Sacamiro wins Grand Pardubice Steeplechase

The 10-year-old chestnut Sacamiro with jockey Jan Faltejsk won the Grand Pardubice Steeplechase on Sunday. The forty-year-old jockey won the famous steeplechase for the sixth time and consolidated his second place in the rankings behind the legendary eight-time winner Josef Váňa. Only eight of the 18 contestants finished the race, with many failing to clear the Taxis ditch and sustaining dangerous falls. One of the horses was killed on impact.