Photo: Ruth Fraňková, Radio Prague International
On the second Sunday in October fans of horseracing traditionally gather in Pardubice for the event of the year – the Velká pardubická steeplechase. Here is the extraordinary story of an English jockey closely connected to the race.
One of the most successful foreign jockeys in the history of the Great Pardubice steeplechase was Richard Harry Fletcher, an Englishman who competed in the legendary race an astonishing seventeen times.
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Author: Ruth Fraňková