{"id":42738,"date":"2026-06-10T11:27:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/looks.film\/?p=42738"},"modified":"2026-06-10T11:28:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:28:57","slug":"most-dangerous-horse-race-continent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/looks.film\/en\/most-dangerous-horse-race-continent\/","title":{"rendered":"RE: THE MOST DANGEROUS HORSE RACE ON THE CONTINENT"},"content":{"rendered":"

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RE: THE MOST DANGEROUS HORSE RACE ON THE CONTINENT<\/span><\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1592215524041{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″ disable_custom_paddings_mobile=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1588327151504{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 50px !important;padding-left: 70px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=””]Racehorse Sacamiro is standing in his stall, his hind legs trembling. \u201cHe is getting himself ready and already knows exactly what is coming,\u201d explains Eva Pet\u0159ikov\u00e1 shortly before a race. Her prot\u00e9g\u00e9 is a star in the Czech Republic: in 2023 Sacamiro won the legendary Velk\u00e1 pardubick\u00e1 \u2013 the country\u2019s most important horse race and a piece of national cultural heritage since 1874.<\/p>\n

Every second Sunday in October, the Czech Republic becomes a nation of horse racing. On that day, the country celebrates the Velk\u00e1 pardubick\u00e1, the most important horse race in the Czech Republic, with a tradition of around 150 years. But the Velk\u00e1 pardubick\u00e1 is also considered one of the most dangerous steeplechases in the world. Over the course of its history, more than 60 horses have suffered fatal injuries or had to be put down \u2013 most recently in 2023, the year in which Sacamiro became the Velk\u00e1 pardubick\u00e1 star.<\/p>\n

The petite thoroughbred from Czech breeding has now been trained for nine years by Eva Pet\u0159ikov\u00e1 and her husband Radim. The fact that they are nurturing a great champion in their small riding club was a surprise even to them, as the gelding seemed too small for the big obstacles in Pardubice. But in his very first start in 2022 he finished third, and a year later he was the star.<\/p>\n

After more than a year off due to injury, Sacamiro is now set to start in the Velk\u00e1 pardubick\u00e1 once again. Expectations are high. But Sacamiro is now twelve years old \u2013 already quite an advanced age in horse racing. In addition, a new competitor from the family stable of Pavel Odlo\u017eil is making a name for himself: his two\u2011metre\u2011tall gelding Cuwall is only eight years old and crossed the finish line ahead of Sacamiro in one of the qualifying races.<\/p>\n

The horse owners are doing everything they can to prepare their animals as well as possible for the Velk\u00e1 pardubick\u00e1. But how do these two things fit together: their love for the horse and their passion for a sport that is full of risks for the animal?[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ disable_custom_paddings_mobile=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1590585294391{padding-right: 70px !important;padding-left: 60px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=””][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Executive Producer<\/strong>
\nRoxana Hennig
\nGunnar Dedio<\/p>\n

A production by LOOKS Media GmbH<\/b><\/p>\n

For MDR<\/strong><\/p>\n

In association with Arte<\/strong><\/p>\n

Written by<\/strong>
\nKatrin Moln\u00e1r<\/p>\n

Creative Producer<\/strong>
\nSusanne Ladopoulos<\/p>\n

Commissioning Editors
\n<\/strong>Ulrike Biehounek (MDR)
\nMartin Hoffmann (MDR)<\/p>\n

Line Producer<\/strong>
\nAnne Tiede<\/p>\n

Postproduction
\n<\/strong>Martin Ritter<\/p>\n

Director of Photography<\/strong>
\nDaniel Laudowicz<\/p>\n

Sound<\/strong>
\nTino H\u00e4u\u00dfler<\/p>\n

Editor<\/strong>
\nAnnina Wolf<\/p>\n

Mixing<\/strong>
\nTobias Fritzsch<\/p>\n

Grading<\/strong>
\nCristian Faur<\/p>\n

Support<\/strong>
\nJana \u0160ustov\u00e1[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” full_height=”yes”][vc_column disable_custom_paddings_mobile=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1592215547923{padding-left: 70px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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