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MARHO Platinum 2015

Souvenir Magazine

Cover Story: Forty Years of Racing 19

Published by the
Metropolitan Association
of Race Horse Owners
(MARHO)
Address: 10/F EGI Tower,
Taft Ave. corner Buendia
Ave., Pasay City
Tel. No.: (63-2) 566-3923

Race Recap: MARHO Daisy-Siete 22

Race Recap: MARHO 18th Edition 26
Roll of Champions 30
Race Conditions 33
Scenarios: Championship Races 34

JENNY ORTUOSTE
Managing Editor

Feature: My Fascination with Horseracing 51

JAS LALOG
Creative Director

Philracom Philippine Track Record 54

Philracom Top Fifty Rankings 56

JHUNE JAVIER
ERIC BORJA
ONOFRE ADDUCUL
MARHO Staffers

MARHO Members 57

JOSELITO VILELLA
ALEX ALCASID
BONG LOPEZ
Photographers
Copyright 2015, MARHO.
All materials published in the
2014 MARHO Ruby Souvenir
Magazine are copyrighted and
no part of this publication may
be reproduced without written
consent from the publisher. The
views expressed by contributors
are not necessarily those of the
publisher.

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Metropolitan Association of Race Horse Owners (MARHO)

MessagE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

It seems only yesterday that we came up with the idea for the MARHO Championships
program, and now we are celebrating its 20th edition how fast time flies when youre having
fun!

(Duly elected on 28 March 2015)

Chairman
LEONARDO M. JAVIER Jr.

President
ANTONIO G. de UBAGO Jr.

It is interesting to look back and see how humble our beginnings were, and to see how
big the program has become after 20 years. Thanks to the leadership of MARHO through the
years, which has not wavered from this path, the program is stronger and more prestigious
than ever.

Vice-President for Racing

NATHANIEL G. VELASCO
Vice-President for Membership
EMMANUEL A. SANTOS
Corporate Secretary
Atty. SIXTO S. ESQUIVIAS IV
Treasurer
ANTONIO V. TAN Jr.
Auditor
VICTOR V. FERRER Jr.
Directors
Rep. AMADO S. BAGATSING
Mayor BENHUR C. ABALOS
Vice-Mayor MACARIO E. ASISTIO III
JECI A. LAPUS
ERIC R. TAGLE
VICENTE P. GO BON
ARLEEN D. CHUA
JAMES ALBERT DICHAVES

The programs aim is to bring racing and breeding closer to international standards;
provide incentives for local breeders to improve bloodstock in the country; and for racehorse
connections to bring up their runners to championship standards.

We also look to the future and vow to continue what is now an annual tradition eagerly awaited by
participants and aficionados.

To everyone who supported the MARHOChampionships racing festivals through the past two decades,
please accept my sincere thanks, as we set as our sights on the years to come.

Happy MARHO Platinum Day!

LEONARDO M. JAVIER Jr.

Chairman

MessagE

This years MARHO Championships racing festival is more memorable for being the 20th
anniversary of this exciting and significant event.
With the best interests of the industry at heart, MARHO directors and members have
always made an effort in the face of challenges to hold this racefest that is much-awaited by
participants and racing fans alike.

We thank our loyal and generous sponsors for helping us sustain this event foremost
among them Amb. Eduardo M. Cojuangco Jr., the founder of MARHO and chairman of San
Miguel Corporation, as well as SMC President & COO Ramon S Ang. SMChas consistently
supported this event since it was first held.

To the Philippine Racing Commission, its chairman Andrew A. Sanchez, and its Commissioners;
and to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office and its vice-chairman and general manager Atty. Jose Ferdinand
M. Rojas II, our gratitude for the reliable sponsorships.
We also thank Philippine Racing Club for their unstinting cooperation that makes this event successful, as well as
for their generosity and logistical support.

To our other sponsors this year, our gratitude as well: Andoks Corporation, Esicor, Jade Bros. Freight,
Ciara Marie Foundation, Transprint Corporation, Shelltex/Uratex, and Siomai House, and others that may join the
event after this magazine goes to press.

We wish participants the best of luck, and to guests and viewers, may you enjoy racing at its finest this
MARHO Platinum weekend!


M A R H O P L A T I N U M

ANTONIO G. DE UBAGO Jr.

President
M A R H O P L A T I N U M

Philippine Racing Club, Inc.

MessagE

The Philippine Racing Club, Incorporated is pleased to once again host our Santa Ana Park
racecourse this years MARHO PLATINUM CHAMPIONSHIPS RACING FESTIVAL on November 7-8,
2015.

This years PLATINUM CHAMPIONSHIPS RACING FESTIVAL is a mileston celebration as
MARHO marks the 20th year of the event. Over the years, this premier racing event has brought delight
and boundless excitement among horse racing fans in the country. Truly the MARHO RACING FESTIVAL
has served as a showcase of the best local horses and champions of the track. Many of these champion
horses have carved unforgettable niches in the history of horse racing in the Philippines.

We at PRCI commend MARHO for its full commitment to the development of horse breeding and
horse racing in the country. We are equally proud to be a continuing partner in this racing event and we
look forward to a successful platinum celebration this year.

Mabuhay, MARHO!

M A R H O P L A T I N U M

SIMEON S. CUA
President and Chief Executive Officer

M A R H O P L A T I N U M

MessagE

In behalf of the Commission, I extend warm greetings to MARHO on the 20th anniversary of
their MARHO Cup Championships.

Through the years, MARHO has proven to be one of the pillars of the Philippine Thoroughbred
industry by engaging in projects that promote and uplift horseracing.

Through the dedication and perseverance of its officers and members, it has sustained the
first annual racing festival program for two decades.

Philracom, in its commitment to help grow the Philippine Thoroughbred industry as its part
in nation-building, is pleased to partner with MARHO in this program that promotes excellence,
sportsmanship, and the highest standards in racing and breeding.

Congratulations to MARHO on its MARHO Platinum racing festival!

M A R H O P L A T I N U M

ANDREW A. SANCHEZ
Chairman

M A R H O P L A T I N U M

MessagE

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office is pleased to support MARHO once more, this
time for its landmark 20th MARHO Cup Championships racing festival.

According to its mandate, PCSOs core services are centered on medical- and healthcarerelated assistance; it is also in line with this mandate that the agency assists horseracing.

We also acknowledge the decades-long partnership of PCSO and the racing industry, as well
as the contributions that racing and breeding make to its community and the nation in general.

Congratulations to MARHOs officers and members on its surely successful MARHO
Platinum event, and in behalf of PCSO, my best wishes to all the participants and aficionados.

M A R H O P L A T I N U M

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Atty. JOSE FERDINAND M. ROJAS II

Vice-Chairman and General Manager

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A light moment: MARHO Directors Nel Velasco (left), Jeci Lapus

(2nd from left), and Vic Go Bon (right) with Philracom Comm.
Atty. Dondon Bagatsing.
Philracom Comm. Atty. Dondon Bagatsing swears in the newly-elected MARHO officers.

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Cats Silver
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20th MARHO Championships Racing Festival

7-8 November 2015
Santa Ana Park

he Metropolitan Association of Race

Horse Owners (MARHO) Founders Cup
(MFC) racing festival last 28 March
2015 was a day marked by longshot and big
dividends.
The 12-race fiesta de karera was held at the Metro
Turf racecourse and was the first time MARHO
held an event at the track owned and operated by
businessman Norberto B. Quisumbing Jr.s Metro
Manila Turf Club, Inc. (MMTCI).
Also held that day was a MARHO general
membership meeting and election of officers.
Congratulations to the new slate of directors
headed by Javier, Leyte Mayor Leonardo M. Javier Jr.
as chairman.

