Hungary’s largest equestrian competition concluded this weekend – PHOTOS
The Nemzeti VΓ‘gta, or the National Gallop is the grandest of festivals on the grandest of scales. Organized for the 14th time since its inception in 2008, the National Gallop pay homage to the Hungaryβs ancestry and tradition of horse riding.
Every year, the Heroesβ Square in Budapest is βtransformed into a racetrack with 6,200 square metersβ worth of special equine-friendly sand. Grandstands in front of the two museums that flank the square, the biggest screens youβve ever seen broadcasting the action, flags flyingβ the website says.
Last year, the pandemic struck, but the National Gallop was still held, although behind closed doors. This year, however, the National Gallop was held normally with great attendance between the 2nd and the 3rd of October.
International success in Hungarian horse racing
The event hosted several races such as chariot races, show jumping, young hussar category and there was even a celebrity run, but the main focus was the thoroughbred type race. Through twelve preliminary rounds and five rounds of elimination, the winner was the Hungarian city of Szabadka, represented by Nikolett SzabΓ³ on the 9-year-old GidrΓ‘n (Hungarian Anglo-Arab) mare called Pipacs (Poppy).
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The winner receives a the National Gallopβs wandering award, an 1848 hussar sabre and a monetary prize of five million forints (β¬ 14,285).
There was also an international race, where countries, such as the UK, Romania, Turkey, Austria, the Czech Republic, India, Mongolia, Italy, Croatia and others competed for who has the best horse and rider.
After only two rounds of semifinals, only six countries remained. Unfortunately, the hosting country, Hungary was not among them. The winner was the Czech Republic represented by LukΓ‘Ε‘ Vladyka. India places second and Austria finished third.
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Source: vagta.hu, origo.hu, index.hu
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Makes you feel proud