The Summer Championship brings the first part of the racing year to an end before a much needed Summer break. On Sunday 30th July, the Malta Racing Club organised a 7 race meeting at the Malta Equidrome all of which finals for different category horses racing in Malta. Sponsored by Simonds Farsons Cisk PLC, these finals brought to the Equidrome a huge crowd enjoying some spectacular racing.

Raced over the past month and a half, the Summer Championship saw over 400 horses registered for racing, with each of them having the possibility to gain points over 3 rounds of racing on the 1640, 2140 and 2640 meters distances. The best 12 horses in each of the seven categories emerged after summing up points accumulated in each round giving rise to the participants to the finals. These horses raced the finals on the 2140 meters distance. Commemorative throphies were distributed to the first four horses in every final by Mr. Steve Borg, Business Support Manager, Events and Sponsorships at Simonds Farsons Cisk PLC along with Malta Equidrome CEO Dr. Matthew Brincat, EquestiMalta official Mr. Josef Grixti and the Malta Racing Club vice-chairman Mr. Tony Demanuele. The Malta Racing Club would like to thank all participating horses, owners and drivers for the spectacle given whilst congratulating the winners.

The following were the winners in each category:

Race 1 - Cisk Lager Summer Championship Copper Final

Winner: FAKIR PIYA

Owners: Mr. C. Galea

Driver: Rodney Gatt

Race 2 - Cisk Lager Summer Championship Bronze B Final

Winner: FRIEND

Owners: Mr. N. Azzopardi

Driver: Rodney Gatt

Race 3 - Cisk Lager Summer Championship Bronze A Final

Winner: FLASH PICKEN

Owners: Messrs M. Grech & G. Spiteri

Driver: Noel Baldacchino

Race 4 - Cisk Lager Summer Championship Silver B Final

Winner: GALEO DU PORTUGAL

Owners: Mr. K. Axisa

Driver: Johann Axisa

Race 5 - Cisk Lager Summer Championship Silver A Final

Winner: ELITLOVE PASMARICK

Owners: Mr. D. Borg

Driver: Paul Galea

Race 6 - Cisk Lager Summer Championship Gold Final

Winner: FILOU STAR

Owners: Mr. D. Gatt

Driver: Dylan Gatt

Race 7 - Cisk Lager Summer Championship Premier Final

Winner: CRACK MONEY

Owners: Mr. S. Ciangura

Driver: Michael Ellul