Mayor Benhur Abaloss Cats Silver wins the MARHO Founders Cup, with Jonathan Hernandez aboard.

Horses running in the MARHO 2015 Founders Cup at Metroturf.

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fo u n ders c up recap

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fo u n ders c up recap

Some of the new MARHO officers pose with Metroturf Chairman

Dr. Norberto Quisumbing Jr. and Metroturf Vice-President Atty.
Alex Carandang.

With him on the Board are businessman Antonio

G. de Ubago Jr. (president), lawyer Sixto S. Esquivias
IV (corporate secretary), businessman Antonio V. Tan
Jr. (treasurer), Quezon City Councilor Victor V. Ferrer
Jr. (auditor), and businessmen Emmanuel A. Santos
(vice-president for membership) and Nathaniel G.
Velasco (vice-president for racing).
Also on the Board as directors are Manila Rep.
Amado S. Bagatsing, Mandaluyong City Mayor
Benhur C. Abalos, former Tarlac representative Jeci
A. Lapus, Kalookan City Vice-Mayor Macario E.
Asistio III, and businessmen Eric R. Tagle, Vicente P.
Go Bon, Arleen D. Chua, and James Albert Dichaves.
The new slate of directors was sworn in by
Philippine Racing Commission Commissioner Atty.

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MARHO CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS

Roll of Champions 1996 2014

An awarding ceremony: MARHO Director Manny Santos, horseowner Rene Viloria, and Metroturf Assistant Racing Manager Arthur
Escala.

Ramon S. Bagatsing Jr.

MMTCI through the generosity of Dr.
Quisumbing gave added prizes of P25,000 to the
winners of 10 MFC races.
Dr. Quisumbing also put up a P50,000 added
prize for the winner of the MARHO Founders Cup
held in honor of the associations 15 original founders
who established what is now the sports oldest
horseowners group in 1974. He was himself one of the
original members of MARHO.
The MFC was won by longshot Cats Silver
(Ultimate Goal x Cats Gold), owned by Mayor Abalos,
trained by CC Angeles, and steered by Jonathan
Hernandez.
MARHO provided an added prize of P50,000 for
the MARHO-Dr. Norberto B. Quisumbing Jr. Cup
won by Mabsoy (Art Moderne x Springstreetballet),
owned by Reli de Leon, trained by DV Bungar, and
ridden by Jeffrey Bacaycay.
Each winning groom that day also received a
P1,000 added cash prize.
Cote dAzur started the trend of longshots that by
the end of the day yielded good dividends in the exotic
betting.
MARHO directors and members also gave to
the winners of each of the 12 MFC races free stud
service certificates to stallions Bwana Bull, Ultimate
Goal, Warrior Song, Trust n Luck, Self Feeder, Fort
M A R H O P L A T I N U M

Dignity, Ibarra, Minsk, Zap, Smart Farda, Shining

Fame, and Reenact.
Also held that same day was the Philracom 3YO
Fillies Stakes, won by Running Rich Racings Miss
Brulay (Cat Brulay x Near Miss), trained by Renato
and guided by jockey Kelvin Abobo.
On hand to award the trophies to the winners
were Philracom commissioners lawyers Ramon S.
Bagatsing Jr., Wilfredo de Ungria, and Victor Tantoco.
All races at Metro Turf that day were run over
1,400 meters. n
(Based on the authors The Hoarse Whisperer
column originally published in Manila Standard-Today,
1 Apr. 2015.)
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fo u n ders c up recap

1996
Distaff Mile
Winner: ALYNATIVE (Alymar Gallant Native)
Owner: C&H Enterprises, Inc.

Colt Mile
Winner: EL SENOR (Nevada Inshalla)
Owner: Conrado S. Co

1997
Juvenile Fillies
Winner: VALENTINE PARTY (Its the One Valentine Rose)
Owner: Lamberto C. Almeda Jr.

Juvenile Colts
Winner: BISHOP BLUE (Regent Street Fleur de Lune)
Owner: Rolando M. Rojas

Distaff Mile
Winner: FLYING BEANIE (Lioubovnik Pain In The Neck)
Owner: Husky Holdings Co., Inc.

Colt Mile
Winner: HOMBRE (Lioubovnik Asocial)
Owner: Ramon B. Balatbat

1998
Juvenile Fillies
Winner: CONFET TI (Snowy Owl Blooming)
Owner: Rolando M. Rojas

Juvenile Colts
Winner: EXPLOSIVE (Lioubovnik Lost For Words)
Owner: Jennifer Marie M. Rojas

Distaff Mile
Winner: COOL STAR (Star Studded Cool Head)
Owner: Vicente S. Lim

Colt Mile
Winner: IRON MAN (Lioubovnik Adoramus)
Owner: Romen Equity Corporation

1999
Juvenile Fillies
Winner: AMPHITHEATRE (Rindo Indy Rebel Red)
Owner: Enrique M. Cojuangco

Juvenile Colts
Winner: GREAT YEAR (Regent Street Tamango Lady)
Owner: Ronald Allan Poe

Distaff Mile
Winner: JINSKA (Conquistarose Nijipsy)
Owner Paulino F. Cayco

Colt Mile
Winner: EXPLOSIVE (Lioubovnik Lost For Words)
Owner: Eric R. Tagle

Classic
Winner: STREETS OF GOLD (Nevada V. Vigors)
Owner: Alberto C. Alvina

2000
Juvenile Fillies
Winner: SPEED GODDESS (Snowy Owl - Keep It Quiet)
Owner: Roberto D. Yutadco

Juvenile Colts
Winner: SILVER STORY (Conquistarose Northern Edge)
Owner: Patrick P. Uy

Distaff Mile
Winner: MIDNIGHT ROSE (Conquistarose Discreetly)
Owner: Mariano V. Tirona

Colt Mile
Winner: WIND BLOWN (Hazm Wind in My Hair)
Owner: LeonardoM. Javier Jr.

Classic
Winner: GOLD EDITION (Periscope Thorn of Gold)
Owner: ValentinP. Cayco

Sprint
Winner: DIAMONDS DOLLAR (Marangal Hot Dollar)
Owner: Ernesto P. Logarta Jr.

2001
Juvenile Fillies
Winner: GOLDEN BALLET (Treasure Cay Likeable Style)
Owner: Lamberto C. Almeda Jr.

Juvenile Colts
Winner: RIVER BEE (River Traffic Jays Honey)
Owner: RMR Equine Inc.

Distaff Mile
Winner: ILOCANDIA SLEW (Aimaam Seode)
Owner: Reynaldo M. Buag

Colt Mile
Winner: LYONNAIS (Hazm Leveret)
Owner: JosephC. Dyhengco
Classic
Winner: WIND BLOWN (Hazm Wind in My Hair)
Owner: HerminioS. Esguerra

Sprint
Winner: BE QUIET (Gut Feel Cherished Kiss)
Owner: Antonio S. Arevalo

2002
Juvenile Fillies
Winner: LADY MAGALLANES (Handaan - Gaiety Girl)
Owner: Rhodora Espinocilla

Juvenile Colts
Winner: HIGH OCTANE (Hazm Rosegardenqueen)
Owner: HerminioS. Esguerra

Distaff Mile
Winner: GOLDEN BALLET (Treasure Cay - Likeable Style)
Owner: Lamberto C. Almeda Jr.

