Police presence in Triq il-Missjoni Taljana in Kalkara early this morning probably stopped illegal horse races from being held.
The police said they were on patrol in Kalkara at around 6.30 a.m. when they noted that a large number of vehicles with horse trailers carrying horses were gathering in the area.
When they realised there were the police, a number of horse owners left and on making some inquiries the police realised that horse races for which a permit had not been acquired had allegedly been planned.
Investigations are continuing and criminal action will be taken in the coming days.