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Fifteen horses have been declared to run in the 95th running of the Mercedes-Benz Czech Derby, over 2 400 metres. The race will be run at 3.05 p.m. on Sunday, June 21st. The prize money is CzK 2 500 000.
There was a last-minute drama as no clearance was received by the Czech Jockey Club until the last moment for Spanish-born, French-based jockey Ioritz Mendizabal, stating that he is duly registered as a jockey and is not under suspension,. Mendizabal will ride Dumnonia (for Jockey Club president Jiří Charvát) on Sunday.
Czech champion jockey Bauyrzhan Murzabayev has chosen to ride Aldar, as expected. His stablemate, Aldzarb will be ridden by Irish champion apprentice Patrick Cosgrave, not by Steve Drowne, as had been suggested earlier. Cosgrave was engaged to ride in the Czech Derby last year, but it was clarified rather late in the day that he was still under suspension in Dubai, though he had been cleared to ride in Ireland and the UK, and he was not eligible to ride here. It was due to this experience that the Czech Jockey Club required a formal clearance for all foreign-based riders this year.
The only non Czech-trained runner, Parzival, trained in France at Chantilly, will be ridden by Italian-born Umberto Rispoli, who rides in France.
The draw has generally been quite good to the most favoured horses. However, Aldzarb’s connections will be disappointed to have drawn gate 14. In the Derby trial, the connections asked for an outside draw for Aldzarb, which has a history of being difficult before the race. On that occasion, the outside draw necessitated a scramble for Aldzarb after the start, so the connections decided this time to join in the draw with the other horses. Gate no. 14 is not ideal, but the Derby is 200 metres further than the Derby trial, so the first bend does not come so early, and the outside draw may not be a big disadvantage.
Aldar (6), Oriental Sky (5), Tamarind Cove (7) and Sirius Shine (8) have good draws. Touch of Genius (11), Dumnonia (12) and Aldzarb (14) are less lucky. The two horses owned by Monte Negro, Kifaaya and Dalewari, will be side-by-side in boxes 3 and 4.
Runners and riders, jockeys and owners
1 HENRYTHEAEROPLANE (USA), Jiří Palík, Meridian
2 IDEAL APPROACH (IRE), Radek Koplík, Lokotrans
3 KIFAAYA (GB), Zuzana Vokálková, Monte Negro
4 DALEWARI (IRE), Jan Rája, Monte Negro
5 ORIENTAL SKY (GER), Milan Zatloukal, Patrik ČR
6 ALDAR (FR), Bajuržan Murzabajev, Ramzan Kadyrov
7 TAMARIND COVE (IRE), Jan Verner, Statek Blata Český Ráj
8 SIRIUS SHINE (IRE), Jaroslav Línek, DAR
9 PARZIVAL (IRE), Umberto Rispoli, Scuderia Magenta
10 ICAR (GB), Petr Foret, DS Pegas
11 TOUCH OF GENIUS (IRE), Jaromír Šafář, Statek Blata Český Ráj
12 DUMNONIA (FR), Ioritz Mendizabal, Dr. Charvát
13 MONDEGO BAY, Martin Laube, Rabbit Trhový Štěpánov
14 ALDZARB (IRE), Patrick Cosgrave, Ramzan Kadyrov
15 GIBB’S BEACH (IRE), Jiří Chaloupka, Jasna
Handicap ratings
ALDAR 93,5
DUMNONIA 91.0 (filly, will receive an allowance of 1,5 kg)
SIRIUS SHINE 92,5
ORIENTAL SKY 91,5
TAMARIND COVE 90,5
ALDZARB 89,5
IDEAL APPROACH 89,5
ICAR 89,0
TOUCH OF GENIUS 89,0
PARZIVAL 89,0
HENRYTHEAEROPLANE 85,0
DALEWARI 83,0
KIFAAYA 82,5
MONDEGO BAY 82,5
GIBB’S BEACH 81,5
Prize money won
(money won in the horse’s career, converted into CzK)
IDEAL APPROACH 1 739 170
PARZIVAL 1 051 400
DUMNONIA 713 450
ORIENTAL SKY 696 850
ALDAR 653 250
ICAR 531 900
SIRIUS SHINE 418 424
