Our One Thousand Guineas and Two Thousand Guineas races are traditionally run on the first two Sundays in May The dates are far too early, and it is often the most mature milers, rather than the best milers, that come out on top. However, these races have to be run very early in the season so that the Czech Derby can also be run far too early in the season.
Until last year, there was a strong incentive to enter horses for the Velka Pardubicka in May, as supplementary entries in the autumn were rather expensive.
Fourth European Jockeys’ Cup meeting at Prague Velk
The 56th running of the Town of Lysá-nad-Labem First of May Steeplechase (Category I, 4 200 metres), with prize money of CzK 150 000 (about EUR 6 000), was the highlight of the traditional May Day meeting at Lysá. A mild, dry day brought out a very good crowd at this popular racecourse not far east of Prague.
Our 2018 horseracing season started at Lysá nad Labem on Easter Monday, April 2nd.
When I find an interview with one of our established jockeys, or with one of our apprentices, I try to make time to translate it. Now, it is Martin Laube’s turn.
At the end of March, two swans landed on the larger of the two ponds at Slušovice racecourse.
Click on to the race conditions, in English language, for all major races to be run in Poland this summer.
18-year-old apprentice David Liška rode three more winners at Prague Velká Chuchle on Sunday, after winning four races the previous Sunday.
Trainer Čestmír Olehla chose Blommeröd, in southern Sweden, for the first outing of his horses in 2018. This was the first time that a Czech-trained horse has run there. The team from Světlá Hora did not come back empty-handed from this expedition to the north, as Poinsettia, ridden by Jakub Spáčil, won 12 000 Swedish kronor in prizemoney.
