THE best Czech sprinter for many years, Mikesh (Majestic Missile), has ended his racing career. The nine-year-old won eight of his 41 races, was runner-up eight times and placed third on the same number of occasions. He earned some €65,000 and was rated the champion sprinter in the Czech Republic three times.

Besides easily winning all the major races in his home country over six furlongs, he secured four blacktype places in Germany and Italy. He was the first Czech-trained horse to race in the Group 2 Goldene Peitsche at Baden Baden, but he was a great favourite over the straight course at Hoppegarten in Berlin, where he placed three years in a row in listed race.