Josef Váňa

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Josef Váňa

Josef Váňa (born 20 October 1952 in Zlín) is a Czech steeplechase jockey, horse breeder and trainer. As the eight-time winner of the Velká pardubická steeplechase[1] he is considered one of the greatest personalities of the Czech horse racing sport.[2]

Biography

Born in Zlín, Váňa spent his childhood is Slopné. He began his career as a horse breeder and keeper in Tlumačov.[3] Later he moved to Hrubý Jeseník, where he worked as a construction worker at the Praděd TV tower and administrator of a ski center. He took part in his first horse race in 1979 in Boskovice with a mare Kalina. It was also the first win of his career.[3] At the age of 28 he resumed his horse racing activities in Czechoslovakia and Germany and soon after that, in 1985, he competed in his first Velká pardubická steeplechase with Paramon. He finished second.[4]

Váňa won his first Velká pardubická steeplechase in 1987, on a Czech racehorse Železník.[5] He managed to finish the race in 9 minutes 56.13 sec. and became the first who finished the race inside 10 minutes.[6] Váňa, together with Železník, also won Velká pardubická in 1988, 1989, 1991. In 1997 he achieved his fifth victory on Vronsky. Váňa won Velká pardubická on Tiumen three times in a row in 2009,[2] in 2010[7] and in 2011 (at the age of 58). In addition to his eight wins in the saddle, he also won Velká pardubická nine times as a trainer.[8]

According to the statistics of the Czech Jockey Club, Váňa competed in 631 races with 183 wins.[3] During his career, he suffered several serious injuries. According to his own words, he "broke almost every bone in his body".[3] The most serious injury he suffered was in June 1994 in Germany Iffezheim, when he fell at the first fence. He managed to overcome the clinical death and two months after it he competed in his next race.[3]

Major racing wins

  • Velká pardubická steeplechase (1987)
  • Velká pardubická steeplechase (1988)
  • Velká pardubická steeplechase (1989)
  • Velká pardubická steeplechase (1991)
  • Velká pardubická steeplechase (1997)
  • Velká pardubická steeplechase (2009)
  • Velká pardubická steeplechase (2010)
  • Velká pardubická steeplechase (2011)

Significant horses

References

  1. ^ Grim, Filip (9 October 2011). "Žokej Josef Váňa poosmé ovládl Velkou pardubickou". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). iDnes. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b Willoughby, Ian (12 October 2009). "Legendary jockey Josef Váňa wins Velká pardubická for record sixth time". Radio Prague. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e Prachař, František (11 October 2009). "VIDEO: Šestapadesátiletý Váňa triumfoval s Tiumenem na Velké pardubické". Sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  4. ^ Znamenáčková, Kristýna. "Rohovor s pětinásobným vítězem Velké pardubické - Josefem Váňou". Osobnosti.cz (originally Svět koní no. 01/06). Retrieved 13 October 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  5. ^ "History of the Velká pardubická". Česká pojišťovna. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Železník, kůň století za babku". Magazín.cz (in Czech). 28 July 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009.
  7. ^ "Žokej Váňa vyhrál posedmé Velkou pardubickou, podruhé s Tiumenem". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Tiumen Hits Pardubicka hat-trick". www.racinguk.com. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.(subscription required)

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