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VELKA PARDUBICKA FORM GU

A Brief History 1884 - 1978

1979 - 1983

1984 - 1988

1989 - 1993

1994 - 1998

1999 - 2003

2004 - 2008

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Velka Pardubicka Steeplechase

The Horses

Most Wins 4 - Zeleznik (1987-89, 1991 from 8 starts) 3 - Brigand (1875, 1877, 1878 from 3 starts) Epigraf (1957-59 from 4 starts) Korok (1969, 1971, 1972 from 4 starts) Lady Anne (1891, 1894, 1896 from 7 starts) Peruan (1998-2000 from 6 starts) Sagar (1981-83 from 3 starts) Most Finishes - Without remounting - (1946-1993) 4 - Brouk (from 6 starts), Mor (6), Forman (4) 3 - Continental (5), Epigraf (4), Festival (5), Flang (8), Floret (7), Korok (4), Limit (6), Sagar (3), Zeleznik (8) 2 - Dafne (4), Despota (4), Div (3), Erot (4), Fraze (2), Gemer (2), Kyb (4), Lancaster (4), Libentina (3), Mambo (3), Mocna (4), Punc (5), Silueta (2) Most Finishes (1994 onwards) 7 - Decent Fellow (7) 5 - Maskul (7) 4 - Peruan (6) 3 - Belovodsk (4), It`s A Snip (3), Juventus (3), Lorient (5), Marketplace (3), Sixteen (3) 2 - Ascot (2), Barbaresco (3), Chalcedon (2), Charm (2), Harry The Beaver (2), Ivoire de Beaulieu (2), Kedon (2), Laneret (2), Lentini (2), Lyrik (2), Mini For (2), Modrenka (2), Mr Land (2), Numero Due (2), Red Dancer (2), Registana (3), St Roger (2), Vinny (3), Vronsky (4) * Drak (2 from 4) completed once before modifications in 1991 & once after 1994, Quirinus (2 from 3) won in 1992 and completed the course in 1995, Rhode (4 from 6) twice finished pre modifications in 1991 & 1992 and twice afterwards in 1994 & 1995, Rigoletto (2 from 3) won in 1993 and finished in 1995 Most Appearances 8 - Flang (1972-1977, 1982-1983), Salvator (1949-1967), Zeleznik (1985-1992) 7 - Decent Fellow (2002-2008), Floret (1976-1982), Lady Anne (1891-1896, 1898), Maskul (2001-2007) 6 - Brouk (1951-1956), Letec (1952-1957), Limit (1976-1981), Lukavar (1967, 1969-1972), Mor (1971-1976), Peruan (1997-2002), Rhode (1990-1995), Titan (1946-1951) 5 - Continental (1978-1982), Festival (1983-1987), Grifel (1960-1964), Junak (1950-1954), Lampas (1979-1982), Landgraf II (1923-1927), Lorient (1990-1991, 1994-1996), Norma (1933-1937), Punc (1974-1975, 1977, 1979), Unkas (1951, 1954-1957), Var (1948-1951, 1953), Vitez II (1949-1950, 1952-1954) Largest Winning Margin (1951-1993) On nine occassions the winner won by a distance in 1954 (Unkas), 1959 (Epigraf), 1960 (Grifel), 1962 (Gaboj), 1964 (Priboj), 1974 (Mor), 1980 (Simon), 1985 (Festival), 1986 (Valencio) Shortest Winning Margin (1951-1993) A neck - Letec beat Baracs 1956 A quarter of a length - Libentna beat Fraze 1990 Largest Winning Margin (1994 onwards) 12 lengths - Erudit beat It`s A Snip 1994 10 lengths - Peruan beat Risk of Thunder 1999 9 lengths - Registana beat Retriever 2004 7 lengths - Maskul beat 2002, Sixteen beat 2007 Shortest Winning Margin (1994 onwards) Half a length - Maskul beat Decent Fellow 2005, Vronsky beat Marketplace 1995 Three quarters if a length - Registana beat Maskul in 2003 One & a quarter length - Its A Snip beat Vinny in 1995 Most Finishers 18/25 - 2009 (Tiumen) 14/23 - 1957 (Epigraf) - 5 remounted 13/23 - 1970 (Vezna II) - 9 remounted 13/19 - 1994 (Erudit) Fewest Finishes 0 - 1909 (all three runners fell and the race was declared void) 1 - 1899 (Slava), 1920 (Jonathan), 1993 (Rigoletto) No finishers completed without mishap 1885, 1920, 1925, 1929, 1933, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1964, 1966 Fastest Winning Times 8 mins 58.49 Sixteen 2008 9 mins 11.25 Maskul 2005 9 mins 15.48 Registana 2004 9 mins 16.00 Peruan 1999 9 mins 18.66 Sixteen 2007 Largest Field 29 - 1990 26 - 1967 25 - 1982, 1989, 2009 23 - 1957, 1970 22 - 1981, 1991, 1998 21 - 1980, 1996 20 - 1955, 1971, 1973 Smallest Field (since 1946) 8 - 1946 9 - 1954, 1993 11 - 1948, 1950, 1952, 1962, 1985 12 - 1987 Winning Ages (1946 onwards) 6-y-0 - 5 wins (ineligible 1999-2008) 7-y-0 - 10 wins 8-y-0 - 12 wins 9-y-0 - 11 wins 10-y-0 - 10 wins 11-y-0 - 9 wins 12-y-0 - 3 wins 13-y-0 - 2 wins 14-y-0 - 1 win (Unkas in 1954 - the oldest winner in the history of the race)

