An impressive field of 81 riders gathered for the €4,000 1.45m competition, the final event of the opening day.
Riders had to complete a course with 11 obstacles and 13 efforts, designed by Cristian Barbic from Croatia and László Karádi from Hungary.
The winner of the competition was Vladimir Tuganov, previously competed for Russia and now rides for Palestine, on his 11-year-old KWPN stallion, Jurry Bleu K.
Second and third place went to Italian riders Bruno Chimirri on Tinkabelle RS and Giulia Martinengo Marquet on Coynor.
The most successful Hungarian rider was Szabolcs Krucsó on Uripoint capturing eighth place.
Gábor Karig, one of the founding members of the National Riding Centre Foundation, and Klaudia Szalai, a member of the jury, congratulated the riders.
The competition will continue on Friday at 8 A.M. with the 1.25m CSI1* Bronze Tour presented by Sauska Wineries.
Photo: CSIO Budapest / CSIO Budapest / Krisztina Hajdu
Main sponsor of the event is the Szerencsejáték Zrt.
