The 134th Velká pardubická with Slavia pojišt'ovna experienced an unprecedented milestone. Two horses finished the 6900-metre race at the same time. Both jockey Jaroslav Myška in the saddle of Sexy Lord and jockey Jan Faltejsek in the saddle of Godfrey enjoyed victory. Ten of the sixteen horses made it to the finish line. The race was without a serious fall. The next places were taken by Dulcar de Sivola (Beaurain), fourth was Star (groomed by Velek), fifth Talent (groomed by Kratochvíl). Santa Klara (b. Bartos) and Del Rey (b. Kocman) closed the table of seven subsidized places. For Star and Talent it is a beautiful farewell to their careers.
Before the start of this year's edition, there was only one change in the rider, jockey Martin Liska was replaced by jockey Adama Čmiel. The race also featured three participants from Ireland. The field of horses was led by Sexy Lord on Taxis as expected, the jump failed for the youngest participant High In The Sky (Ž. Vyhnálek), Lenka Neprašová with Her Him also had a fall. Both falls were without consequences. Sexy Lord and the Irish representative Coko Beach continued to work in front. Neither he nor other foreign starters made it to the finish. While Jeremy Pass and Streets of Doyen left the race fairly soon after the crashes, Coko Beach worked with Sexy Lord on the lead the entire time. The mistake came in the passing of Havel's jump, where jockey Donoghue failed to sit the rebound.
Dulcar De Sivola breathed a big solo as he ran out on the grass, but Star, Talent and Santa Clara were coming from the second wave. Jaroslav Myška on Sexy Lord was first to the line, but along the barrier the favoured Godfrey with Jan Faltejsek in the saddle rolled out the finish. The panel of judges finally decided that the finish of both horses was simultaneous. For Jaroslav Myška it is the first time he won the Great Pardubice, Jan Faltejsek has already crossed the finish line of the famous race for the seventh time. Only the legendary Josef Váňa has one more victory.
Saturday before 134. Velka pardubicka with Slavia pojišt'ovna took place the traditional meeting, the highlight of which was BUDVAR 43. The Winter Queen's Award for two-year-old mares. It was dominated by the bay Miss from Change. Miroslaw Nieslanik's charge had Sabina Mokrošová in the saddle and she won for sure by 3/4 of a length over Anonyma, who was ridden by jockey Martin Laube. Double was won by trainer Eva Zahora and racing stable DS Pegas. The opening race, the Silver Trophy of Merano, also offered a nice duel. In the nationally listed 4400m race, after a three-week break and a victory in Poland, Nairobi Boy was again delighted, led by his regular jockey Jaroslav Myška, extending the stocky six-year-old gelding's winning streak to his third in a row this year. Read more here.
Both weekend days were without fatal injuries.
SUNDAY'S RESULTS:
1st race - VCES a.s. Prize - Lata Brandis Prize
I. 3 SARDINIA - Ž. Jan Faltejsek
II. 4 MANORIES - Ž. Jan Odložil
III. 1 ASKERANA - Ondřej Velek
IV. 5 KAMAXI - Daniel Vyhnálek
V. 2 KUBERA - žk. Tereza Polesná
2nd race - Chládek a Tintěra, Pardubice a.s. - ČASCH Award
I. 4 GEORGE OF BEAUMONT - f. Jan Faltejsek
II. 3 POIROT - Ž. Rostislav Benš
III. 1 CLAUDIO - Josef Borč
3rd race - BICZ Cup holding 2024 - Memorial of 33 times starter of Great Pardubice Jiri Sindler
I. 9 YANK - Dominika Baranová
II. 5 GIORGIONE - female. Jan Kratochvil
III. 7 BESTHON -f. James Best
IV. 8 ELSID - female. Jan Odložil
V. 4 GREEK DESSERT - Petr Foret
4th race - Price of the Governor of Pardubice Region - Vltava Price
I. 2 POPINJAY - female. Jan Kratochvil
II. 8 FORT MEDOC - Ž. Ondřej Velek
III. 3 SASIRO - female. Jakub Kocman
IV. 7 NO RISK NO FUN - ž. James Best
V. 4 STORMMY - Ž. Adam Čmiel
5th race - Czech Forest Award - Elbe Award
I. 9 DUMON ROCLAY - female. Marcel Novák
II. 5 LITTLE - female. Jakub Kocman
III. 10 ZARATE - Ž. James Best
IV. 2 GODSALINO - Lenka Neprašová
V. 4 CUWALL - female. Jan Odložil
6th race - Popler Memorial of SOMI group
I. 6 ANGKOR WAT - female. Jan Odložil
II. 1 QUART DE GARDE - female. Jan Faltejsek
III. 3 ERIK LE VIKING - Lenka Neprašová
IV. 4 VIENNA CALLING - ž. Adam Čmiel
V. 2 KING HEART - female. Ondřej Velek
7th race - 134. Velka pardubicka with Slavia pojišt'ovna
I. 6 SEXY LORD - female. Jaroslav Myška
I. 8 GODFREY - female. Jan Faltejsek
III. 13 DULCAR DE SIVOLA - female. Thomas Beaurain
IV. 11 STAR - Ž. Ondřej Velek
V. 10 TALENT - female. Jan Kratochvíl
VI. 14 SANTA KLARA - ž. Josef Bartos
VII. 7 DEL REY - Jakub Kocman
Horses number 6 SEXY LORD and 8 GODFREY finished the race at the same time. The first seven horses ran for the money. They will earn their owners: 1st place 2x 1,550,000 CZK (originally planned 1st place 2,000,000 CZK, 2nd place 1,100,000 CZK), 3rd place 700,000 CZK, 4th place 500,000 CZK, 5th place 350,000 CZK, 6th place 200,000 CZK, 7th place 150,000 CZK.
Last betting odds before the start: GODFREY 2,88:1, COKO BEACH 4:1, SANTA KLARA 8:1, SEXY LORD 8,5:1. Other horses at odds of at least 15:1, with the biggest outsider STREETS OF DOYEN at 60:1. In the case of a simultaneous run, the odds on both winners are divided by two. So bets on both are paid - but at half the odds.
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