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Derby Trial winner does not qualify for the Derby
Submitted by Robin on 15. June 2018 - 12:25As usual, there is some controversy about the horses that have got places in the field for the Czech Derby. Qualification is on the basis of the ratings awarded by the official handicappers.
Mustamir and Izynka star on the opening day of the season at Pardubice
Submitted by Robin on 11. May 2018 - 10:24Only a total of 5 steeplechases, hurdles races and crosscountry steeplechases were run in the Czech Republic in the six-month period prior to May 1st when, all of a sudden, eight jumps races were run at Pardubice. After a five-week period of hot weather and no rain, the going was firm (official going, 3.0 good) and clouds of sand and dust rose up whenever the horses crossed the ploughed fields that are, for better or for worse, a feature of Pardubice racecourse.
April 2018 newsletter
Submitted by Robin on 29. March 2018 - 16:16Open Day at Václav Luka’s stable
Submitted by Robin on 28. March 2018 - 17:39Open Day at the Luka stable, on the Saturday before the beginning of our racing season was a chilly occasion, but the staff were smartly and warmly dressed in blue!
Václav Janáček will ride some top horses at Lysá on Monday
Submitted by Robin on 28. March 2018 - 10:28February 2018 newsletter
Submitted by Robin on 3. February 2018 - 10:47January 2018 was a remarkably mild month in the Czech Republic. The main way for residents of Prague to see snow or even a proper frost this winter has been to get into a car and drive up into the mountains. Personally, I would not dream of going in search of snow and frost, in a car, on narrow, icy mountain roads.
Ferdinand Minařík: Filip’s fourth title is a huge success!
Submitted by Robin on 4. January 2018 - 12:20Janáček wins his fifth Spanish title
Submitted by Robin on 31. December 2017 - 10:14Unluckiest VP jockey František Grassl has died
Submitted by Robin on 28. December 2017 - 10:21Former jumps jockey and racehorse trainer František Grassl passed away on December 16th, at the age of 79.