Wishes come true day in Chuchli: Petrlík honored his dad, Andrésová has a hundred
Rabbit Coulsty with jockey Jiří Chaloupka did not give her rivals a chance in Sunday’s Harry Petrlík Memorial in Chuchli Arena Prague. Rabbit’s mare Trhový Štěpánov won in start-finish style. The framework program belonged to the contenders for the title of flat champion.
Sunday’s meeting in Chuchli Arena Prague brought a whole series of interesting stories and other exciting battles for flat championships. In the Harry Petrlík Memorial, the son of the legendary trainer Allan Petrlík rejoiced at the victory for the first time, whose female Rabbit Coulsty overcame a high-quality field of opponents without any major problems.
Jockey Jiří Chaloupka moved to the lead with the four-year-old white filly from Rabbit Trhový Štěpánov right after the start and set a solid pace on the soft track. Although the three-year-old Dally Top and the favorite Zariyannka attacked in the middle of the finish line, the fifth from last year’s Spring Mare Prize provided enough reserves to repel the onslaught of her rivals.
Less than three lengths back, the Napajedel-bred Dally Top took second place for the seventh time in her career ahead of Zariyannka and Solemeena.
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“It’s a very touching win for me because I was on my dad and when he passed it was like losing your right arm. In his memorial my horses were always second or third, now we’ve managed to win and it’s an incredible experience, ” the moved Allan Petrlík searched for words.
Rabbit Coulsty triumphed with the start-finish style that was always typical for Petrlík’s father and son. “That has always been our tactic. Rabbit Coulsty will probably stay in training for another year and if she comes back healthy from today, we might try the Czech-Moravian Prize with her,” added Petrlík.
Stovka Andrésová, Prime Minister Korečková
The trainer working in Pičín in the Benešovsk region recorded a total of four victories over the weekend and moved to the top of the standings of the championship of flat trainers. On Sunday, he also triumphed with the two-year-old stallion From The Stars, ridden by Milan Zatloukal.
With a pair of weekend successes, he stayed in the game for the top spots of the Lázně Poděbrady Cup, but his two biggest rivals also scored in the Chuchli Arena Prague. On Sunday, Jiřina Andrésová won the Society Award with Tipsport by a head with five-year-old Nargota and became the tenth woman in Czech history to reach her 100th career victory.
“Back in the spring, I didn’t think much about the 100, and even my husband Dušan didn’t believe that I could do it. But now I was already experiencing it, and in the early afternoon I was quite nervous. I didn’t realize it until after the victory, I’m very happy.” Andrés was looking forward to it.
Her opponent in the fight for the championship, Vendula Korečková, also achieved a big milestone, who won the first coaching victory of her career with the three-year-old gelding Bundeskanzler. The stallion of the Excelent-K s.r.o. Liberec stable beat Captain Luka and Coltýn in the three-way Unicredit Bank Prize at 1400 meters. Favorite Yasánek finished sixth under the highest carried weight in the field of 62 kg.
“I have fulfilled a huge dream, this victory means a lot to me. It is more for me than a possible lead in the championship,” smiled Korečková.
Charvát continues to be in form
A maximum number of sixteen beginners entered the Fitmin & Turf Magazín portal prize, another part of the Fitmin Cup for two-year-old horses of Czech breeding. Trainer Karel Germič could not find a rider for his mare Lowe Wole in the week before the race and seriously considered deleting her.
However, the start of the daughter of the former winner of the Winter Queen Award Love Connection was saved by rider Eva Buriánková on Sunday, who led the stable’s own daughter Tahlo Šefraný to a certain victory by half a length. Congratulations finished second ahead of long leader Baby Summer.
Lukáš Charvát again demonstrated his good form from the last few weeks, winning two of his three starts. He even had a hat-trick within reach, in addition to triumphs with Forte and Lazard, he finished second with Silver Trigger.
Short of turf
Five-year-old white Alpinista with Luke Morris she dominated the Longchamp Prize on the soft track and secured Sir Mark Prescott’s first trainer victory in Europe’s richest flat race. The second Vadeni finished half a length back, the third place was won by last year’s winner Torquator Tasso. Bauyržan Murzabaev finished fifteenth on the five-year-old Mare Australis.
Ponntos sprinter champion returned to the Prix de l’ Abbaye de Longchanmp after a year and finished seventh under Frankie Dettori in the straight some four lengths from the winner The Platinum Queen. Miroslav Nieslanik’s charge galloped as one of the three actors at the outer barrier, while the rest of the field finished on the opposite side of the track. The winner ran a time of 0:58.65.
Without a chance, he stayed at Longchamp the protégé of Štěpánka Myšková Zenhaf in the million-euro subsidized Qatar Arabian World Cup for 2000 meters. Jan Verner had to start it already at the entrance to the finish line and finally finished the run in the last sixteenth place. Czech turf had double representation in Saturday’s super endurance group 1 Qatar Prix du Cadran, which Kyprios won easily by 20 lengths. The Czech-bred Sapienti with his trainer Martina Havelková moved to a distant seventh place, more than sixty lengths behind the winner. Former winner of St. Leger Vivienne Wells was injured during the race and finished tenth after a dropped finish.
Second place from Düsseldorf driven by the stallion Politicum from The Sons Of Sharpour stable. The protégé of Konstantin Kobzarev lost in the double handicap Preis des BOB Alpine Centers Düsseldorf (1400 m, 11,000 euros) as the second biggest outsider 275:10, less than two lengths to the winner Shymay, who was giving five kilograms. The Lokotrans stable mare Lady In Pink matched her competition in the Listed Silbernes Band der Ruhr (4000m, €25,000) on Saturday to close out the eight-strong race.
A ten-year ideal approach entered Sunday’s Group 3 Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf (1,700 m, 55,000 euros), but jockey Michael Cadeddu did not get along well with the Prague Grand Prix winner, and Luboš Urbanek’s protégé finished seventh after a bad run. Lailaho finished fifth in the general program.
Former winner of the Gran Corsa Siepi di Merano Kifaaya in the saddle with Dana Bořánková, he achieved success in the Autumn Brno steeplechase. Radim Bodlák’s protégé, however, had to fight until the last meters, the second Turion losing only a nose to him. Homegrown Ferino finished third.
Two victories including the Autumn Moravian Mile jockey Jaromír Šafář, who recently left Radek Holčák’s stable, celebrated with Treasure Rock in Brno.
21 kilograms was the difference in the weight carried between the winning Goldenton (70.5 kg) and the second Helios (49.5 kg) in the Tipsport Company Prize at 2200 meters, which closed this season in Brno. The judges’ verdict was “easy 14”.
Photo: Petr Guth, dostihovy-svet.cz