First mentioned in 1696 and revived by the town of Barban in 1976, the Prstenac Race is held every year on the third Sunday in August. The race features horsemen dressed in Istrian folk costumes who ride at full gallop aiming their lances at an iron ring suspended from a rope above the race track.
Kancelar was presented with a shield and a dagger, a transfer gift from the president, the challenge award "Prstenac Bird", and a reward of HRK 30,000.
Attending the event, among others, were President Zoran Milanovic, under whose auspices the event was held, and Tourism Minister Nikolina Brnjac.