22 declared runners for the VP
Submitted by Robin on 3. October 2014 - 10:51Twenty-two horses have been declared to run in the Velka Pardubicka on Sunday, October 12th. All the major Czech-trained contenders have been declared as expected, and there will also be representatives of Slovakia (Cardam) and the UK (Lambro). Josef Váňa senior is expected to ride Tiumen, and Martina Ružíckova, only 11 years his junior, will be trying to achieve her ambition/obsession - to complete the VP course at the eighth time of trying.
Lambro will run in the Velka Pardubicka
Submitted by Robin on 3. October 2014 - 8:50Charlie Mann says that Lambro's name will appear among the declared runners for the 2014 Velka Pardubicka today. He is to be ridden by Mark Grant, who rode him at Warwick on October 2nd, when Lambro finally fulfilled the qualification requirements for the race.
Lambro qualifies and is an expected runner for the VP
Submitted by Robin on 2. October 2014 - 17:39Lambro, trained by Charlie Mann, qualified for the Velka Pardubicka by completing a race at Warwick today (Thursday). The horse is expected to be among the declared runners for the Velka, to be announced tomorrow (Friday). Daryl Jacob is expected to given as Lambro's rider.
Three meetings this weekend
Submitted by Robin on 1. October 2014 - 13:15There are three race meetings in the Czech Republic this weekend. None of them offers particularly high-quality racing, but there are good-sized fields, winners will be hard to find, and a few owners and trainers will win long-awaited consolation prizes as we enter the last month of our horseracing season.
October 2014 newsletter
Submitted by Robin on 29. September 2014 - 20:31September was, at last, a month with mild weather and reasonable rainfall. Temperatures have reached about 20°C most days, but not much higher. Rain has fallen frequently, but it has been steady rain – not like the very heavy but infrequent storms that we had in summer. The grass is now green, and the going has mainly been good.
Alpha Two wins the Gran Premio again
Submitted by Robin on 29. September 2014 - 10:21Where are the two-year-olds?
Submitted by Robin on 26. September 2014 - 10:04
Plenty of racing this weekend
Submitted by Robin on 25. September 2014 - 10:27Although we have three meetings in the Czech Republic this weekend, our thoughts, especially on Sunday, will be at Merano, where Alpha Two and five other Czech-trained runners will be competing in the Grand Premio, and at Bratislava, where the field for the Slovak St Leger will be headed by Cheeky Chappie, winner of the Czech Derby and St Leger.