Colt Mile
Winner: FREE WIND (Principality - All Pleasant)
Owner: Robert A. Liong

Classic
Winner: WIND BLOWN (Hazm - Wind In My Hair)
Owner: HerminioS. Esguerra

Sprint
Winner: ARIBA KING (Alymar - Carta Nueve)
Owner: Aida M. Arceo

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2003
Juvenile Fillies
Winner: COVER GIRL (Khozaam - Gallant Native)
Owner; C&H Enterprises

Juvenile Colts
Winner: EMPIRE KING (Perfect Halo - Carta Nueve)
Owner: David C. Lee

Distaff Mile
Winner: WAR HERO (Medium Cool - Palace Heights)
Owner: John Ferdinand Mendoza

Colt Mile
Winner: SECURITY MASTER (Khozaam Milrose)
Owner: Reynaldo M. Bunag

Classic
Winner: WIND BLOWN (Hazm - Wind In My Hair)
Owner: Herminio S. Esguerra

Sprint
Winner: ARIBA KING (Alymar - Carta Nueve)
Owner: Aida M. Arceo

2004
Juvenile Fillies
Winner: LAMBORGHINI (Mr. Sutter - Always Royal)
Owner: Herminio S. Esguerra

Juvenile Colts
Winner: SMOKIN RED (Khozaam - Regal Rose)
Owner: Bienvenido Pierre M. Niles

Distaff Mile
Winner: COVER GIRL (Khozaam - Gallant Native)
Owner: C & H Enterprises

Colt Mile
Winner: EMPIRE KING (Perfect Halo - Carta Nueve)
Owner: David C. Lee

Classic
Winner: LYONNAIS (Hazm Leveret)
Owner: Joseph C. Dyhengco

Sprint
Winner: ARIBA KING (Alymar - Carta Nueve)
Owner: Aida M. Arceo

2005
Juvenile Colts
Winner: DIXIE THE YOUNGER (Khozaam-Dixie Cup)
Owner: Michael Trillana

Juvenile Fillies
Winner: JUGGERNAUT (Mr. Sutter - Plate Lady)
Owner Ronaldo D. Tan

Filly Mile
Winner: EUROBUCKS (Account of Grace Leveret)
Owner: HerminioS. Esguerra

Colt Mile
Winner: WAR ALERT (Conquistarose-Jacys Winner)
Owner: Herminio S. Esguerra

Classic
Winner: COVER GIRL (Khozaam - Gallant Native)
Owner: C&H Enterprises

All Imported
Winner: EVER MINE NOW (American Odyssey-Ever Mine)
Owner: Eduardo B. Dimacuha

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2006
Juvenile Colts
Winner: EJs MAGIC (Self Feeder-Heir Apparent)
Owner: Eduardo B. Jose

Juvenile Fillies
Winner: ES TWENTY SIX (Principality-Play by Ear)
Owner: Nery O. Sunga

Classic
Winner: EUROBUCKS (Account of Grace Leveret)
Owner HerminioS. Esguerra

Filly Mile
Winner: JUGGERNAUT (Mr. Sutter - Plate Lady)
Owner: Ronaldo D. Tan

Colt Mile
Winner: BATONG SILYAR (Treasured Cay-Miss Wanda)
Owner: Nathaniel G. Velasco

2007
Juvenile Colts
Winner: DON ENRICO (Wind Blown Kayumanggi)
Owner: Lorraine Uy Wi

Juvenile Fillies
Winner: ARITHMETIC (Self Feeder-Miss Wanda)
Owner: Napoleon Chua

Classic
Winner: NATIVE LAND (Conquistarose-Fair Native)
Owner: Antonio V. Tan

Filly Mile
Winner: ES TWENTY SIX (Principality-Play by Ear)
Owner: Nery O. Sunga

Colt Mile
Winner: MACHO MAN (Account of Grace Tumataginting)
Owner: Ruben B. Dimacuha

Sprint
Winner: MILLION DOLLAR (Account of Grace-Es Verdad)
Owner: Napoleon Chua
2008

Classic
Winner: ES TWENTY SIX (Principality Play By Ear)
Owner: Nery O. Sunga
Colt Mile
Winner: SHINING FAME (Royal Premiere-Harrys District)
Owner: Antonio V. Tan Jr.
Filly Mile
Winner: BLUE ARCH (Mr. Sutter Arch)
Owner: Aristeo G. Puyat
Juvenile Colts
Winner: GO ARMY (Mr. Sutter JApprove)
Owner: Herminio S. Esguerra
Juvenile Fillies
Winner: HEAVEN SENT (Heza Gone West Kiss and Run)
Owner: Rita G. Pilapil
Sprint
Winner: EJS MAGIC (Self-Feeder Heir Apparent)
Owner: Evangeline M. Jose

2009
Sprint
Winner: EJS MAGIC (Self-Feeder Heir Apparent)
Owner: CT Castro

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Juvenile Fillies
Winner: TIGER MOON (Rum Tum Tiger Last Snip)
Owner: MP Sanchez

Colt Mile
Winner: HAGDANG BATO (Quaker Ridge Fire Down Under)
Owner: Benhur C. Abalos

Juvenile Colts
Winner: CARRIEDO (Deputy Bodman Astuce)
Owner: HerminioS. Esguerra

Filly Mile
Winner: SEA PRINCESS (Heza Gone West Seaquin)
Owner: Herminio S. Esguerra

Filly Mile
Winner: NUCLEAR POWER (Wind Blown My Sweet Girl)
Owner: HerminioS. Esguerra

Juvenile Colts
Winner: SPINNING RIDGE (Quaker Ridge Humble
Beginnings)
Owner: SC Stockfarm, Inc.

Colt Mile
Winner: DREAM SUPREME (Baseball Champion Belle of Ack)
Owner: Nathaniel Velasco

Juvenile Fillies
Winner: FIVE STAR (Art Moderne Cats Jewel)
Owner: Antonio V. Tan Jr.

Classic
Winner: DON ENRICO (Wind Blown Kayumanggi)
Owner: Lorraine Uy Wi

Sprint
Winner: FIERCE AND FIERY (Randwick Tiger Wind)
Owner:
Leandro M. Naval

2010
Classic
Winner: GO ARMY (Mr. Sutter JApprove)
Owner: HerminioS. Esguerra

2013
Classic
Winner: HAGDANG BATO (Quaker Ridge Fire Down Under)
Owner: Benhur C. Abalos

Colt Mile
Winner: GASTAMBIDE (Enjoyment Seaquin)
Owner: HerminioS. Esguerra

Colt Mile
Winner: HOT AND SPICY (Real Spicy Bulakea)
Owner: Joseph C. Dyhengco

Filly Mile
Winner: REDEMPTION(Sailaway-Fire Down Under)
Owner: Benhur C. Abalos

Filly Mile
Winner: EURASIAN (Deputy Bodman Eurobucks)
Owner: Joseph C. Dyhengco

Juvenile Colts
Winner: BARKLEY (Baseball Champion-Treeline)
Owner: Benhur C. Abalos

Juvenile Colts
Winner: BISENG-BISE (Reenact Real Queen)
Owner: Macario E. Asistio III

Juvenile Fillies
Winner: DIMASALANG (Quaker Ridge Matinee Marvel)
Owner: HerminioS. Esguerra

Juvenile Fillies
Winner: THE LADY WINS (Significant Hill Humble
Beginnings)
Owner: Patrick P. Uy

Sprint
Winner: EJS MAGIC (Self-Feeder Heir Apparent)
Owner: Cesar Daniel T. Castro

Sprint
Winner: LORD OF WAR (Quaker Ridge Near Miss)
Owner: SC Stockfarm, Inc.

