The great victories of Gábor Szabó Jr. at the Masters in Szilvásvárad

May 8-12, 2024

A serious task awaited the approximately sixty riders in the fault-time event of the Longines world ranking Gold tour. In Szilvásvárád, the audience of hundreds of people could see only ten perfect performances in the 145 cm event of the three-star international competition. At the announcement of the results of the event, the Hungarian national anthem was played, since with the fastest flawless ride Xixo Borgia jr. Gábor Szabó rode, so he won the main prize of the competition with a total prize of nearly thirty thousand euros.

Kristaps Neretniks, who rode for Latvia in the World Cup finals a month ago, finished second with the gray Corlansky Pro, third was the Polish Marek Lewicki and La Pezi.

In the prize sponsored by Miklós Gábor Szőke studio, the horses of Lovassport Kft. finished fourth and fifth, with Péter Szuhai in the saddle of Corbluecente PS and Vince Jármy on the back of Carbon Girl Z.

The two-phase final for young horses also brought Hungarian success, as Hungarian-owned horses finished in the first three places. The victory in Szilvásvárad was won by Genius Conference jr., owned by the always very successful Ferenc Koncz. With Gábor Szabó in the saddle.

In the youth category, the third day's final competition was held at 130 cm with the support of Kopjary mineral water. Nine couples were able to ride the basic course of Magdolna Erdélyi, an international course builder, without a fault. The Bulgarian Aysha Petrova with Al D'Baran is the fastest in the comparison, Laura Lili Hegedűs is second with Vigo Lando, and Nora Forgács is third with Caruso.

The 135 cm hunter jumping class for of the U25 category gave Balázs Magyar the upper hand. The student of Petrik Béla Jr. won the first place with Miss Mary Soames' horse "F", the third place with Khania "F", while the Hungarian rider was fourth, as the best lady, with Alasztics Aliz Messloubeta.

Photo: Császár photo