After injuries to his hooves the three-year-old Klaus (POL) must have left out the preceding classic races, "Big spring prize" and “Derby”. He started again after his victory in July as a joint favourite for the closing classic race, the Saint Leger. However he did live-up to the expectations, as at the finish of the race, he fell away from the front positions and finished seventh. The reason was, again, painful hooves. Color Man (GB) has, after a longer break, arrived to try the hurdle track in Prague, but did not confirm his winning form from Bratislava and, after a confused performance, he took fifth place.
Despite the fact that an injury took Hastaven (FR) out the Grand Pardubice, the main race last weekend in Pardubice, we brought home two victories from Pardubice in general races. Newcomer Moning Let (SLO) with Dušan Andrés aboard easily won the “Labe Trophy” in the 5 200 m cross-country steeplechase. The second victory was recorded by Baggio (POL) in the Vltava Trophy in the 4 500 m cross-country steeplechase. On the other hand, neither Tajnaron (POL) nor Pate (GER) finished in the money in their races. Only two of our horses started in Saturday’s flat races after favourite Batalistyka (POL) was scratched. Savignon (POL) finished fifth in the Domec St. Leger, a Grade NL flat race over 2 900 m; two-year-old Klaus (POL) finished fourth in the “INGBAU CZ Trophy - the Pardubice Winter Favourite,” a Grade 1 flat race over 1 750 m.
Two of our three weekend victories came at the Chuchle Racetrack in Prague. Despite carrying the heaviest handicap, Pate (GER) handled his return to the track after health problems by winning the Parvest Fund Trophy, a Grade 2 flat race over 2 200 m, with Martin Srnec aboard. Jockey Martin Srnec added another victory aboard debutant Klaus (POL) in the Franklin Templeton Funds Trophy for two-year-olds without wins. Our final standard bearer, Tantor (POL), ran fourth in the Conseq Invest Funds Gersch Memorial. The successful weekend was capped as Paddy Aspell rode Kolorado (POL) to a “mandatory” win in the 33rd Velká Starohájská steeplechase in Bratislava.
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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