An exciting horse festival just wrapped up in Ufa at the Akbuzat international equestrian center.  Moscow Stud Farm No.1 participated in many of the events and took a number of prizes.

·         The Moscow Stud Farm troika with lead horse Kanuk (Kovboy – Kameia) won the Big Cup prize

·         Kanuk was named best Orlov Trotter stallion of the Festival

·         Kadril (Drotik – Kabala, foaled at MSF No.1) was named the best Orlov Trotter mare. She also won the prize dedicated to the 85^th anniversary of Moscow Stud Farm No. 1 in the 2,400 m race

·         The stallion Frank (Kipr – Fraza) won the second prize in Track Favorite, the festival’s main race (1,600 m) with a time of 2:03.7, improving significantly on his record from last year

Several honorary guests were in attendance, including Murtaza Rakhimov, President of the Republic Bashkortostan; Konstantin Tolkachev, Chairmen of the Kurultay Republican State Assembly; Rail Sarbaev, Bashkortostan Prime Minister; Russian Federation Duma representatives Andrei Knor and Nikolai Kharitonov; Alexander Belyaev, Deputy Minister of Agriculture; and directors of stud farms and  hippodromes from around the Russian Federation.

 Yuri Prokhorov, Director General of Moscow Stud Farm No.1:

“The All-Russian Orlov Trotter Festival is the main event of the year for horse breeders, owners and jockeys. One of the best Russian hippodromes in Ufa hosted the stars of equestrian sports – champions and prize winners from Russian regions, from Moscow, Voronezh, Tyumen, Saratov, Barnaul and others cities, and from Ukraine. You could call it the Orlov Trotters Russian Open Championship. Because this is the 85^th anniversary of Moscow Stud Farm No. 1, all of our horses’ achievements and victories are an even greater honor and joy for us. Experts traditionally express their high appreciation for Moscow Stud Farm horses.”