Czech Racing
Tomáš Lukásek picks up winners in Doha
Submitted by Robin on 16. December 2019 - 9:59Who are the outgoing and incoming presidents of the Jockey Club of the Czech Republic?
Submitted by Robin on 9. December 2019 - 14:25Dr Jiří Charvát served as president of the Jockey Club of the Czech Republic from 2014 until 2019. He took over from Aleša Jakub, who was president for a brief period after Václav Luka, senior, was acrimoniously removed after serving as president for a period of 17 years.
Josef Bečvář is the new president of the Jockey Club of the Czech Republic
Submitted by Robin on 9. December 2019 - 12:52November 2019 newsletter
Submitted by Robin on 29. October 2019 - 14:08English language video of VP 2019
Submitted by Robin on 17. October 2019 - 18:54There is a video with a pretty good English-language commentary on the Velka Pardubicka on Racing TV, which you can find quite easily on YouTube. Well done, the commentator, who was not put off by the difficult Czech or French names of many of the 21 runners, and also knew the complicated course followed by the horses very well!
Czech Television's VP coverage ignores the majority
Submitted by Robin on 16. October 2019 - 13:45For several years now, I have spent many hours in the days after the Velka Pardubicka watching the Czech Television coverage of the race day, after which I have written my comments. I have always praised the photography. Czech Television always sends out a large camera crew to cover this major social and racing event, and also the autumn colours.
Theophilos, Bartoš and the Váňas win the VP
Submitted by Robin on 14. October 2019 - 10:16The 2019 Velka Pardubicka with Slavia Insurance was run on a remarkably warm and sunny day before a very large crowd in east Bohemia. Twenty runners went to the start.
Lowdown on the 2019 Velka Pardubicka
Submitted by Robin on 10. October 2019 - 20:33VP favourite had a setback
Submitted by Robin on 10. October 2019 - 13:01A rumour that had been going around has been confirmed. Last year's winner of the Velka Pardubicka, Tzigane du Berlais, which is also currently the favourite for this year's race, had a colic attack and spent a couple of days in a clinic in Brno a few days after his last race, 5 weeks before the Velka Pardubicka. He had run very disappointingly in the September Qualification Race, and finished only fifth, well beaten by Talent and Theophilos.
We are told that Tzigane du Berlais seems to be OK and is expected to run in the Velka Pardubicka on Sunday.
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