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Filip Minařík
Czech jockey (1975–2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Filip Minařík (10 March 1975 – 4 September 2023) was a Czech jockey who was active in German horse racing.
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Early life and career
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Filip Minařík was born in Prague on 10 March 1975.[1]
Minařík won the German Jockey Championship in 2005, 2011, 2016, and 2017 (together with Alexander Pietsch).[2]
After a serious fall during a horse race in Mannheim in July 2020, Minařík was in a coma for four weeks.[3][4] This incident accelerated his plans to leave jockeying and contribute to the sport in other ways.[5]
After retiring from his career as a jockey, Minařík was active as an ambassador for galloping.[6]
Important victories
At the highest level, Group I, Minařík achieved many victories in Germany:
- Preis von Europa (2005 at Gonbarda at Weidenpescher Park in Cologne)
- Deutschlandpreis (2005 at Gonbarda at Galopprennbahn Grafenberg in Düsseldorf)
- 4× Großer Preis von Baden (2006 at Prince Flori, 2010 at Night Magic, 2014 at Ivanhowe, 2017 at Guignol jeweils at Rennplatz Iffezheim in Baden-Baden)
- Preis der Diana (2012 at Salomina, 2018 at Well Timed in Galopprennbahn Grafenberg in Düsseldorf)
- 3× Großer Preis von Bayern (2012 at Temida, 2014 at Galopprennbahn Riem in München-Riem, 2017 at Ito)
- Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (2015 at Guiliani in Galopprennbahn Riem in München-Riem)
- 3× Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen (2009 at Irian, 2018 at Ancient Spirit at Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse)
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Personal life and death
Filip Minařík was married to Katja Minařík[4] and had a daughter. His father was the two-time Czech jockey champion and later trainer Ferdinand Minařík Sr..[7] His brother Ferdinand Jr. is also active in horse racing.
On 4 September 2023, Minařík committed suicide at the age of 48. The media reported that Minařík suffered from severe depression.[8]
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