The Jockeys

Most Wins 6 - Josef Vana (Zeleznik 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, Vronsky 1997, Tiumen 2009) 4 - Vaclav Chaloupka (Korok 1969, 1971, 1972, Vaclav 1977), Peter Gehm (Chalco 2001, Maskul 2002, Registana 2003, Registana 2004) Most Rides 23 - Josef Vana (1985-1999, 2001-2006, 2008-2009) 19 - Vaclav Chaloupka (1969-1972, 1974-81, 1983, 1985, 1988-1991), 17 - Richard Harry Fletcher (1880-1893, 1896, 1900, 1905), 15 - Dusan Andres (1991-1992, 1994-1995, 1997, 1999-2007, 2009), 14 - Kamil Kuchovsky (1966-67, 1969-70, 1972-78, 1983-85), 13 - Zdenik Matysik (1990-1996, 1998-2002, 2005), Jaromir Stohanzl (1981-1991, 1994-1995), Vladimir Vinklarek (1979-1983, 1988-1991, 1993-1995, 1997), 12 - Jan Havlicek (1982, 1984, 1987, 1989-1991, 1993-1995, 1999-2001), 11 - E.Geoghen (1888-1898), Pavel Liebich (1969, 1971, 1974-1977, 1979-1983), O.Raisner (1956-1957, 1959, 1961-1964, 1966-1967, 1970-1971), Libor Stencl (1981-1982, 1987-1991, 1993-1994, 1997, 2000), Milos Svoboda (1946-1956), 10- Jiri Kasal (1971-1973, 1975-1980, 1982), N.Milev (1966, 1970-1972, 1975, 1977-1981), M.Phillips (1877-1880, 1882-1883, 1885, 1887-1889), Pavel Slozil (1996-2000, 2002-2003, 2006-2007, 2009) Most Successive Appearances in the Race 15 - Josef Vana (1985-1999) Most Rides without Winning 14 - Kamil Kuchovsky - Kuchovsky actually completed the Velka twelve times although eight times he had to remount , sometimes several times. His best placing was in 1975 when he finished second on Kyb. He also finished fourth on the same horse a year later and was third on Santos in his final Velka ride in 1985. Kuchovsky died in.. and is buried on the racecourse near the Taxis.

British & Irish Challengers (Since 1990)

1990 - Badgers Mead (Mr Julian Smythe-Osborne) - 5th, Clonroche Stream (Mr Richard Chandler) - fell remounted 7^th,Grand Cheval (Mr Gavin Wragg) - fell, Precipice Lodge (Mr.David Naylor-Leyland) -3^rd 1992 - Boreen King (Mr Robert Crosby) - 4^th 1994 - It’s a Snip (Charlie Mann) - 2^nd 1995 - It’s a Snip (Charlie Mann) - 1^st,Kambalda Rambler (Mr.Robert Crosby) - refused 1996 - Irish Stamp (Norman Williamson) - 2^nd,It’s a Snip (Richard Dunwoody) - 3^rd 1998 - Irish Stamp (Paul Carberry) - brought down, Superior Finish (Ruby Walsh ) - refused & fell 1999 - Irish Stamp (Adrian Maguire) - refused & fell 2000 - Celtic Giant (Bruce Gibson) - hampered & unseated rider 2001 - Frileux Royale (Jason Maguire) - refused, Irish Stamp (J.P.McNamara ) - refused & unseated rider, Supreme Charm (Robert Thornton) - fell remounted refused & unseated rider 2003 - Falcon du Coteau (Noel Fehily) - 4^th 2004 - Luzcadou (Paul Moloney) - refused 2005 - Luzcadou (Keith Mercer) - refused 2007 - Ivoire de Beulieu (Keith Mercer) - 4th, Sybellius D`Artaix (Ken Whelen) - 8th 2008 - Ivoire de Beulieu (Keith Mercer) - finished 6th disqualified, Nadover (Noel Fehily) - pulled up Irish Trained Runners 1996 - Veleda II (Mr.Ken Whelen) - fell 1998 - Risk of Thunder (Richard Dunwoody ) unseated rider 1999 - Dennistown Thriller (Jiri Kaminecek) - 8^th,Risk of Thunder (Ken Whelen) - 2^nd 2003 - Mose Harper - (Steven Pateman) - unseated rider 2004 - Clawick Connection (Ken Whelen) - brought down, Harry in a Hurry (Noel Fehily) - fell, Mose Harper (Jan Raja) - brought down 2005 - Takagi (Jason Maguire) - unseated rider 2007 - Three Mill (Jan Faltejesek) - unseated rider British & Irish riders on Czech horses 1990 - Mr Marcus Armytage (Silueta) - 6^th 1991 - Mr Marcus Armytage (Disco) - fell 1992 - Mr Marcus Armytage (Cortez) - fell 1996 - Guy Lewis (Double Odds) - fell 1997 - Guy Lewis (Baddellios) - unseated rider 1998 - Ken Whelen (Tatanka Yotanka) - brought down 2002 - Mr Dominic Allers-Hanky (Blin) - fell rem pulled up

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