57-year-old jockey Josef Vana rides Tiumen to win at Velka Pardubicka steeplechase

57-year-old jockey wins steeplechase race

PARDUBICE, Czech Republic — A 57-year-old jockey rode Tiumen to victory at the Velka Pardubicka steeplechase in the Czech Republic.

Jocky Josef Vana won the 4.3-mile race, which is considered one of the toughest in Europe. Vana has won it six times as a jockey and seven as a trainer.

The 8-year-old Tiumen was followed by Sixteen and Numero Due on Sunday.

Eighteen of 25 horses finished the 119th edition of the race in front of about 30,000 spectators.