The 16th and the 17th meeting of the year were held during the weekend at the Marsa Racetrack.
Sunday’s card included the Executive Security Championship final for class Silver trotters on a short distance of 2140m, the two semifinals from the Tazza l-Kbira Championship for class Premier trotters on a long distance of 2640m, and a heat from the Mediterranean Championship open also for class Silver trotters.
The class Silver final was won by Classic d’Urzy driven by Noel Baldacchino after increasing its speed in the last 500 metres. For Classic d’Urzy this was its second win of the season.
In the first class Premier Semifinal, Swedish Global Undecided (Rodney Gatt) took its first win in Malta after outsmarting Crack Money (Michael Ellul) and Charming Soldier (Paul Galea) in the final straight. Infinite Knight (Charles Degiorgio) registered its second consecutive win in the second class Premier semifinal after leading all the way.
The heat from the Mediterranean Championship was won by the Serbian female driver Monika Kecenovic with Elitlove Pasmarick.
Another meeting at the Marsa Racetrack will be held on Saturday. The first race should start at 1.30pm.
Saturday’s winners
Race 1. Tazza San Franġisk Heat. Class Copper. Dist – 2140m. 1. Fee Europa (Brian Hili) – 1.15.9”
Race 2. Tazza San Franġisk Heat. Class Copper. Dist – 2140m. 1. Friend (Nelson Azzopardi) – 1.16.3”
Race 3. Tazza San Franġisk Heat. Class Copper. Dist – 2140m. 1. Galeo Du Portugal (Kirsten Axisa) – 1.15.3”
Race 4. Tazza San Franġisk Heat. Class Copper. Dist – 2140m. 1. Ideal Pierji (Jesmar Gafa’) – 1.15.4”
Race 5. Tazza San Franġisk Heat. Class Copper. Dist – 2140m. 1. Gamine d’Hawai (Rodney Gatt) – 1.16.1”
Race 6. Tazza San Franġisk Heat. Class Copper. Dist – 2140m. 1. Atoll Du Sud Ouest (Jason Vassallo) – 1.16.2”
Race 7. Class Premier. Dist – 2140m. 1. Gigant Well (Julian Farrugia) – 1.13.3”
Race 8. Tazza San Franġisk Heat. Class Copper. Dist – 2140m. 1. Ipsos Dairpet (Francesco Spiteri) – 1.15.6”
Sunday’s winners
Race 1. Semi Final Class Bronze. Dist – 2140m. 1. Hegoa Smart (Jesmar Gafa’) – 1.15.4”
Race 2. Semi Final Class Bronze. Dist – 2140m. 1. Fox Trot Maybe (Marco Debono) – 1.15.6”
Race 3. Island Championship Encounter Race. Class Bronze. Dist – 2140m. 1. Gayle Galbe (Clint Vassallo) – 1.15”
Race 4. Class Bronze. Dist – 2140m. 1. Gladiateur Flower (Redent Magro) – 1.16.3”
Race 5. BOV Tazza l-Kbira Championship Semi Final. Class Premier. Dist – 2640m. 1. Global Undecided (Rodney Gatt) – 1.15”
Race 6. Mediterranean Championship Heat. Class Silver. Dist – 2140m. 1. Elitlove Pasmarick (Monika Kecenovic – Serbia) – 1.15.2”
Race 7. BOV Tazza l-Kbira Championship Semi Final. Class Premier. Dist – 2640m. 1. Infinite Knight (Charles Degiorgio) – 1.16.1”
Race 8. Executive Security Championship final. Class Silver. Dist – 2140m. 1. Classic d’Urzy (Noel Baldacchino) – 1.14.2”
Race 9. Class Bronze. Dist – 2140m.1. Hendy d’Auberville (Rodney Gatt) – 1.17.9”
