According to the web pages of the Jockey Club of the Czech Republic, the prize for the winning trainer in the Nutrin Cup 2017 competition will be provisionally withheld. The prize of CzK 30 000,- plus one year’s feed for three horses, will not be awarded at the Czech Horseracing Gala Evening, which takes place in Prostějov on Saturday, January 13th. The second and third prizes will be awarded.

The rules for the Nutrin Cup state that the prize can be withheld in the event of major misconduct. Our champion trainer for 2017 has had his licence withdrawn for 10 months after Ritalin (methylphenidate) was found in a random sample made at the stable in July 2016, see http://www.dostihovy-svet.cz/en/node/7743.