Meandre reinstated and heads for the Arc de Triomphe
Submitted by Robin on 3. October 2013 - 16:21As expected, Meandre's disqualification from first place in the Preis von Europa has been overruled. The horse, owned by Ramzan Kadyrov and trained by Arslangirej Savujev at Krabcice, is now to be supplemented for next Sunday's Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp, in which he will be among the outsiders.
October 2013 newsletter
Submitted by Robin on 2. October 2013 - 11:47Alpha Two wins the Gran Premio at Merano for the Vanas
Submitted by Robin on 30. September 2013 - 11:39Al Jaz supplemented for the Velka Pardubicka
Submitted by Robin on 28. September 2013 - 10:57Al Jaz, which finished second in the substandard September qualification race at Pardubice, has been expensively supplemented for the Velka Pardubicka, which is to be run on October 13th.
Vana to ride with a broken ankle
Submitted by Robin on 27. September 2013 - 16:14An X-ray has shown that Josef Vana junior broke his ankle in two places in a fall at Merano last Sunday. He still wants to ride the favourite Alpha Two in the Gran Premio at Merano on September 29th. Young Josef's father will understand why - but perhaps they should both listen to young Josef's mother. The two Vana-trained runners, Alpha Two and Imprezer, are combined in the betting in Italy, and are expected to start as the favourite.
Eleven Declared to Run in the Gran Premio at Merano. Vana's horses are well fancied
Submitted by Robin on 25. September 2013 - 20:01Eleven were declared to run this morning, in the Big Race on Sunday September 29th
Three Czech-trained horses get a rating of 100+
Submitted by Robin on 25. September 2013 - 13:24For the first time in Czech racing history, we have three horses rated at more than 100 kg.
Dux Scholar, by Oasis Dream (GB) out of Alumni (GB) (Selkirk (USA)) was rated at 101,5 after his impressive win last Sunday in the Martin Tour Prague Grand Prix. Dux Scholar is owned by Ramzan Kadirov, and is trained by Arslangirej Savujev.
Meandre appeal result expected soon
Submitted by Robin on 25. September 2013 - 10:26The result of the appeal against the extraordinary decision by the stewards at Cologne to take away Czech-trained Meandre's victory in last Sunday's Preis von Europa (Group 1) is expected on November 2nd.