Horse Racing
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Upgrading works at Ta’ Xħajma racetrack
The managing committee of the Gozo Horse Racing Association (GHRA) is endeavouring to give the Ta’ Xħajma racecourse a much-needed facelift. The upgrading works include general cleaning, the removal of dangerous parts and objects and the renovation...
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Kimberley Downs tops in cup final
Kimberley Downs, mounted by Michael Sultana, triumphed in the 2011 Exotique Cup for flat horses at the Marsa racetrack yesterday. The final, on a long distance of 2,250m, formed part of the 49th meeting of the season which was made up of 10 races.
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Dunaden wins Melbourne Cup by a nose
French horse Dunaden (right) shrugged off a late jockey change to win a thrilling Melbourne Cup by the narrowest of margins from English stayer Red Cadeaux (left) yesterday. Dunaden’s regular jockey Craig Williams was a late suspension from the race...
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Americain favourite for Melbourne Cup
French stayer Americain is the firm favourite to win today’s Melbourne Cup aiming to become only the fifth horse in history to take Australia’s greatest race in consecutive years. Americain stormed home with a superb finish to win the 2010 Melbourne...
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Livi Cantona sprints to victory
The Cassar Fuels Championship final for Premier Class trotters was the main event at the racetrack yesterday where the 48th meeting of the season was held. The race, on a rather short 2,140m distance, was won by Livi Cantona (Charles...
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Kimberley Downs and Cheeky Jack win flat semis
Kimberley Downs and Cheeky Jack won the two major races at Marsa yesterday. These were semi-finals from the Exotique Challenge Cup for flat racing on a long distance of 2,250m and formed part of the 46th meeting of the season which in-cluded seven...
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M. Chaleonnais, Noble d’Ete and Ollie Fliptrik steal limelight
The 43rd meeting of the season, made up of eight races, was held at the Marsa racetrack yesterday. The most important events of the afternoon were two Premier Class races, on a short distance of 2,140m, and a flat race over 1,750m. Major Chaleonnais...
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Keelan, Flash Coger win Premier heats
The two heats from the Cassar Fuels Championship for Premier class trotters were the main attraction of yesterday’s meeting which was made up of nine races, all for trotters on a short distance of 2,140m. Eleven horses lined up for the first Premier...
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Recordbreaker Danedream gives Germany the Arc
Danedream won Europe’s most prestigious horse race, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, at Longchamp yesterday to give Germany only their second win in the race in a record time of 2min 24.49sec. The three-year-old filly had only been supplemented by...
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Tough rules on whip use
British horse racing chiefs yesterday announced tough new rules governing the use of whips by jockeys. The British Racing Authority (BHA) have been conducting a review of the rules governing whip use for the past 10 months, during which discussions...
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Skip Dimanche speeds to victory
Skip Dimanche, the Swedish eight-year-old trotter, yesterday won the major race in programme as Sunday afternoon racing was back after the summer holidays. The Premier Class race formed part of the 40th meeting of the season. The card was made up of...
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Deaths force changes on course
The deaths of two of the runners in this year’s Grand National has proved the catalyst for changes to be made to the world’s most famous steeplechase. Outsiders Dooneys Gate and Ornais suffered fatal falls at the fourth and Becher’s Brook...
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MRC chairman Brincat withdraws resignation
Malta Racing Club (MRC) chairman Matthew Brincat will remain at the helm of the horse racing organisation in Malta after withdrawing the resignation he handed in on July 25. Dr Brincat yesterday issued a statement stating that on Saturday he...
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Major win for Major Chaleonnais
Major Chaleonnais won Friday evening’s major race at Marsa, the Summer Championship final for Premier Class trotters held over a short distance of 2,140m. The race formed part of the 36th meeting of the season made up of eight races, all finals from...
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Season wraps up with finals night
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...
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Equine bluebloods take centre stage at Royal Ascot
Royal Ascot hosts six of the top 15 rated thoroughbreds in the world this week when the five-day meeting, hosted by Queen Elizabeth II, starts today. The pomp and ceremony will be ratcheted up several notches as Royal Ascot celebrates its 300th...
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Championship finals steal the show at Marsa racecourse
Outsider Joker de Choisel (Frenċu Cassar) won the Premier Class race at the Marsa racecourse yesterday, the Prix de Vincennes final for French trotters on a short distance of 2,140m. This race formed part of the 30th meeting of the season made up of...
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Ruler on Ice springs surprise at Belmont Stakes
Ruler on Ice surged past Preakness winner Shackleford in the finishing stretch to win the 1 1/2-mile Belmont Stakes on Saturday, giving jockey Jose Valdivia the win in his first Belmont ride. In a race billed as a rubber match between Shackleford...
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Briffa, Vella in Med. Championship
A driver and a jockey from the Malta Racing Club, Clint Vassallo and Oliver Briffa, will be competing in another round of races from the Mediterranean Championship which will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, today. This will be the third leg of the 2011...
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Buttermilk races to Med. Derby success
The final of the Mediterranean Derby was the main attraction at yesterday’s meeting at Marsa where a programme of ten races also included the Sette Giugno Cup final for Premier Class trotters. Buttermilk triumphed in the Derby and Think Yatzee was...
