This is how the 10th National Gallop celebrated its jubilee

According to vagta.hu, the stands of the 10^th National Gallop were full on both racing days on Heroes’ Square. The traditional horse-race moved hundreds of Hungarian settlements this year. The best riders of twenty pre-gallops got the chance to represent their hometown last weekend at the biggest modern time horse-race of the Carpathian Basin.

The National Gallop is not an ordinary horse-race, because horsemen and horses compete for the glory of their hometown in an exclusive location: a racecourse built around the Millennial Monument. The unique track and the stands, which were built in 12 hours, evoke the atmosphere of Roman arenas on Hungary’s most famous square.

The additional programmes of the National Gallop, like the Adrenalin Carriage Pushing Race or the Charity Star Race, have become quite prestigous races in the past years. The former one was won by the team of Kocs, who were followed by the team of Tata and the team made up of the soloists of the Operetta Theatre and kayakers.

Similarly to last year, Imre Sipos triumphed at the OTP Bank Charity Star Race, thus setting a record by becoming the first title defender. The actor-director donated the 500 thousand forints offered by OTP Bank to the Hungarian Horse Theraphy Association. The other four contestants donated 200 thousand forints to the charities they picked.