Tomasz Dul

The King of Służewiec - a jockey, loved and appreciated by everyone.

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Born January 28.01.1950, XNUMX.

How few people were able to prepare horses during training, and then with great mastery, without overusing the whip, send them in races. He often played cat and mouse with his rivals. His masterful repertoire included easy or certain victories, even "by the head". In his last season, at the age of 54, he still presented his best sports technique and maintained a weight of 55-57 kg.

He made his track debut in 1967, but then had longer breaks. He worked, among others House Factory. He won his first victory only in 1978, and he obtained the title of jockey five years later, winning his XNUMXth race on Knieja, trained by Andrzej Walicki.

After leaving Walicki's stable, he worked for Stawski and Dorota Kałuba for eight years, winning the Derby three times on the horses of this outstanding trainer (1997 - on Mustafa, 1998 - on Arctic and 2000 - on Dżamajka). He would probably have also won in 1994 on Limak, but three weeks before the race he had to undergo appendicitis surgery.

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Tomasz Dul was undoubtedly one of the most eminent jockeys in the history of Służewiec, next to Jerzy Jednoszewski and Mieczysław Mełnicki. In addition to the annual Memorial, he is commemorated by a plaque at the main entrance to the Honorary Stand.

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Author: Jan Zegarlik
Source: source: torsluzewiec.pl