2011
Classic
Winner: YES POGI (Rum Tum Tiger Belle Epoque)
Owner: Francis G. Lim

2014
Classic
Winner: HOT AND SPICY (Real Spicy Bulakea)
Owner: Joseph C. Dyhengco

Colt Mile
Winner: ARVINDUGO (Quaker Ridge Repriced)
Owner: Sixto S. Esquivias IV
Filly Mile
Winner: CHEESE MOSA (Shooting Star Magic Find)
Owner: Sixto S. Esquivias IV

Colt Mile
Winner: KANLAON (Bwana Bull Never Left)
Owner: Benhur C. Abalos
Filly Mile
Winner: MARINX (Sir Cherokee Syrinx)
Owner: Leonardo M. Javier Jr.

Juvenile Colts
Winner: HAGDANG BATO (Quaker Ridge Fire Down Under)
Owner: Benhur C. Abalos

Juvenile Colts
Winner: SKY HOOK (Hook and Ladder Amber Shore)
Owner: Joseph C. Dyhengco

Juvenile Fillies
Winner: AMAZING MIGS (Ultimate Goal Canaan Ribbon)
Owner: Jeci A. Lapus

Juvenile Fillies
Winner: DRIVEN (Hook and Ladder My Gals Gold)
Owner: Felipe O. Vergara

Sprint
Winner: HEAVEN SENT (Heza Gone West Kiss and Run)
Owner: Rita Pilapil

Sprint
Winner: NEMESIS (Quaker Ridge x Kaindara Gold)
Owner: SC Stockfarm, Inc.

2012

Classic
Winner: GASTAMBIDE (Enjoyment Seaquin)
Owner: Marvin Loui C. Villaseor

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7-8 November 2015

Santa Ana Park

2015 MARHO CUP CHAMPIONSHIP RACES

RACE CONDITIONS
8 November 2015
Santa Ana Park, Naic, Cavite
CHAMPIONSHIP RACES
Classic: 2,000 meters
Juvenile Colts and Juvenile Fillies: 1,300 meters
Colt and Filly Mile: 1,600 meters
Sprint: 1,100 meters

Second Prize:
Third Prize:
Fourth Prize:

P112,500.00
P62,500.00
P25,000.00

QUALIFICATIONS/ELIGIBILITY
Classic: 4YO and older horses and mares
Colt and Filly Mile: 3YO colts and fillies
Juvenile Colts: 2YO colts
Juvenile Fillies: 2YO fillies
Sprint: Open (all ages and genders)

The Classic, Colt and Filly Mile, Juvenile Colts, and Juveniles
Fillies championship races have guaranteed gross prizes of
P1.6 million distributed as follows:
First Prize:
P1,000,000.00
Second Prize:
P337,500.00
Third Prize:
P187,500.00
Fourth Prize:
P75,000.00

HANDICAP WEIGHT ASSIGNMENTS

Classic: horses 56 kgs., mares 54 kgs.
Two-Year Olds: colts 54 kg., fillies, 53 kgs.
Three-Year Olds: colts 55 kgs., fillies 53 kgs. Sprint: horses 56
kgs., mares 54 kgs.

The Sprint championship race has a guaranteed gross prizes of

P500,000 distributed as follows:
First Prize:
P300,000.00

GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. There will be no handicap weight allowance for apprentice jockeys in the MARHO Cup Championship Races.
2. The maximum number of entries for each race shall be fourteen (14). In case there will be more than 14 declared entries
for any of the races, horses that have won the highest prize money as of the day of declaration will have entry preference.
Owners whose horses were not accepted due to the oversubscription of entries will receive a refund for the declaration
fees paid. Fees paid for horses that have already been accepted and qualified shall be non-refundable.
3. The residual of the guaranteed prizes for the said races (guaranteed prize less prize of the day) shall be paid directly by
MARHO to all the winners.
4. Declarations and entries in all of the MARHO Cup Championship Races are accepted on the condition that all claims and
objections arising out of a race with respect to any interpretation of any rules or condition of the races shall be decided by
MARHO and the host racing club. *
* Includes all horses that have already passed the barrier/trial races.
* Only local-bred and MARHO-nominated horses are eligible to run.
* Sires of entries must also be MARHO-nominated, otherwise the runner, even if nominated, will not be allowed to compete.
A supplementary fee shall be paid to render the offspring of a non-MARHO nominated sire eligible to participate.
* Non-nominated horses may compete, provided that a supplementary fee is paid equivalent to one-third (1/3) of the total
prize money offered for the race.

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Twenty Years
of the
MARHO Cup
Championships

By Jenny Ortuoste

ARHO was
established
in 1974
by a group
of 15
horsemen led by
businessman and
diplomat Eduardo M.
Cojuangco Jr.

Platinum is rare,
durable, and enduring.
It is so pure that is it
hypoallergenic. It symbolizes
endurance, determination, and
overcoming challenges.
This years event metal
embodies concepts of prestige
and exclusivity exactly what
MARHO sees its MARHO Cup
championships to be.

MARHO MOTHER TROPY

co v er s t o r y

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MARHO Platinum

20th MARHO Championships Racing Festival

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20th MARHO Championships Racing Festival

7-8 November 2015
Santa Ana Park

Since then, the group has cemented its

position in the industry as a growth leader
seeking the upliftment and promotion
of the sport for the benefit of all its
stakeholders.
One of the most
significant accomplishments
of MARHO is the MARHO
Championships program,
initially known as the MARHO
Breeders Cup when it was
created in 1996 by MARHO
Chairman Leonardo M.
Javier Jr. and then-president
Aristeo G. Puyat.
From a simple event with
only two championships for
3YO horses, the MARHO
Championships program
has grown so popular
among racing fans that
it is among the most
awaited events of the
year. The 2004 edition
broke all sales records
when it was held at Santa
Ana Park in Makati City.

Mandaluyong
Mayor Benhur C. Abalos,
MARHO president in 2005,
arranged that years edition of
the MBC, the tenth anniversary of the
event. A Decade of Champions was the
theme for that year.
He also took charge of MARHO
activities from 2006 to 2009, including
the MARHO Founders Cup and the
Jade MARHO Breeders Cup of 2009,
commemorating MARHOs 35th
anniversary.

M A R H O P L A T I N U M

barcelona

MARHO officers, members, and event participants at Santa Ana

Park in Makati, 2006.

Muses for the 2011 MARHO Swift Sixteen racing festival at Santa
Ana Park.

In 2010, MARHOs then-president, businessman

Eric R. Tagle, continued the MARHO legacy by way
of the 15th MARHO Cup Championships, tagged
MARHO Kinse, and the succeeding MARHO Swift
Sixteen, MARHO Daisy-Siete, and MARHO 18th
Edition.
Last year, the first under the leadership of president

Antonio G. de Ubago, was the occasion dubbed

MARHO Ruby, the 19th staging of the event in line
with the organizations landmark 40th anniversary.
This year, MARHO Platinum is the celebration
of the 20th staging of this iconic racing festival that
has become one of the sports annual traditions and a
proving ground for champions. n

PCSO Sprint:
1,100 meters
By comm. will j. a. de ungria

he tricky 1,100meter distance

makes the MARHOPCSO Platinum Sprint
a test of stamina and
finishing kick!
Five game contenders
will be vying for the honor of becoming the
MARHO Platinum PCSO Sprint Champion namely:
Barcelona (Art Moderne- Spanish Coin) owned
by Maverick Leonardo T. Javier, trained by Renato
Atong R. Yamco; the Ruben S. Tupas-trained
coupled entries of Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur
C. Abalos Jr., Cats Silver (Ultimate Goal - Cats Gold)
and Never Cease (Ultimate Goal-Never Left); Ik Hou
Van Jou (Wind Blown Lamborghini) of Ms. Leonora
S. Pasion, conditioned by Atoy C. Sordan, Jr.; and,
Sta. Clara Stockfarm, Inc.s Nemesis (Quaker RidgeKaindara Gold), trained by Nestor E. Manalang.
Records-wise, Never Cease, again employing the
services of its riding partner Jonathan Hernandez,
appears headed for victory based on the 1:09 it was
able to muster for 1,200-meters at Metroturf on more
than one occasion.
This fact exerts pressure on Nemesis to give
chase at once or try to wrest the lead early. If the
early challenge materializes or in anticipation of the
strategy, the tacticians of the coupled entry can opt to
have Cats Silver act as pacer.

