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A strong maiden win by Private Desire on Saturday will likely warrant an effort at stakes level, possibly the Champagne (G1).

THE stage is set for the P2.5-million Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom) Chairman’s Cup this Sunday at the Metro Manila Turf Club  in Malvar, Batangas. The race will cover a lung-busting 2,000 meters featuring older horses. Perennial rivals Edward Vincent Diokno’s Boss Emong (Dance City out of Chica Una bred By…

Having beaten Boss Emong in the second leg of the prestigious event that was contested over a distance of 1,800 meters, Super Swerte, owned by Leonardo "Sandy" Javier Jr., is the odds-on favorite.

The famed Esguerra Farms and Stud of businessman Herminio “Hermie” Esguerra emerged the runaway winner of the 2021 top thoroughbred breeding farm after posting 153 victories in a shortened racing season weighed down by COVID-19 restrictions. Headlining the star-studded list of Esguerra Farm-bred wi

Pangalusian Island hopes to join an elite club of back-to-back champions when the 49th edition of the Presidential Gold Cup is held on Sunday, Dec. 12 at the Metro Manila Turf Club in Batangas. But it won’t be easy. For one, there are 13 tough challengers in the P10 million event ready to spoil hi

THE Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom)-sponsored Philippine Sportswriters Association Cup rounds up three major events on Sunday at the San Lazaro Business and Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite. Recent Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) 3-Year-Old Maiden Stakes winner Mommy Caring (Striding Ahead out of On A Mission) is favotred in the…

Published May 24, 2021, 5:06 PM Super Swerte never skipped a beat despite a long layoff due to the pandemic, exacting a sweet revenge against Pangalusian Island in the Philracom Commissioner’s Cup 2021 at the San Lazaro Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite on Sunday, May 23. Racing under bemedalled jockey JB Guce and trainer Ruben Tupas, Super Swerte crossed the finish line in one minute and 40 seconds, five lengths ahead of Pangalusian Island in the 1,600-meter race staged for the fire victims an...

Reli de Leon, Philippine Racing Commission chairman, (center), awards the Presidential Gold Cup trophy to Wilbert Tan (left), owner of Pangalusian Island, in this file photo late last year. With them is Philracom executive director Andrew Rovie Buencamino. The event is De Leon’s first official funct

Published May 10, 2021, 9:15 AM Reli de Leon, Philippine Racing Commission chairman, (center), awards the Presidential Gold Cup trophy to Wilbert Tan (left), owner of Pangalusian Island, in this file photo late last year. With them is Philracom executive director Andrew Rovie Buencamino. The event is De Leon’s first official function as Philracom chairman. Philippine horse racing will be off and running starting May 13 under the leadership of recently-appointed Philippine Racing Commission ch...