Závodisko Bratislava officially published the results of a traditional balance poll at a press conference on Thursday. For the first time in Slovak history, both gallop awards went to horses of one stable and wards of one trainer according to the votes of 93 owners, trainers, officers and journalists. Award Flat horse of the Year went to Arganta (GER) who won four times out of five starts, among others Cena Trojročných kobýľ, Oaks, Saint Leger, and once she came second. Thereby she defended last year's Tankred's victory, who came second this year. He hasn't lost once on a racing-course but hasn't finished the season due to an injury. Award Fence horse of the Year went to Big Six (IRE) who wasn't defeated once within his five starts in Bratislava. The prestigeous award The Trainer of the Year therefore went to the trainer of both of the champions Čestmír Olehla. Jaroslav Línek became the Rider of the Year. The poll results are available on Bratislava's racing-course website Horse of year 2004. We were doing quite well even in the 12 other subcategories. Tankred (POL) won the Best Endurance Runner category, Arganta (GER) placed second and Zagon placed third; Arganta (GER) was declared the Best Three-Year-Old Mare and Tankred (POL) was declared the Best Four-Year-Old and Older Stallion (Gelding). In this category, Scyris, Zagon and Tribal Instinct placed as well. Sara (POL) placed second in the Best Four-Year-Old and Older Mare category and King Marc placed fourth among the three-year-old stallions. You can find the detailed results on Bratislava's racing-course website Best horses 2004.
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