MARHO officers surround MARHO founding chairman ECJ as he delivers a short

message at an event in 2006.

Nel Velasco, Tony de Ubago, and Hermie

Esguerra at Santa Ana Park in Makati, 2006.

M A R H O P L A T I N U M

MARHO directors in 2011 at Santa Ana Park.

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cats silver

co v er s t o r y

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Familiarity with the track will be in favor of

runners Barcelona and Ik Hou Van Jou and we can be
sure that the two runners will try and maximize the
long Sta. Ana stretch run although based on recent
runs, the distance may not favor Barcelona. n

HORSE

JOCKEY

WEIGHT
Kgs.

OWNER

Barcelona

J. T. Zarate

56

M. L. T. Javier

Cats Silver

A. R. Villegas

54

B. C. Abalos, Jr.

Ik Hou Van Jou

F. M. Raquel, Jr.

54

L. S. Pasion

Nemesis

C. V. Garganta

54

Sc Stock Farm, Inc.

Never Cease

J. B. Hernandez

54

B. C. Abalos, Jr.

Philracom Juvenile Fillies

Sprint: 1,300 meters
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By patricia S. dizon and comm. will j. a. de ungria

he MARHO Juvenile Fillies has

historically been a favorite betting race for
the aficionados. Five promising champions
from the stables of Dr. Nick Cruz, Rafael
Abacan, George Raquidan, Antonio Tony V.
Tan Jr., and Stony Road Horse Farm will offer
bettors an even spread to choose from.

Note: - Coupled Entries

Guaranteed Gross Prizes: P 500,000.00
1st P 300,000.00; 2nd P 112,500.00;
3rd P 62,500.00; 4th P 25,000.00

real flames

In any event, the 1:22 time for the 1,300-meter

distance it registered last September in Carmona
(which translates to about 1:19 or faster in Naic), may
yet prove to be insurmountable.

bowties n charms
never cease

In any event, a mistimed charge made by Chris

Garganta could prove to be weakening for both,
and thus leave the door open for late charges by the
other runners like versatile Ik Hou Van Jou, piloted
by Fernando Raquel Jr. whose 1:05 for 1,100-meters
turned in last Aug. 25 is about one second and a
fraction of second slower than what Never Cease can
do if left alone unbothered in the early stages of the
race.
Ik Hou Van Jou will however miss the services of
its regular rider who has understandably chosen to
guide Never Cease instead.
M A R H O P L A T I N U M

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Familiarity might just work for Port Angeles

and her declared rider, regular pilot Mark Angelo T.
Alvarez, when they take on the track distance they
seem to be most comfortable with. Trained by Danilo
R. Dela Cruz, Port Angeles is a progeny of US-born
Cat Brulay out of Australian mare Teresina.
This Stony Road Horse Farm filly won three of
five races, failing in the 1,000-meter race on Aug.
30 won by Spectrum; and in the Philracom Juvenile
Fillies stakes race last Oct. 25 won by Subterranean
River, owing partly to a poor start and perhaps
because Port Angeles missed the services of its
favorite rider.

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Raquidans Real Flames, however, appears to

have a different outcome in mind. To be steered by
a seasoned Class A jockey, Antonio B. Alcasid Jr.,
the connections of Real Flames naturally expect a
creditable performance. Oyets expert riding skills
may just be more than adequate to fashion a quick and
easy finish for this filly by Real Spicy out of Eternal
Flame.
This bay filly won its Oct. 5 assignment in
a field of eight runners with plenty to spare.
Also worth noting is that the time Real Flames
registered, a 1:03.2 in a field of seven runners
in its novato run at San Lazaro Leisure Park is a
shade quicker than that turned in by Port Angeles
in the latters own novato assignment at the same
track.
This Time not giving its best is not happening.
Tans bay filly, trained by Ruben S. Tupas, won by
only a neck last Oct. 9 in a longer 1,400-meter race in
Metro Turf with a time which is about a second shy of
that made by Port Angeles on Oct. 4 at the same track.
But, with This Time to be piloted by pacer master
Jonathan B. Hernandez, who is to say then that this
runner will not reign over the shorter distance? As
far as its connections are concerned, This Time, a
progeny of USA sire Warrior Song out of Australian
dam Almarli, everything in its favor will come to
be and, maybe This Time the victory will be theirs.
Besides, aside from Bowties and Charms, This Time
can brag of having competition experience at Santa
Ana Park.
Incomparable, a chestnut filly (Shining
Fame-Elite), is slow-starting in

this time

WEIGHT
Kgs.

OWNER

HORSE

JOCKEY

Bowties And
Charms

J. T. Zarate

53

N. G. Cruz

Incomparable

J. B.Guce

53

R. L. Abacan

Port Angeles

M. A. Alvarez

53

Stony Road Horse

Farm

Real Flames

A. B. Alcasid, Jr.

53

G. R. Raquidan

This Time

J. B. Hernandez

53

A. V. Tan, Jr.

Guaranteed Gross Prizes: P 1,000,000.00

1st P 600,000.00; 2nd P 225,000.00; 3rd
P 125,000.00; 4th P 50,000.00
some of its races but has shown it can pull off a
quick dash out of the gate and maintain speed
from start to finish. Abacans promising champion
managed to win and place in most of its races. Who
knows if the Tupas training has already polished this
runner into a champion?
On the other hand, Dr. Cruzs Bowties and
Charms hopes to find magic in its new rider Jeff T.
Zarate. Trained by A. C. Sordan, Jr. this filly by Bwana
Bull (USA) out of Dream Romance (Aus) should avoid
a slow start with Zarate in the saddle and remain
within striking distance from the front runners in the
early part of the race; by the time the runners reach
the long home stretch of Santa Ana, it might have
more than charm left to fashion a victorious finish. n

incomparable

M A R H O P L A T I N U M

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underwood

Philracom Juvenile Fillies

Colts: 1,300 meters
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By patricia S. dizon and comm. will j. a. de ungria

his years gems in the rough can be

found in the juvenile races. The stables
of Dr. Nick Cruz, Herminio S. Esguerra,
Antonio Tony V. Tan Jr., Makati Councilor
Ferdie T. Eusebio, and Stony Road Horse Farm
will showcase their two-year-olds bloodlines in
the MARHO-Platinum-Philracom Juvenile Colts
race.
The Danilo Dave Dela Cruz-trained Underwood
is likely to dominate the race banking on its
impressive wins in its last three outings. This quick
starter (Real Spicy-Kayumanggi) owned by Stony
Road Horse Farm may find the shorter distance of
1,300-meters an easier sprint compared to its 1,400meter win last Oct. 4.
What is even more impressive is that Underwood
ran off-the-pace in the third leg of the Philracom
Juvenile Stakes race last Oct. 25, dealing the vaunted
Spectrum its first loss.
Stark, also trained by Dela Cruz, might not only
shadow Underwood but, given the chance, also

