Horse Racing
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
Matador Knick wins afternoon's main race
The card at yesterday's meeting at Marsa was made up of one Gold and three Silver events on the rather short 1,640m distance, as well as four races from Bronze and Copper on 2,140m. The programme also included a flat Class B race on 1,250m. The Gold...
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Baldacchino gains treble in Tazza l-Kbira quarter-finals
The Marsa Racetrack hosted an interesting 10-race programme yesterday. Most of the attention centred on the four quarter-finals from the Tazza l-Kbira, sponsored by Emirates. Noel Baldacchino stole the limelight as he won three of the four...
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
Degiorgio adds another victory to his name
Professional driver Charles Degiorgio added another win to his name this week in a race held over a short distance of 2,100m at the Orebro Racetrack in Sweden. On Thursday evening, Degiorgio and Swedish seven-year-old Demi Deck led all the way to...
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Three wins for Baldacchino
The programme at the Marsa racetrack yesterday included nine all-trotting events on the rather long 2,640m distance except for the first race on the card which was over 2,140m. There were five Silver events in all but no races from the higher...
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Thursday, March 4, 2010 by
Justin Palmer
Kauto Star primed for Tank battle
Kauto Star is a big softie, Denman is a brute who would bite your hand off. They live side by side in equine luxury and are best pals who spend their summers together. Both are brilliant racehorses but for around six minutes and 45 seconds at...
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Monday, March 1, 2010
Tazza l-Kbira gets underway
The Tazza l-Kbira, sponsored by Emirates, commenced yesterday when the opening eight heats were run at Marsa. Noel Baldacchino was the meeting's best driver with two wins. Bello Fratello (Anthony Spagnol) made a strong dash along the final straight...
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Monday, February 22, 2010
Light Med brightens up flat final to win cup
Don Valentino takes silver honoursOf the nine events in yesterday's 10th meeting of the season, two were flat races on the 1,750m distance. The 2010 Burmarrad Commercials Cup was up for grabs in the second flat race. The Silver race was the...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010 by
Gilbert Micallef
Emirates backing It-Tazza l-Kbira
The prestigious It-Tazza l-Kbira championship will be sponsored by Emirates Airlines for the second year running, the Malta Racing Club (MRC) announced yesterday. Given that It-Tazza l-Kbira is open to all trotters, regardless of class and origin,...
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Indian Attack wins top Assikura final
The ninth meeting of the season comprised no fewer than 10 trotting events on the 2,140m distance. The card included three Assikura Open Championships finals, reserved for horses that were not bred in Sweden or France, plus Premier and Gold...
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Saturday, February 13, 2010
Assikura finals at Marsa tomorrow
The finals of the Assikura Championship will be run tomorrow at Marsa. The championship is an annual event reserved for horses originating from countries outside Sweden and France. Over 50 horses raced in the heats last month and the qualifiers will...
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Friday, February 12, 2010 by
Kenneth Vella
ATG official tips Malta venture to flourish
Scandinavian trotting scene experts Leif Almgren and Stefan Carlsson were recently the special guests at the Marsa racetrack for the finals of the U*Bet Championships for Swedish horses. The championships, organised by the Malta Racing Club in...
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
Le Bon Mayennais marks debut with Premier victory
Yesterday's race programme at Marsa was made up of no fewer than 11 events, nine trotting, on the 2,140m distance, and two flat over 1,750m. The Premier Class race was the main attraction of the afternoon. Here, Clifforty Calleja stole the limelight...
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Monday, February 8, 2010
Think Yatzee and Power Cape grab major honours in finals
Five U*BET Swedish Championship finals, all on the 2,140m distance, were held yesterday afternoon. As expected, the Premier Class race was the main attraction on the card which included four other trotting events, also on 2,140m, along with a Class...
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010 by
Gilbert Micallef
Swedish championship draw
The draw for the finals of the Swedish U*Bet Championship was held at the Malta Racing Club, in Marsa, yesterday. The competition, which started on January 10, is contested by Swedish-born horses registered with the Malta Racing Club. The finals,...
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Monday, February 1, 2010
Three firsts for Gatt
Young driver Rodney Gatt stole the show at the Marsa Racetrack yesterday after chalking up three victories in different races in a packed afternoon of races that included four semi-finals from the Assikura Championships, for A and B trotters, held...
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Monday, January 25, 2010
U*BET semis at Marsa
The fourth meeting of the season at Marsa yesterday was made up of six U*BET semi-finals for Premier, Silver and Bronze trotters from Sweden, all on 2,140m. The card also included two Poligas Ltd races on the rather long 2,640m distance, for Silver...
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Lusty Ball prevails in Premier Class
Yesterday's all-trotting card at the Marsa Racetrack included ten races on the 2,140m distance. No race was attached to any particular competition but the Premier Class and the two Gold Class events were the highlights of the programme in this third...
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Zammit rides Monashee Prince to victory
The Coronation Cup final, sponsored by McDonald's, was the top event in yesterday afternoon's programme of racing at the Marsa Racetrack. The flat competition was open for Class A and B racers. The card also included a Premier Class race, on the...
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Monday, December 28, 2009
Kain Poinfond and Ker Pellois top Premier Class races at Marsa
Two Premier Class races, both on the 2,140m distance, and the Coronation Cup semi-finals for flat runners over 1,250m, were the main events of yesterday's programme at Marsa, the last one for the 2009 season. In the first Premier Class event, Kain...
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Monday, December 21, 2009
In Vitro Du Bourg in photo-finish win
Five of the nine trotting races in yesterday's 46th meeting of the season were finals from the SECF Championship, a competition open for French trotters. The attention was focused on the Prix De Vincennes which was contested by horses from the...