Entries for the124th running of the

PARDUBICE                                                       

(Press release from Pardubice racecourse)

The Czech horseracing season begins on Sunday, April 6th, first race at 2 p.m. There will be eight flat races on the card, and the main race of the day is the Category I Gomba Handicap, over 1200 metres. There are seven runners in the Gomba - a six-furlong handicap with a full curve on the opening day of the season is always a lottery.

Recently-elected president of the Czech Jockey Club Aleša Jakub seems likely to be a victim of the escalating dispute over the payment of Owners Prizes to owners of Czech-bred horses that win or are placed in medium- and high-category races.

“We try to have a good relationship with the  Jockey Club”