17 horse-handler duos competed in the first trotting race of 2024 on the ice track

Joana Kērytė, director of the Republican Racing Horse League: “There are 21 trotting horse races on this year’s calendar, and it is symbolic that the first one took place on ice. For trotters, it’s an opportunity to run a little faster, and therefore to improve the horse’s personal result.”

Brave Sensation, ridden by Egidijus Gudonis (2 min. 56.757 sec.), won the first place in the race of adult horses in A rating, the second place was won by Sorana, ridden by Saulius Mikulevičius (2 min. 58.213 sec.), the third place was won by Magistras, ridden by Stasios Kėris (2 min. 58.213 sec.). 58.685 sec.).

In the race of the B ranking of adult horses, the prize places were distributed as follows: first place – Chiang and Stasys Kērys (3 min. 02.936 sec), second place – Eck Boy and Egidijus Gudonis (3 min. 03.128 sec), third place – Eruption Cass and Antanas Juškėnas ( 3 min 03.780 sec).

Hypnotist and Ernest Juškauskas (3 min. 07.096 sec.) took the first place in the race of the C rating of adult horses. Favoritas and Irmantas Gramackas (3 min. 07.679 sec.) were not far behind, and Gladiatorius and Monika Vinskutė crossed the finish line third (3 min. 08.103 sec.).

In the four-year-old horse race, Misteris, led by Ryčis Lepeška, came first. The duo covered the distance in 2 minutes. 58.492 sec. Galatea, led by Monika Vinskutė, crossed the finish line second (2 min. 59.075 sec), Perlas, led by Stasios Kėris (2 min. 59.382 sec.), came third.