Czech jockey (1975–2023)
Filip Minařík (10 March 1975 – 4 September 2023) was a Czech jockey who was active in German horse racing.
Early life and career.
Filip Minařík was born in Prague on 10 March 1975.
Minařík won the German Jockey Championship in 2005, 2011, 2016, and 2017 (together with Alexander Pietsch).
After a serious fall during a horse race in Mannheim in July 2020, Minařík was in a coma for four weeks. This incident accelerated his plans to leave jockeying and contribute to the sport in other ways.
After retiring from his career as a jockey, Minařík was active as an ambassador for galloping.
Important victories.
At the highest level, Group I, Minařík achieved many victories in Germany:
Personal life and death.
Filip Minařík was married to Katja Minařík and had a daughter. His father was the two-time Czech jockey champion and later trainer Ferdinand Minařík Sr.. 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.
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