Timetable for the Velka Pardubicka meeting
Two-day Velka Pardubicka meeting, Pardubice Racecourse, October 12th/13th
Flat race meeting, Saturday, October 12th
12.00 Category IV, hurdles, 3 200 metres, for international amateur riders
12.30 Category IV, flat, 3-y-o+, 2 900 metres.
12.55 Category II, flat, 2-y-o, 1 750 metres
13.25 Category I, flat, 3-y-o+, 1 100 metres
13.55 Category I, flat, 3-y-o+, 1 900 metres – the Pardubice Mile
14.30 Category I, flat, 3-y-o+, 2 900 metres – the Pardubice St. Leger
15.15 Bumper, Category IV, 3-y-o and 4-y-o, 3 200 metres
Velka Pardubice day, Sunday, October 13th
11.30 Gold Brooch, for 3-y-os, Category I, hurdles, 3 200 metres
(three-year-old hurdlers championship race)
12.10 Crystal Cup, for older horses, Category I, hurdles, 3 200 metres
(Czech Champion Hurdles)
12.50 Czech Steepechase Association Prize, for 4-y-os, Category I, crosscountry chase, 4 200 metres
(Championship race for 4-y-o novices crosscountry chasers)
13.30 Vltava Prize, 5-y-o+, Category National Listed, crosscountry, 4 500 metres
(top race for middle distance crosscountry horses, prep. race for future VPs)
14.10 Popler Memorial, 5-y-o+, Category National Listed, crosscountry, 3 300 metres
(Crosscountry sprint championship)
14.50 Labe Prize, 5-y-o+, Category Listed, crosscountry, 5 200 metres
(Preparatory race for future Velka Pardubickas)
15.30 Silver Trophy, 4-y-o, Category I, classical oval track steeplechase, 4 400 metres
(a major oval track steeplechase)
16.30 123rd running of the Velka Pardubicka Steeplechase, with Česká pojišťovna, 6-y-os+, Category Listed, Category Listed, crosscountry, 6 900 metres