He raced with considerable success in South America before being exported to the United States where he recorded his biggest win in the 1998 Santa Anita Handicap.
He was sired by the Argentinian stallion Mocito Guapo, a grandson of the American champion Nashua, out of the locally bred mare Condegnita.
Malek broke his maiden in May at Hipódromo Chile, and later that month won the Group Three Clásico Victor Matetic Fernandez.
[7] Facing older horses for the first time, Malek finished second in the listed Clásico Julio Prado Amor before winning the ungraded Clásico Alberto Vial L.[3] In his final race in Chile, Malek finished second by two lengths to Gran Ducato in the Group One Gran Premio Hipodromo Chile.
[9] In March 1998 he won the Santa Anita Handicap[10] and finished fourth to Silver Charm in the Dubai World Cup.