stark

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outrace him after finishing a

similar time in a 1,300-meter race
last Sep. 3.
Another foal of Real Spicy
(out of Arriba Queen), Eusebios
Stark followed its half-brother,
Underwood, to the finish line in
their last two outings against each
other. The long home stretch of the
Naic track may prove to be a factor
in Starks favor.
Owner/trainer Esguerra
might just spring a surprise with
Dewey Boulevard (Hook and Ladder
Aboutthetown). Winning its last race in miles
ahead fashion with a blistering 1:12 for the 1,200 at
Santa Ana Park less than a week after its impressive
novato race, Dewey Boulevard could become another
star under the guidance of star jockey Fernando M.
Raquel Jr.
Two colts, sharing both trainer and sire, complete
the field of juvenile colts. Bite My Dust (Shining
Fame out of Tiwi Magic), owned by surgeon Nick
Cruz and trained by multi-awarded Ruben S. Tupas,
placed third in its last two 1,300-meter outings. Under
seasoned pilot Patty Dilema, it will likely be ridden to
a strong finish.
Lucky Toni hopes his name will work for him,
like its new jockey Andrew Boom-boom R. Villegas.
Tans colt, another Shining Fame progeny out of
Tiger Wind, might find this shorter distance

race to be more favorable to its quick but short

style of running. Hopefully Tupas will have made
the necessary adjustments in time to fashion a
sterling performance in this race. n

lucky toni

Guaranteed Gross
Prizes: P 1,000,000.00
1st P 600,000.00;
2nd P 225,000.00;
3rd P 125,000.00;
4th P 50,000.00

HORSE

bite my dust

M A R H O P L A T I N U M

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JOCKEY

WEIGHT
Kgs.

OWNER

Bite My Dust

P. R. Dilema

54

N. G. Cruz

Dewey
Boulevard

F. M. Raquel, Jr.

54

H. S. Esguerra

Lucky Toni

A. R. Villegas

54

A. V. Tan Jr.

Stark

J. B. Hernandez

54

F. T. Eusebio

Underwood

J. B. Guce

54

Stony Road Horse

Santa Ana Park

3YO Colt and Filly
Mile: 1,600 meters
By patricia S. dizon and comm. will j. a. de ungria

his year, fillies Gentle Strength and

Hook Shot will try to show their male
counterparts that gender is not an issue in
racing or at least not in this race.
Of the two, perhaps Gentle Strength (Ultimate
Goal- Shadow of the Moon) of Mayor Benhur C. Abalos
has the better credentials to outshine the colts in this
race. This Ruben S. Tupas-trained runner turned in
a 1:39 for the mile at Santa Ana Park when it placed
second to Court of Honour last Sep. 6.
While she was carrying only 52 kgs. at the time,
there was a prolonged head-to-head battle between her
and the eventual winner in that race; and, only a week
before, Gentle Strength won a 1,750-meter race.
This time she will be running adequately rested
and will likely submit an equal or better time for the
mile. Gentle Strength is versatile and can pace or wait
patiently before attacking the lead and it will be piloted
by an equally versatile rider in Jonathan B. Hernandez.
While Hook Shot (Hook and Ladder-Local Rules),

hook shot

to be ridden by Kelvin B. Abobo, has had impressive

performances for the distance at the racing meet
venue, it has not been as actively competing as Gentle
Strength.
But Hook Shots owner Mr. Joseph C. Dyhengco
can rightfully remain optimistic. After all, its coupled
entry Sky Hook (Hook and Ladder out of Amber
Shore), to be guided by heady Patty Dilema, won its
latest mile assignment at Sta. Ana in wire-to-wire
fashion with an impressive time of 1:39 and has locked
horns with the likes of SuperV, Princess Meili, and
Icon, showing everyone that he is a tough nut to crack.
Completing the line-up are the Tupas-trained,
Nardy Naval-owned Shintaros Speed, a progeny
of champion Ibarra out of Touch Wood who will be
brandishing an ace rider in Jeffril T. Zarate; and Super
Spicy (Real Spicy-Kayumanggi) of owner-trainerbreeder Herminio S. Esguerra, with Fernando M.
Raquel Jr. carrying the whip. n
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By patricia S. dizon and

comm. will j. a. de ungria

San Miguel Beer

Classic: 2,000
meters

The entries of the wellrespected Abalos stable show how

serious the connections are at
achieving success. The Peoples
Champ Hagdang Bato (Quaker
Ridge - Fire Down Under) has
been fielded by the good Mayor

sky hook

Guaranteed Gross
Prizes: P 1,600,000.00
1st P 1,000,000.00;
2nd P 337,500.00;
3rd P 187,500.00;
4th P 75,000.00

shintaro
speed

JOCKEY

WEIGHT
Kgs.

Gentle
Strength

J. B. Hernandez

53

B. C. Abalos, Jr.

Hook Shot

K. B. Abobo

53

J. C. Dyhengco

Shintaros
Speed

J. T. Zarate

55

L. M. Naval

Sky Hook

P. R. Dilema

55

H. S. Esguerra

Super Spicy

F. M. Raquel, Jr.

55

H. S. Esguerra

HORSE

he Classic has always been

a crowd drawer and this year
is no exception. The owner
of the winner of the lung-busting
2,000-meter event will not only be
richer by a cool million pesos, but
also, together with the names of the
winning horse, trainer and jockey,
will have his name forever carved
in Philippine horse racing history
and in the hearts of the passionate
Filipino racing fans as champions
of the 2015 MARHO Platinum
Classic.

OWNER

Note: - Coupled Entries

M A R H O P L A T I N U M

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of Mandaluyong
City, Benhur C. Abalos
Jr., while his son, Benjamin
A. Abalos III, has entered
two Bwana Bull progenies
Kanlaon (out of Never Left)
and King Bull (out of dam
Nothing Impossible).
Suffering only five setbacks
in its multi-titled racing career,
crowd darling Hagdang Bato is
expected to dominate the sales
and rightfully so. Of this field of
seven contenders he is the most
experienced in distances longer
than a mile.
In addition, familiarity
between Hagdang Bato and its
pilot Jonathan B. Hernandez
is certainly not a problem.
Admittedly, its June 2015 loss to
Skyway in a 2,000-meter-contest
in Malvar and scratching in a
1,750-meter race scheduled last
August have left some quarters
entertaining the idea that maybe
Hagdang Bato is still not in tip-top
shape.
M A R H O P L A T I N U M

guiding and appeasing Caloocan City Vice Mayor

Macario E. Asistio IIIs Biseng Bise (ReenactReal Queen) to conserve energy. Kanlaon,
conditioned by C.C. Angeles and ridden by
come-from-behind expert Val Dilema, and
the Ruben Tupas-prepared King Bull,
ridden by Andrew Villegas, will prefer to
be
the back markers.
The late second canto or early third
quarter will see Hagdang Bato, Marinx, and Biseng Bise

more excited and trying to wrest the lead. From the late
third up to the wire, Kanlaon and King Bull will make
good use of their reserve strength to try and fashion
blistering finishes. n

HORSE

Biseng Bise
M. A. Alvarez
Hagdang Bato J. B. Hernandez
Hot And Spicy J. B. Cordova
Kanlaon
V. R. Dilema
King Bull
A. R. Villegas
Manalig Ka
F. M. Raquel, Jr
Marinx
J. T. Zarate
Note: - Coupled Entries

Regardless of whether or not the doubt has basis,

Marinx (Sir Cherokee-Syrinx), owned and trained by
Mayor Sandy Javier and steered by the able hands of
Jeffril T. Zarate, carrying the lightest handicap weight of
54m, will certainly give her all.
While the early stages of the race will probably be
contested by Fernando M. Raquel Jr. atop Herminio
S. Esguerras Manalig Ka (Real Spicy - Tatler Cover)
against Jordan Cordova riding Joseph Dyhengcos
Anthony Francisco-trained Hot and Spicy (Real SpicyBulakena), judging by the recent runs of Marinx, Zarate
will opt to be a second liner to Hagdang Bato, who is not
expected to be rushed by Hernandez, with Mark Alvarez
M A R H O P L A T I N U M

JOCKEY

WEIGHT
Kgs.
56
56
56
56
56
56
54

OWNER
M. E. Asistio, III
B. C. Abalos, Jr.
J. C. Dyhengco
B. A. Abalos, III
B. A. Abalos, III
H. S. Esguerra
L. M. Javier, Jr.

