Kincsem Park

Two special guests will make the pilgrimage to Epsom this weekend to mark the 150th anniversary of the Derby victory of the Hungarian-bred Kisber, a sporting achievement still lauded in the country of his birth. Andras Krebs, the deputy director of Kincsem Park racecourse in Budapest, will attend this year's Derby with his wife Linda, bringing with them commemorative coins of Kisber's great win, which will also be given as prizes for this year's Hungarian Derby. In what was an extraordinary era for Hungarian racing, Kisber was foaled the year...