Shamal Sally wins the Oaks, Valldemoso wins at Albertovec

 Big meeting at Most

The biggest out-of-town summer meeting in the summer months was on July 24th at Most. The main race was the Czech Oaks, which was won very convincingly by Slovak-owned, Slovak-trained Shamal Sally. American-bred Shamal Sally is by E Dubai, is co-owned by OMS and Miko Racing (co-owner of Overdose), trained by Zuzana Kubovicova and was ridden by Zdone Smida. The Category I sprint went to Another True Story, owned by Yoko, trained by Zdeno Koplik and ridden by Raek Koplik.

The Velka Mostecka, a Listed steeplechase, was won only narrowly narrowly by Amber Hill from Hejtman Polny. This was Amber Hill's fifth win at Category I and above. He is owned by Hexion Vana, trained by Josef Vana snr, and was ridden by Josef Vana jnr.

Valldemoso wins the Albertovska Cross-Country again

The meeting out in the Silesian countryside at the Albertovec stud attracted a very big crowd,  and as usual provided excellent entertainment. The Category I 5000 metre Albertovska Cross-Country Steeplechase again carried very good prize-money this year, and the race was won again by 2009 winner Valldemoso, after a big struggle with second-paced Juventus. Valldemoso is owned by DS Sendy Ostrava Neuvirt, and trained by Jiri Uhl. He was ridden by Dusan Andres, who had been out for two-and-a-half months with a badly broken arm. Valldemoso also won the feature race at the receent meeting at Svetla Hora. Valldemoso is only 6 years old, and is qualified for the Velka Pardubicka, which will be his target for the autumn.