The 94th running of the Czech Derby, sponsored by the Charvát Group, held under the auspices of the Minister of Agriculture, Marian Jureček, carries prize money of CzK 2 500 000. The Czech Derby, which has for some years been the richest flat race in Central Europe, will be run at 5.30 pm on Sunday, June 22nd at Prague Velka Chuchle racecourse. The organisers have prepared some interesting facts and fugures about this year’s race.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->the 15 runners in the Derby include 11 colts, 2 geldings and 2 fillies

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->all runners in this year’s Derby have already won at least one race

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->three horses have never raced over a distance of more more than 1700 metres (Buonarroti, Love Me and Win Front)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->the 15 runners have won a total CzK 2.75 million in prize money, including winnings abroad

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->none of the runners has yet won a classic race

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->6 runners did not run as a 2-y-o (Castellon, Dekatmie, Vajgaros, Honzik Chipera, Tannhaeuser and Zakhar Star)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->recently-imported Dekatmie is the only runner that has never raced at Prague Velka Chuchle

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->the most expensive horse in the race bought at auction is Buonarroti (bought for EUR 85 000 at Baden Baden in August  2012)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->the least expensive horse in the race bought at auction is Castellon (bought for EUR 11 000 at Baden Baden in August 2012)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->Cheeky Chappie and New Attack have the longest journey to the racecourse (381 km from Velké Karlovicé)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->Honzik Chipera is the only runner trained at Velka Chuchle racecourse

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->of the jockeys riding in the race this year, three have already ridden a Derby winner - Dušan Andrés (1998), Jan Rája (2011) and Jiří Chaloupka (2012)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->two jockeys from abroad are riding in the Czech Derby for the first time - Pat Dobbs and Károly Kerekes, neither of whom has ever ridden at Velka Chuchle before

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->the youngest jockey is current Czech champion jockey, Bauyrzhan  Murzabayev, who comes from Kazakhstan. He will be 22 years old on September 17th

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->the oldest jockey, with the greatest number of rides in the Czech Derby, is Dušan Andrés (14 rides). He will celebrate his 43rd birthday on July 23rd

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->the only woman riding in the race is Martina Havelková

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->five trainers with runners in this year’s race have already won the Derby: František Holčák (7 times), Arslangirej Šavujev (3 times), Tomáš Šatra (twice), Josef Váňa (twice) and Zdeno Koplík (once)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->trainers Zdeno Koplík, Arslangirej Šavujev and Artur Resulov each have two runners in the race

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->two women trainers have runners in the race - Helena Blažková (Castellon) and Štěpánka Sedláčková (Vajgaros)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->trainers Artur Resulov and Štěpánka Sedláčková have their first-ever runners in this year’s race

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->three of the owners have already owned Czech Derby winners - Jiří Posád (Monte Negro) (twice), Ardak Amirkulov (twice) and Miroslav Nesládek (Jasna) (once)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->Ardak Amirkulov owns two of this year’s runners (Le Conte Noire, and Jambul)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·       <!--[endif]-->five of the owners have not had a runner in a Czech Derby before - DAR, Patrik ČR, Ramzan Kadyrov, Stáj Englicovi and Valentin Bukhtoyarov

(press release from Velka Chuchle racecourse)