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16.5.2005 Gd. 1 double in Milan
Our horses succeeded to fully defend victory in Milan. Kolorado (POL), after his last year's victory in Gd. 3 steeplechase, defended also Masini's triumph and with Jim Crowley in saddle won the Gran steeplechase di Milano. Duce (POL) repeated his start in Gran Corsa Siepi di Milano. After the last year's fourth place, he won this time, and added also a second victory in Gd. 1 race with Jim Crowley in saddle. Only Suitana (POL) started this weekend in Prague. She came sixth in the first classic race of this year's season, Spring Mare Prize.
11.10.2004 Registana defended her victory in VP
Registana (GER) with Peter Gehm defended her last year's triumph in the most prestigious Czech fence race of the season, the 114. volume VP steeplechase. This highly favored brown horse came in for this year's victory in the record time of 9:15,48 minutes, style start-finish.
Registana (GER) became a leader right after the start and started with a high pace. She was the first one to jump over the most difficult setback, Taxis' ditch, and coped with it without a problem (just like all the other horses). She remained a leader only with short exceptions for the rest of the race. In the final phase, she repelled Retriever with rider Váňa in saddle and entered the home straight in advance of more then 3 lengths. After taking the last fence she worked up the advance a little without using the riding whip. She won in a 9 lengths advance, second was Retriever, third Decent Fellow and fourth Maskul. Laneret, another trainer Olehla's ward, came fifth.
Trainer Čestmír Olehla claimed the sixth victory in VP to his name. With four victories with Železník and two with Registana, he is the most successful trainer in the history of this race.
Only the relapsed injury of Hastaven (FR) overshadowed Registana's victory. Her stable colleague and training partner was doing more than well during his first appearance in VP. He cleared the feared Taxis' ditch splendidly and remained in the front of the starting field for the first two thirds of the race. However, he had to be stopped less than 2 kilometers due to his injury.
In the general races, our other horses introduced themselves. Kolorado (POL) managed well with all his rivals in the Plynostav Pardubice Crystal Cup hurdle race. Duce (POL) and Sadomis (POL) came second and third in the PARAMO, Inc. Prize – Richard Davis Memorial steeplechase. Chrisanta (CZE) came fourth in the first Sunday race, Zlatá spona tříletých - Chládek and Tintěra Company Prize and fourth was also Montero (POL) in the CKP Chrudim Company Prize for the two-year-old horses on the day before.
26.9.2004 Masini's famous success
Masini (POL), a five-year-old brown horse, became a winner of the 65. vol. richly endowed Gran Premio (Gd. 1 5000m steeplechase) in Merano, Italy. With J. Crowley in saddle, he was in advance of one and a half lengths of Mont Misere, that came second, and Celtic Moriniere, that came third. Another Czech representative, Decent Fellow, came fourth.
After his victory in Grande steeple chase di Milano in May, this is Masini's second victory in a Gd.1 race. With a gained endowment, he beat his stable colleague Registana (GER) and became not only the richest horse in our stable, but also the richest horse in the Czech turf's modern history.
Together with Registana's last year's victory in the 113. VP and Tankred's victory in Slovak classic Triple Crown, it's Wrbna Racing stable's biggest success.
Only Masini (POL) wasn't successful in Italy. In the last but one Sunday race, 3300m Premio CORSA SIEPI DEI 4 ANNI, Kolorado (POL) came second behind Dellano, the winner. Duce (POL) demonstrated his qualities already on Friday and won Premio Pardubice, a 3300m hurdle race.
6.6.2004 Registana's victorious debut
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.
17.5.2004 Masini's fantastic victory in Milan
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.
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