Yesterday’s meeting at the Xhajma racetrack in Gozo, signalled the ‘Baileys Winter Finals’ for trot horses of various classes. The programme consisted of 6 races, of which 3 were finals on a short distance of 2100m.
The main race was open for class Premier/Gold trotters and this was won by 12 year old ‘Lage’ under the guidance of Mark Refalo.
At the end of each final race, the President of Gozo Horse Racing Association, Mrs. Mary Mifsud Micallef together with Mr. Anthony Axisa, representative of ‘Baileys Horse Feeds’ presented cash gifts to the respective winners, in the presence of jockey, owners and supporters.
Results:
Race 1: Shetland Ponies
1st: Little Jim (Anton Cremona)
2nd: Blacky (Michael Xuereb)
Race 2: Trot: Class Bronze/Copper
1st: Snubbelduns (Mark Refalo)
2nd: Prince November (Carmel Cauchi)
Race 3: Trot Final: Class Bronze/Copper
1st: Obscur de Busset (Joe Portelli)
2nd: Diamond Hallinck (Joe Farrugia)
3rd: Nobel Pasmarick (Neville Spiteri)
Race 4: Trott: Class Silver
1st: Blott Tooma (Claudio Refalo)
2nd: Sim Just in Time (Mark Debono)
Race 5: Trott Final: Class Silver
1st: Andorra (Brian Zammit)
2nd: Bonzai M.J. (Gemarie-Mario Spiteri)
3rd: Pacha De Sassy (Omar Cauchi)
Race 6: Trott Final: Class Premier/Gold
1st: Lage (Mark Refalo)
2nd: Orne Des Olivettes (Carmel Debono)
3rd: Troy Boshoeve (Salvu Vella).
Photographs by Paul Scicluna