Akhal-Teke Race in Pardubice
Winner: Mingam ridden by Katerina Hajkova in 1:19:00
2nd: Germes, jockey Lucie Danisova
3d: Polotlize, jockey Lucie Bulisova
4th: Damask ridden by his owner Zdenka Skopalova.
Photos: Achalteke Tukleky & Czech AT Association & video
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Damask, 2003, dark buckskin, Aksum x Davenda, line Arab
breeder: Akhalt-Service, Russia; owner: Zdenka Skopalova, Achalteke Dorkeik, Czech Republic
Used as a stud (offspring), never raced
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Germes, 1989, buckskin, Munir x Granka, line Ak Sakal
breeder: Chagorta Studfarm, Russia; owner: P. Maresova of Farm Achalteke Tukleky
1991: 2 year old, raced in Russia 5 starts: 2:1:1:1
1993: raced in Russia 1 start
first year as stud, pedigree information
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Mingam, 1996, buckskin, Kortik x Mimoze, line Toporbai
breeder: Akhalt-Service; owner: P. Maresova of Farm Achalteke Tukleky
In Russia participated in lower levels of endurance
Last year won the race of Eastern breeds
Mingam’s pedigree & progeny
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Polotlize, 1998, dark buckskin, Pyakize x Gagara line Peren
breeder: Vysoka Horse Ranch, Czech Republic; owner: P. Maresova of Farm Achalteke Tukleky
2005: 2nd in 50km race, 1st place exhibition Teke race (800m)
2007: 3rd in the “Race of Eastern breeds” at same exhibition
Polotlize’s pedigree & progeny
He is listed as for sale
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With this limited amount of information that I have so far it looks like Mingam would be the odds on favourite – so I’d love to hear people’s opinions! It’s great that Germes is racing at 19 years old!! Damask is the only younger horse at 5 years, with Polotlize at 10 and Mingam at 12 years.
Congratulations to Achalteke Dorkeik for training Damask and to Farm Achalteke Tukleky for training 3 horses for this race. Hopefully we will see more (especially those horses in endurance training!) horses racing in the future, but what a great start.
The header at the top is from MAAK, that I used their photos in the Akhal-Teke racing 2007.
