Josef Váňa

Josef Váňa (born 20 October 1952) is a Czech steeplechase jockey, horse breeder and trainer. As the eight-time winner of the Velká pardubická steeplechase, he is considered one of the greatest personalities of the horse racing sport.

In 2016 he unsuccessfully ran for a seat in Czech Senate as candidate of ANO 2011. Provided by Wikipedia