Racing generals at the Czech derby. Prague on Saturday and Bratislava on Sunday
In Chuchla Arena, races are held exceptionally on Saturdays. This is so that the jockeys can move to Bratislava for Sunday’s Turf Gala. In both cities, the candidates for the start in the Czech derby will be introduced.
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The racecourse in Velká Chuchle guests on Saturday the Grand Prix of June.
| Photo: Tomáš Bernat
Saturday’s Prague program is dominated by the pre-test of the Czech Derby – the Grand Prix of the factoring of Česká spořitelna at 2,200 meters. The favorite will be the winner of the Memorial, dr. Frankenberger Well Prepared in the saddle with jockey Petr Foret.
There will be a total of eleven horses at the start, most of whom hope that a good performance can be moved to the start in the Czech Derby, where a maximum of sixteen horses can start due to the capacity of the boxes. The participation of jockey Tomáš Lukášek, who is returning to the saddle after the accident in Qatar, is also interesting.
The afternoon, in which the next main race is the Nora Jeane Prize for Mares at 1600 meters, starts at 14.00. The varied program is prepared especially for children. We will just say that the trains now pass through the Velká Chuchle stop.
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The winner of the Grand Spring Prize – the Czech offspring Zamico, who is entered in the Czech derby, will try it in Bratislava in the Starohájský criterion for 2000 meters. He will have jockey Milan Zatloukal in the saddle.
It is interesting that in the main race of Bratislava – the Slovak Grand Prix at 2400 meters – ten out of twelve starting Czech jockeys will lead. Václav Janáček, the Czech and Spanish champion, will be in the saddle of the main star of the Opasan afternoon. With the winner of the Czech derby from 2020, he was second in Lyon in May.