Guaranteed Gross Prizes: P 1,600,000.00

1st P 1,000,000.00; 2nd P 337,500.00;
3rd P 187,500.00; 4th P 75,000.00

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Philracom Philippine Track Record

Philracom Philippine Track Record

DISTANCE

DATE

YEAR

TRACK

TIME

DISTANCE

DATE

YEAR

TRACK

TIME

HORSE

JOCKEY

800M

20-Jul

1997

MJCI

00:49.2

1600M

19-Aug

2012

PRCI

1 37.8

HAGDANG BATO
PCSO GRAND DERBY

J. B.
HERNANDEZ

850M

30-Nov

2008

SLLP

0:51

1690M

7-Feb

1999

MJCI

1 45.0

900M

12-May

2004

SLLP

00:51.8

1700M

19-Aug

2010

PRCI

1 43

1000M

24-Dec

2011

SLLP

00:58.6

1750M

24-Jun

2007

SLLP

1 48

25-Jun

2006

SLLP

1 48

28-Aug

2011

PRCI

1 51.6

31-Dec

2007

PRCI

1 51.6

1900M

23-Nov

2000

MJCI

1 58.4

2000M

22-May

2011

PRCI

2 04.4

24-Dec

2005

SLLP

2 04.4

13-Nov

2005

SLLP

2 04.4

7-Dec

2008

PRCI

2 09

31-Dec

2006

PRCI

2 09

17-Dec

2006

PRCI

2 09

as of sept. 2015

1100M

1200M

31-Mar

2007

SLLP

00:58.6

4-Oct

2011

PRCI

1 05

9-Jul

2010

PRCI

1 05

25-Jul

2010

PRCI

1 05

10-Jul

2009

PRCI

1 05

26-May

2012

PRCI

1 11.4

21-Apr

2012

PRCI

1 11.4

1300M

30-Jun

2011

PRCI

1 16.8

1400M

27-May

2007

SLLP

1 25

1425M

26-Nov

2000

MJCI

1 27.0

7-Sep

2002

MJCI

1 27.0

1450M

8-Oct

2006

PRCI

1 28.4

1500M

1-Oct

2005

SLLP

1 30.8

1525M

9-Jul

2006

SLLP

1 33.6

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HORSE

JOCKEY

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

JE. C. GUCE
FIORELLA HANDICAP
MILLION DOLLAR
M. A. ALVAREZ
PHILRACOM GRAND SPRINT
ARIBA KING
J. B.
PHILRACOM GRAND SPRINT HERNANDEZ
CONSOLIDATOR
MARHO ALAY SA KAWAL
K B ABOBO
SPRINT
LORD BONI
R. G.
CLASS DIV 4 2A
FERNANDEZ
GABO
J. T. ZARATE
CLASS DIVISION (8-7)
NEXT BIG THING
K. B. ABOBO
SPECIAL CLASS DIVISION 16
BATONG SILYAR
R. R. DE LEON
CLASS DIVISION (10-9)
MISS ABBY KAT
L. D. BALBOA
IMP MD PLACERS
DIVINE
D. H. BORBE
HANDICAP RACE 28
JR.
BORN TYCOON
J. B. GUCE
HANDICAP RACE 27
NEXT BIG THING
J. T. ZARATE
SPECIAL CLASS DIVISION (16)
WILD ORCHID
J. B.
CD (2 3B-4 AB-5A)
HERNANDEZ
PHENOMENAL
J. T. ZARATE
GRAND SPRINT
CHAMPIONSHIP
ARIBA KING
P. R. DILEMA
CD (1 - 5AB)
EVER MINE NOW
J. B.
CD (2 3A TO 2 5A)
HERNANDEZ
WILD ORCHID
F. M. RAQUEL
CD (2 2B TO 2 4A) (2 4A)
JR.
EVER MINE NOW
J. B.
MJCI CHAIRMANS CUP
HERNANDEZ

as of sept. 2015

1800M

2050M

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REAL TOP
TIME MASTER HANDICAP
BATANG TUNDO
2010 MAYOR RAMON
BAGATSING CUP
IBARRA
2nd Leg Triple Crown(J.V.
ONGPIN Cup)
REAL SPICY
26th GRAN COPA DE
MANILA
CONSTATIC
2011 LAKAMBINI
IRENES FANTASY
SANTA ANA PARK
CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
HAZMOORE
SAMPAGUITA STAKES RACE
YES POGI
16TH PCSO SILVER CUP
WILD ORCHID
2005 PHILRACOM CLASSIC
OPEN
STOWAWAY LASS
SPEAKER JOSE DE VENECIA
CUP
IBARRA
2006 PRESIDENTIAL GOLD
CUP
REAL SPICY
PHILRACOM CLASSIC OPEN
CHAMPIONSHIP
REAL SPICY
2006 PRESIDENTIAL GOLD
CUP

JE. C. GUCE
J. T. ZARATE
A. B. ALCASID
JR.
J. B. GUCE
CV
GARGANTA
J. B. GUCE
J. B.
HERNANDEZ
M. F. DAQUIS
F. M. RAQUEL
JR.
V. R. DILEMA

K. B. ABOBO

L. D. BALBOA

J. B. GUCE

M A R H O P L A T I N U M

TOP FIFTY HORSES AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

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COURT OF HONOUR
SKYWAY
SUPERV
LOW PROFILE
SKY HOOK
SPECTRUM
MESSI
MISS BRULAY
GENTLE STRENGTH
PRINCESS ELLA
STRONG CHAMPION
LIFE IS A BOUNTY
MONEY TALKS
NEVER CEASE
CLEAVE RIDGE
PRINCESS TIN
DOUBLE BLACK

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PAG UKOL BUBUKOL

BREAKING BAD
PROMISE
ICON
STAR OF JONA
CAMORRA
MALAYA
CATS DIAMOND
AMIABLE LEIGHLA
AUGUST MOON
RIGHTSAIDFRED
MILKY WAY
MAGDAPIO
MAGALANG
MATANG TUBIG
MUSCOVADO
JAZZ WILD

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SELF MADE MAN

INCREDIBLE HOOK
SIGNIFICANT DREAM
CANDY CRUSH
DIXIE GOLD
MR. MINISTER
COTE DE AZUR
NIAGARA BOOGIE
DIAMONDS BEST
SILING PULA
BLUE PHOENIX
SHOWTIME
BABES MAGIC
EXPECTO PATRONUM
LEONORAS BEST
DIKORIDIK KORIDAK

