Nejsledovanější český dostih vyhrál v roce 2023 favorizovaný Sacamiro
V minulém roce nebylo pochyb. Japonský Equinox...
v podání týmu kolem Abhy s žokejem Sousou
David Liška se vrátil nejenom do dostihového provozu, ale i pro český šampionský titul
ve Španělsku loni pokořil rekordy na cestě k šampionátu, v Praze zapsal vítězství číslo 1400
The second of the four qualification races for the 2020 Velka Pardubicka was run at Pardubice on Saturday, July 25th. The going was good, and the afternoon was cool for the end of July.
The four qualification races over 5800 metres at Pardubice racecourse will, as usual, be the main preparatory races for Czech-trained and Slovak-trained contenders for the Velka Pardubicka, which will be run on Sunday, October 11th.
On Tuesday evening, June 30th, a long table stretched along Charles Bridge, and people sat outside on a beautiful evening and enjoyed the food and drink that they had brought along to share with each other.
We are very sad to hear about the death of Liam Treadwell, at the age of 34. Liam achieved lasting fame by winning the Aintree Grand National on outsider Mon Mome. He was also a popular visiting jockey at Pardubice. He twice rode Trezor to victory in Velka Pardubicka qualification races, in 2012, but he finished only 8th in the Velka itself on well-fancied Trezor.
The 2020 steeplechase season at Pardubice made a belated start on Saturday, June 20th. It was the first time this year after the lockdown in the Czech Republic that 2 500 racegoers were allowed to enter the racecourse area, though the crowd that turned up on a very wet afternoon was probably quite a lot less than that.
According to a press release issued by Chuchle Arena Prague, organizers of events at Prague Velká Chuchle raecourse, the European Jockeys’ Cup event will not be held this year.
In a press release, Dostihový Spolek, organisers of events at Pardubice racecourse, has announced that its first two meetings of the 2020 season are planned for June 20th and July 4th.
In the years since 2015, the European Jockeys’ Cup has won a fixed place for itself in the Czech horseracing calendar. This week, its organizers have come to the conviction that this year’s competition among star jockeys on the top horses in our region should not be frustrated even by the crisis linked with the Covid-19 pandemic.
May 2020 was warm and dry at first, but long-term readers of these newsletters may recall that I tend to warn them in advance not to plant their carrots until the days of the ice saints have passed. St. Pankrac’s day is May 12th , St Servac is celebrated on May 13th, and St. Bonifac on May 14th.
The second meeting of our racing season was held, behind closed doors, at Prague Velk
