Trainer Olehla's wards headed for three different racing-courses this weekend. Registana (GER), winner of last year's Velká pardubická, introduced herself for the first time this year. She won Premio STEEPLE-CHASE DI PRIMAVERA with Peter Gehm and thereby sustained her last year's invincibility. Almanzor, another Czech representative in this race, didn't unfortunately finish it. A race for which our Duce (POL) was enrolled was cancelled. The largest group headed for Bratislava. Tankred (POL) won seven times out of seven starts in Bratislava. He placed first in the day's main race Veľká cena Slovenska. Arganta (GER) placed second in Cena Arvy, one and ¾ lengths behind Mariella, a German mare. In other races, Sara (POL) came fourth in Cena Scottish Rifla and Alando (GER) came seventh in sprinter's Cena Ministerstva pôdohospodárstva Slovenskej republiky. Paul Eddery guided all of our horses. Chrisanta (CZE) placed sixth in 11. Moravská cena in Slušovice already on Saturday.
Masini (POL) with Jimmy Crowley in saddle outclassed the competition in the Sunday evening in the hurdle season's climax in Grande Steeplechase di Milano (Gd.1). The biggest minion, German Eisenherz with rider Gehm, led a part of the race but later he fell down. Masini (POL) together with French Wisborough deviated from the course approximately 1 km before the finish line. In the end, Masini (POL) outran his rival in advance of 1 and ½ lengths in the home straight. He finished the rest of the racing-course with a loss of 19 lengths. Our victorious draught was however started already 2 hours before by Kolorado's victory (again with Jimmy Crowley) in Staffe d´Orro (Steeple Gd.3). Duce (POL) was a leader for the whole time during his first start of this year in Gran Corsa Siepi di Milano (hurdles Gd.1) and in the end, he greatly came fourth right behind Regland that placed third. Only cavalrymen of Vladislav II. in 1156 gained such respect as the Czech expedition in Milan thanks to their results. But then, Vladislav's cavalrymen needed emperor Bedřich Rudovous' participation.
Arganta (GER) confirmed her excellent performance from Bratislava and won also Jarní cena klisen, the first classical race of the season, with Dušan Andrés in saddle. Fatra Line came second. Thereby Arganta (GER) became the first classical winner of our stable in the Czech Republic. German Valentine's Dream, a foreign champion, only placed third. Chrisanta (CZE) came in the sixth place to receive the owner's bonus. We weren't doing that well in the opening races in Pardubice on Friday and Saturday. Treviso (POL), a fence newbie, placed third in Cena společnosti COLOR CAR, s.r.o. and Samira (POL) placed fourth in Cena Stavebnin Štěpánek. Our next two representatives, Rammstein (IRE) and Hastaven (FR), didn't finish their races.
Registana (GER), the winner of the 113. Velká pardubická steeplechase, was declared the Best horse of the Czech Republic for the past year. She wasn't defeated once in the past season and in addition to this she won two more races in Merano, Italy. Registana (GER) also won a best fencer of 2003 poll with a big advance of all the others.
Registana (GER) placed third in a Best older horse poll as well, where our next mare Oxalana (GER) placed second. Masini (POL) was declared the second Best fencer of the last year.
Tankred (POL), winner of the Slovak derby and Slovak classical Triple Crown, was declared the Best three-year-old stallion after his last year's award for the Best two-year-old stallion. Together with the award for the Best flat race horse in Slovakia it's his second award for this year.
At the Slovak turf's Gala evening, racing prizes for 2003 were awarded and our stable received some of them as well:
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The number of two-year-old horses was replenished ... more
Four-years-old white mare Jam Bella (POL) for hurdle races and two yearlings from Napajedla ... more