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The 19th Harry Petrlík Memorial Stakes, Class A mile race for three-year-old and older fillies and mares, was the highlight of the twelfth part of this year's horse racing season in Chuchle Arena Prague. On the soft ground it was won by four-year-old grey filly Rabbit Coulsty with jockey Jiří Chaloupka and for her trainer Allan Petrlík it was an emotional moment, because he received his first win in the race named after his father.

On Saturday, September 24, the eleventh raceday of this season took place in Chuchle Arena Prague. Its highlight was the most important comparative test for three-year-olds and older horses at the "derby-distance" (1,5 mile), the 44th CPI HOTELS Czech Turf Stakes (Class A, 600 ths. CZK). In the end, the four-year-old gelding VERT LIBERTE with jockey Petr Foret won by almost three lengths.

The tenth chapter of this year's metropolitan season was the only raceday in Chuchle Arena Prague, whose program is a combination of flat and obstacle races. The highlight was the longest and the richest Czech fences race, the 16th EŽ Praha Gold Cup. The last year's win was defended by the 8yo gelding Sternkranz, whose top-star jockey Josef Bartoš returned to the saddle after a three-month medical break.

On the first Sunday of September, the gates of Chuchle Arena Prague opened for the first time after the summer break to welcome a large number of visitors to the ninth part of this year's metropolitan season. In the sports offer, which was complemented by a rich accompanying program for children, two great Class A races were watched with great interest and both lived up to, perhaps exceeded, considerable expectations.

On Saturday, July 16, the season continued in Chuchle Arena Prague with the only one holiday raceday. The highlight of the program of nine races was the 43rd Latina Stakes, sponsored by PP asset management (Class A, 11f, 150 ths. CZK), the preparatory test before the classic Oaks for three years old fillies. The first two places were taken by Luboš Urbanek's pair, but the grey Jacinthe, who made only her second career start, won half a length ahead of the favorite Korvette.

In hot weather, the top-raceday took place on Sunday, June 26, at the Chuchle Arena Prague, culminating in the 102nd CPIPG Czech Derby, the most prestigious classic test for three-year-old colts and fillies. The event took place under the auspices of the Minister of Defense Jana Černochová and the original accompanying program, prepared by the Czech Army, was well received by the audience.

The metropolitan season continued on the first Saturday in June, the highlights were two Class A races. The accompanying children's program brought the high number of visitors and they saw unexpected winners in both main races of the day.

The highlight of the successful premiere of the special Ladies Day at Chuchle Arena Prague was the 73rd Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Prague May Stakes (Class A, 1m, 150 ths. CZK), a traditional spring race for top older mile-distance horses. After a captivating duel in the final furlong, the 6yo gelding Pace Man with jockey Jiří Chaloupka achieved wire-to-wire win.

On Sunday, May 15, the spring part of the racing season culminated in front of the full auditorium of the Chuchle Arena Prague. Both Class A races belonged to three-year-old horses, the absolute highlight was the 101st Conseq Czech 2000 Guineas.

The Chuchle Arena Prague Spring Show Jumping culminated in a one-round competition with finals on level T* on Sunday, May 8. Karel Polák was the only one who did not make a mistake on the 145-centimeter-high obstacles in the saddle of the stallion Tallmann TN and rightly won.