Janos Count Pejacsevich
János Graf Pejacsevich (born February 3, 1915 in Alag ; † May 26, 1982 in Gießen ) was a Hungarian-German jockey and gallop trainer .
Life
Like his father Albert Pejacsevich (1875–1941) he was first a jockey and then a canter trainer. As an amateur rider, he has won 70 races. In 1938 he acquired a coaching license and trained among others Zakariás Aperianov, who is considered the most successful jockey in Hungary . During the Hungarian uprising he fled to Austria with some of his racehorses . In German racing he was generally known as " Der Graf ". In 1956 he looked after the horses of the Röttgen stud as a trainer .
successes
His greatest successes were the 1942 Hungarian Derby with Botton , in Austria the 1957 Derby with Utrillo , 1958 with Job and 1965 with Geck, and the German Derby with Uomo in 1959 . Since 1967 the Graf was a trainer on the horse racing track in Gelsenkirchen-Horst . He trained a total of 800 winners. He died at the age of 67 after a serious illness. His racing team there was continued by the successful amateur rider Helga Dewald.
literature
- Attila Csoma: A Pejacsevich család Alagon . In: Dunakeszi Helytörténeti Szemle . May 2010. pp. 19-20. ISSN 1789-9230 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pejacsevich, Janos Graf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pejacsevich, János Graf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian-German jockey and gallop trainer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alag |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 26, 1982 |
| Place of death | to water |