HENRYTHEAEROPLANE 393 541
DALEWARI 297 915
TAMARIND COVE 179 200
KIFAAYA 176 814
ALDZARB 166 790
TOUCH OF GENIUS 52 950
MONDEGO BAY 50 250
GIBB’S BEACH 35 250
Geldings: 2 (Parzival, Sirius Shine)
Fillies: 1 (Dumnonia)
Trained abroad: 1 (Parzival)
Owner-breeders: 1 (Rabbit Trhový Štěpánov - Mondego Bay)
Most races run: 11 Ideal Approach, 9 Kifaaya and Parzival
Fewest races run: 3 Touch of Genius, 4 Tamarind Cove and Gibb’s Beach
Unbeaten in Central Europe: Aldar
Longest pause since last race: 44 days (Parzival)
Supplementary entries: 3 (Dumnonia, Ideal Approach, Parzival)
Ran as 2-y-os in central Europe: 6 (Aldar, Aldzarb, Dumnonia, Mondego Bay, Oriental Sky, Sirius Shine)
Did not run as 2-y-os: 3 (Gibb’s Beach, Tamarind Cove, Touch Of Genius)
Country of origin
Ireland: 8 (Aldzarb, Dalewari, Gibb’s Beach, Ideal Approach, Parzival, Sirius Shine, Tamarind Cove, Touch of Genius)
France: 2 (Aldar, Dumnonia)
United Kingdom: 2 (Icar, Kifaaya)
Czech Republic: 1 (Mondego Bay)
USA: 1 (Henrytheaeroplane)
Germany: 1 (Oriental Sky)
Bought at auction, by the present owner
145 000 EUR - ALDZARB - Arqana Deauville October Yearlings
110 000 EUR - ALDAR - Arqana Deauville October Yearlings
55 000 gns - KIFAAYA – Tattersall’s October Yearlings
52 000 gns - HENRYTHEAEROPLANE – Tattersall’s October Yearlings
36 000 EUR - PARZIVAL - Arqana Deauville October Yearlings
35 000 EUR - ICAR - Arqana Deauville October Yearlings
22 000 EUR - ORIENTAL SKY - BBAG Yearlings
6 500 EUR - SIRIUS SHINE - Arqana Deauville July Mix
Route to the Derby
Gerscha Memorial – Aldar (1st), Aldzarb (2nd)
Winter Favourite Stakes – Sirius Shine (1st)
Professor Michal Memorial: Aldar (1st), Mondego Bay (3rd), Tamarind Cove (4th)
Three-year-old Colts Stakes: Dalewari (3rd), Kifaaya (4th), Henrytheaeroplane (5th)
Czech Two Thousand Guineas: Aldar (1st), Tamarind Cove (2nd), Sirius Shine (3rd), Ideal Approach (4th), Dalewari (8th), Mondego Bay (10th)
Dr. Frankenberger Memorial: Gibb’s Beach (2nd)
Slovak Two Thousand Guineas: Henrytheaeroplane (4th), Kifaaya (6th)
June Grand Prix: Sirius Shine (1st), Oriental Sky (2nd), Aldzarb (3rd), Touch of Genius (4th), Tamarind Cove (5th), Icar (6th), Mondego Bay (8th), Gibb’s Beach (10th), Dalewari (11th)
Starohájske kritérium (Slovak Derby trial): Aldar (1st), Ideal Approach (2nd), Henrytheaeroplane (3rd), Kifaaya (4th)
Jockeys – Czech Derby winners: Jiří Palík, Jan Rája
Jockeys – most rides in the Derby: Jan Rája (12), Radek Koplík (10), Jaroslav Línek (6)
Female Jockey: Zuzana Vokálková
First ride in the Czech Derby: Ioritz Mendizabal, Zuzana Vokálková, Martin Laube, Patrick Cosgrave
Trainers – winners of the Czech Derby: František Holčák (7x), Arslangirej Šavujev (3x), Josef Váňa (2x), Zdeno Koplík (1x), Radek Holčák (1x)
Trainers – most runners in the 2015 Derby: Josef Váňa (3), Arslangirej Šavujev (2), Radek Holčák (2)
Trainers – first runner in the Czech Derby: Alessandro Botti
Owners – of Derby winners: Monte Negro (3x), Jasna (1x)
Owners – most runners in the 2015 Czech Derby: Monte Negro (2), Statek Blata Český Ráj (2), Ramzan Kadyrov (2)
Owners – First runner in the Czech Derby: Statek Blata Český Ráj, Scuderia Magenta, DAR
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Most of the data presented here is drawn from Martin Cáp’s Derby diary
http://derbyzapisnik.martin-cap.cz/2015/06/fakta-trendy-penize-95-ceske-derby-pod.html
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