Record number of participants to attend horse-driving competition in Kladruby

A record 120 horse-drawn carriages from 16 countries, including the United States and Australia, are registered for the annual Rudolph Cup international driving event, which will get underway Wednesday at the National Stud in Kladruby nad Labem in central Bohemia.

The Kladruby national stud is one of the oldest stud farms in the world and home to the oldest Czech indigenous breed of horses, the Kladruber. The most attractive for the spectators will be Saturday’s marathon, in which the carriages must cover a 12-kilometre course with various obstacles.