Racing at Most and at Prague Velka Chuchle this weekend

Submitted by Robin on 17. October 2014 - 10:36

Racing at Most on Saturday will feature, above all, a jackpot of CzK 93 000 for the tricast, which will go onto the first race, after no-one bet on the first three in the Velka Pardubicka in the correct order. Although there are only ten runners, the opening race is a Category III handicap in which the handicapper appears to have done a very good job, and a winning ticket will be a nice thing to have.

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Orphée des Blins is OK

Submitted by Robin on 16. October 2014 - 11:07

Orphée des Blins was a bit lame after completing her third win in the Velka Pardubicka. Trainer Greg Wroblewski says that she seems to have aggravated an old strain only slightly, and will be OK quite soon. Whether she will be retired, or will attempt to be the first ever horse to win the Velka in four successive years, will be decided later, by her owner, Jiří Travníček. Orphée has had long-term problems with her legs, and will be 13 years old next year. She has some hormonal imbalance which means that she will not be used for breeding.

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The VP was a splendid television event

Submitted by Robin on 15. October 2014 - 20:43

 The entire Velka Pardubicka racing day is shown on Czech non-commercial television, beginning at 11 o’clock, half an hour before the first race, and ending after 5 pm, when key participants in the great race have all been interviewed, and the curtain is drawn. The whole day is shown on Czech Television’s sports channel, and the main event is also shown on CT1, the ‘serious’ channel.

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Faltejsek to ride at Cheltenham on Friday

Submitted by Robin on 14. October 2014 - 6:36

Jan Faltejsek, who won the Velka Pardubicka for the third year in succession last Sunday, will ride his other favourite horse, Knockara Beau, in the Pertemps Handicap Hurdle Qualifier at Cheltenham on Friday, at 3.15. Knockara Beau is trained in Northumberland by George Charlton, in the yard where Jan spent several winters. Knockara Beau, which beat Big Buck's in the Cleeve Hurdle a year ago, with Jan on board, will be carrying top weight on Friday. Jan also rode Knockara Beau when he ran a good race in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and he is looking forward to riding at Cheltenham again.  

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Pardubice - Never Again, says the last British winner of the VP

Submitted by Robin on 13. October 2014 - 19:23

The winner of the Velka Pardubicka in 1995, and the last Brit to win the greatest Czech race, has no intention of coming back to Pardubice. According to his comments in the Racing Post [on 13.10.2014], Charlie Mann’s visit to Pardubice yesterday was his last-ever trip to the town. “It’s not because of the race, but because of the people running Pardubice racecourse,” Mann is quoted on the pages of the Racing Post as saying.

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He's not the Messiah - he's a very naughty boy!

Submitted by Robin on 11. October 2014 - 8:39

While other trainers are busy preparing their horses for the Velka Pardubicka, the first trainer to arrive at Pardubice racecourse has been busy pissing everybody off. On his many previous trips to Pardubice, Charlie Mann - who won the VP as trainer and rider on It’s a Snip in 1995 - has earned a well-deserved reputation for demanding very special treatment and for grossly abusing the generosity of people in Pardubice.

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