The summer horse racing championships at Marsa will come to an end this evening with eight finals, all raced on a short distance of 2,140m. The races will form part of the 36th meeting of the season with the Premier Class final being the main event on the card.

This programme will be the last for the year as in the coming weeks the Malta Racing Club will be undertaking the necessary maintenance on the circiut. The 2011 season will resume during the first weeks of September.

The Premier final will be the seventh race on the card and starts at 9.25 p.m. Ten horses will line up, namely, Mentor de l’Iton, Candy Fantasy, Isolated, Fire, Major Chaleonnais, Energy Launcher, Affe Fager, Le Coup de Foudre, Belafonte and Energy As.

A special spectator at the racetrack today will be Jean Michel Bazire, the world-famous France driver.

Bazire will be the guest of Maltese owner Mario Xuereb.

The first race on the card, a Copper Class final, starts at 7 p.m.

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