smile. “The attendance and turnover were very good for a Saturday,” was the initial assessment of the Managing Director of the Münchener Rennverein, Sascha Multerer.
