Zpravodajství
Peruán has passed on
Submitted by Robin on 17. August 2017 - 11:32Peruán, triple winner of the Velka Pardubicka (1998 – 2000), has passed on at the age of 29.He was very near to being the only horse in the history of the VP to win the race four times in four successive years.
Wroblewski moves to Mimoň
Submitted by Robin on 1. August 2017 - 12:18Greg Wroblewski is on the move again. He is currently packing up and taking his family and 21 horses to Mimoň.
August 2017 newsletter
Submitted by Robin on 26. July 2017 - 13:25July 2017 has been a warm month, though there have only been a limited number of very hot days, and there has been some rain. In some places, though not in Prague 6, there have been heavy thunderstorms and hailstorms. There has not been enough rain to cause flooding in major rivers, although, as I have often pointed out, far too many places in the Czech Republic are only 48 hours of steady rain away from flooding.
Polyanta wins the Czech Oaks
Submitted by Robin on 24. July 2017 - 16:41After taking second place in each of the first three Czech classics in 2016, owner Jiří Travníček (Pegas) and trainer Dalibor Török went one better in the Czech Oaks at Karlovy Vary on July 23rd.
Starting gate handler killed in UK racecourse accident
Submitted by Robin on 22. July 2017 - 11:13On behalf of the Czech horseracing community, Dostihový svět expresses its condolences to the family of Stephen Yarborough, an experienced handler at the mobile starting stalls at Haydock Park, who was run over by the stalls in a fatal accident at the racecourse on Friday.
Local Filly wins the Slovak Derby
Submitted by Robin on 20. July 2017 - 10:40Slovakia had to wait 25 years for the first filly to win the local Derby. This year’s popular winner, German-bred Zoriana, by Jukebox Jury (IRE), out of Zambuka (FR) (Zieten (USA)), is trained by Zuzana Kubovičová and owned PD Senica. The winning owner’s colours were carried to victory in the early 1990s by Quirinus, which then went on the run in the Aintree Grand National.
July 2017 newsletter
Submitted by Robin on 2. July 2017 - 16:34The biggest topic in Czech racing in June was How to make sense of the Czech Derby? It was a weird race. There were 16 runners, and 7 of the first 8 were total outsiders, offered at 20:1 or more by our miserly on-course bookmaker! Of the first 6 horses at the halfway point, none finished higher than 10th! Of course, there is no clear logical explanation for a result like this, and there is no need to expect one.
How to get to the Czech Derby on Sunday
Submitted by Robin on 23. June 2017 - 16:43By public transport
Six Czech-trained runners on Swedish Grand National day
Submitted by Robin on 13. June 2017 - 22:18Six Czech-trained chasers and hurdlers will line up for races on Swedish Grand National day at Strömsholm on Saturday. Three are trained by Stanislav Popelka, and the other three by Radim Bodlák. Both of these trainers have made the long journey to central Sweden before, as have most of the horses.