Václav Janáček has won his fifth Spanish flat jockeys’ title. This Czech jockey, who is currently working in Qatar, already cannot be caught [article written on December 19^th]. Before the end of the year, there will be two more meetings in Spain, at Dos Hermanas, near Sevilla. Even if Janáček’s closest rival, Borja Fayos, were to win on all of his rides, he would not be able to pull back Janáček’s lead by a margin of 14 winners. Václav Janáček has ridden 75 winners this year, beating his previous record of 73 winners in 2013.

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This article, written by Petr Guth, first appeared on the Czech-language Dostihový svět web pages on December 19th, 2017. Translated by Robin Healey