iRozhlas 'New jockeys do not grow.' At the Great Pardubice only eleven Czech competitors will start
Czech obstacle racing lacks quality domestic jockey.This is fully shown before this year's Velká Pardubická, which will start on Sunday after 128.Jockey from Ireland, Great Britain, France and other countries are also going to the famous race, and it may be a problem for Czech races in the future.
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“The jockey are gathering here, but they meet almost everywhere.When we look at Italian races, Czech jockeys go there.The starting field is enormous this year, ”talks about 21 horses that are preparing for the Sunday peak of the season, President of the Czech Jockey Club Jiří Charvát.
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He is also the owner of one of the favorites.The seven -year -old Valach Tzigane du Berlais will have a four -time winner of the Great Pardubice Jan Faltejsk in the saddle of the Czech rider, which is one of the absolute domestic top.This also applies to Josef Bartoš, for whom it will be 16.Start in the most difficult obstacle race in continental Europe.
"The situation in the riding obstacle sport is bad.New jockeys do not grow.If so, they are their little.It's a problem and will be in the future.I don't know much how it will be here in twenty years, ”37 -year -old Josef Bartoš does not see many of his successors.
Bartoš earned over 130 million crowns to owners of horses and is thus historically the most successful Czech jockey.According to Jiří Charvát, an important factor is also the weight limit that is even stricter in the flat races.
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“In obstacles the limit is not so big yet, but try to have 58 pounds.So the reason I think is the necessary hard lifestyle.Today people can make a living much easier.If it does not come from the horse's environment, few people can bear here, ”realizes Charvát.
His words are confirmed by the starting list of this year's Great Pardubice, which currently has 20 Czech horses and 11 Czech jockeys.Among them is last year's champion No Time to Lose together with Josef Váňa Jr. - he replaced the favorite of the injured Jan Kratochvíl.
“After years, he probably has the greatest chance to win what he ever had.He's joking that he will be fifth again, but I hope not.Perhaps it finally breaks and can win.I think a horse has a.I will keep their fingers crossed, ”Kratochvil Josef Váňa the younger to experience the same euphoria on Sunday afternoon as he did a year ago.
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