"Velká Chuchle is part of Prague situated in the southwest of the city. It is part of Praha 5 administrative district.
The district includes Prague-Velká Chuchle Racecourse, ...
Prague´s only horse-racing track, offering flat racing on most Sundays from April to October. The track was founded in 1906.
This horse - racing track ("Hippodroma") visited the first Czechoslovak president Thomas Garrigue Masarykvery often too, and the basic school in Velká Chuchle has from 1930 the name of his wife Charlotte.
On a sunny Sunday, September 6, 2020, the 100th "Czechoslovak" (Czech) derby was held at the racecourse. There was also a great defilé of President Masaryk, represented by a race rider and accompanied by four legionnaires, as well as a parade of racewear of the First Republic. Slovak stallion Opasan won the main race of three-year-old horses with jockey Radek Koplík, so the Slovak anthem was played above the racecourse on this festive day. " - (en.wikipedia.org 13.12.2020)
- Latitude50.013889312744
- Longitude14.388330459595