TOP FIFTY HORSE trainers AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

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TUPAS RS
DELA CRUZ DR
SORDAN AC JR
VICENTE CM
SORDAN DS
YAMCO RR
LAPUS JA
FRANCISCO AL
HIPOLITO RC
VELASQUEZ OA
VICENTE MM
LORICA NA
MANALANG NE
ALVAREZ CI C
PANSOY GF
HENSON JS
SAGUN AC
CATAJAN RJ JR
MAMUCOD RR
VITTALI EM
JACOB JM S
HENSON RR
MONGAYA RE
HERNANDEZ JG
SANCHEZ PC JR
RIVERA RM
PABILIC JC
ROXAS ES
MACARAIG MC R
LA ROSA RP

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LOGARTA DJ JR
SANTOS TE
SANTOS JL
SORDAN AR
VILLAVA CS
ABOBO AG
RAYAT RR
RAYAT QM
BUNGAR DV
AGUILA PL

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ROXAS JJ
CASAL RA
AREVALO AY
SAULOG PV
VICENTE AA JR
MIJARES JL
FLORENTINO JM JR
HENSON AA
ESGUERRA HS
ANGELES CC

TOP FIFTY HORSE owners AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

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MORALES NO
JADE BROS. FARM
PUYAT AG
ABALOS BC
DYHENGCO JC
TAN WT
SC STOCKFARM
LAPUS JA
DIMACUHA RB
REYES FB
STONY ROAD HORSE
VERGARA FO
EEG DEV. CORP.
UY PP
ESQUIVIAS SS IV
NAVAL LM
AVELINO JE

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JAVIER LM JR
TAN AV JR
NERI HL
SEVILLA AG
COJUANGCO EM SR
HIDEAWAY FARM CORP
DE UBAGO AG JR
CRISOSTOMO FP P
ESGUERRA HS
YOKISHOTI ENT.
CRUZ NG
CHUA KG
DEEMARK INTER
ALVAREZ MB
TAN ER
MOLINA JC JR
ALCHY ENT. CO. INC.
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GUEVARA JF V
ROJAS GV
VILLAVA CS
SANTOS JL
PUA AJ M
PUYAT RB
ACS INDUSTRIAL FARM
RAQUIDAN GR
RUNNING RICH
RACING
SEVILLA FR JR
LEOPANDO RA
MAMUCOD RR
ALMEDA LC JR
DIMACUHA EB
PASION LS
GARCES AL
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METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION OF RACE HORSE OWNERS, INC.

LIST OF MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING
(AS OF OCTOBER 15, 2015)
ACTIVE MEMBERS
1. Abacan, RAphael C.
2. ABALOS, BENJAMIN A. III
3. Abalos, Benjamin C. Jr.
4. Almeda, Antonio Miguel H.
5. Almeda, Lamberto C. Jr.
6. Andoks Litson Corporation
7. Asistio, Luis A.
8. Asistio, Macario E. III
9. Bagatsing, Amado S.
10. Bagatsing, Ramon S. Jr.
11. Bagatsing, Rosarito L.
12. BANTOG, JOSE LUIS T.
13. BELCO MARKETING, INC.
14. BERNABE, BERNARD M.
15. Borromeo, Nestor P.
16. Bradd, Gilda A.
17. Bradd, John D.
18. C & H Enterprises, Inc.
19. Campos, Augusto L. Jr.
20. Castro, Gil G.
21. Cayco, Francisco P. V.
22. CHUA, ARLEEN D. L.
23. Chua, Elias P.
24. Chua, Emiliana A.
25. Chuidian, Jose Miguel A.
26. Chuidian, Luis T.
27. CRUZ, ALFREDO T.
28. Cruz, Nicomedes G.
29. De Jesus, AugUsto S.
30. De Jesus, Augusto Theodore S.
31. De Jesus, Jose Maria S.
32. De Ubago, Angelina U.
33. De Ubago, Antonio G. Jr.
34. Dela Cruz, Efleda C.
35. DICHAVES, JAMES ALBERT C.
36. DIMACUHA, EDUARDO B.
37. DimAisip, Ferdinand D.
38. Dizon, Val Q.
39. DYNAMIC R CENTER
40. Eagle Financial Services Group, Inc.
41. Empire Joy Stable
42. Esguerra, Herminio S.
43. Espina, Gerardo J. Jr.
44. Esquivias, Julius Thomas A.
45. Esquivias, Sixto S. IV.
46. EUSEBIO, FERDINAND T.
47. FERNANDO, RONALDO R.
48. Ferrer, Victor V. Jr.
49. Ferreras, Alvin G.
50. Gabriel, Arvin G.
51. Gabriel, Garry G.
52. Gianan, Oliver F.

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53. Go Bon, Vicente P.

54. Guerra, ValentinO A.
55. GutIerrez, Abaraham A.
56. Habla, Melaine C.
57. Herma Farms, INC.
58. Jade BroTHERS Farm
59. Javier, Leonardo M. JR.
60. Javier, Maverick Leonardo T.
61. Javier, Michael Dragon P.
62. Lagdameo, Antonio Ernesto F. Jr.
63. Lagasca John Joseph M.
64. Laureano, Ruben B.
65. Lapus, Jeci A.
66. LIM, DANNY N.
67. MACEDA, EDMOND P.
68. Magno, Augusto S.
69. Malabon Racing Stable
70. Matabang, Ramon M.
71. Nacional, Amor U.
72. Niles, Angelina M.
73. Niles, Bienvenido C. Jr.
74. Niles, Bienvenido Pierre N. III
75. Ocampo, Rosenda Ann M.
76. Oliva, Panfilo M. Jr.
77. ONG, CONRADO L.
78. Pamaos, Gaudencio P.
79. Paman, James Erving L.
80. PAMAN, RICARDO B. JR.
81. Pasion, Leonora S.
82. Pineda, Dennis G.
83. Pilapil, Rita G.
84. Pioquinto, Eugene G.
85. Quisumbing, Norberto B. Jr.
86. RANCHO STA. ROSA
87. RAQUIDAN, GEORGE R.
88. Raymundo, Joy S.
89. REYES, AURELIO G. III
90. RMR Equine, Inc.
91. Rolling Green Farms & Livestock
92. RUNNING RICH RACING
93. Santos, Allan Michael M.
94. Santos, Armando L.
95. Santos, Andre Angelo S.
96. Santos, Augusto Benedicto L.
97. Santos, Augusto Benedicto S. III
98. Santos, Carlos Eduardo G.
99. Santos, Emmanuel A.
100. Santos, Emmanuel M. Jr.
101. SANTOS, FERDINAND N.
102. Santos, Jan Michael M.
103. Santos, Jose L.
104. Santos, Jose Augusto G.
105. Santos, Paolo Gabriel S.

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106. Sevilla, Felizardo R. Jr.

107. So, David K.
108. Stormbred Farm Inc.
109. Tagle, Eric R.
110. Tan, Aldrich C.
111. Tan, Antonio V. Jr.
112. Tan, Arvin C.
113. Tan, Mario K.
114. Tan, Rolly D.
115. Tanala, Lolita B.
116. Tecson, Bingson U.
117. Tiger Horse Stable Incorporated
118. Velasco, Nathaniel G.
119. Yu, Valentino C.
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Abella, Sonny Xavier S.

Aguila, Mario
Alcasid, Gloria B.
Autea, Danny B.
Calaquian, Alberto Z.
Campos, Noel
Cario, Noel M.
Cayetano, Vitorino O. JR.
Coronel, Ma. Paz Grace R.
Cruz, Ma. Josefina G.
DIVERSIFIED TRUCKING AND

INTEGRATED SERVICES, INC.
David, Lourdes S.
Dayot, Susan V.
De Guzman, Magno V.
Dy, Alfredo
Escario, Jonathan A.
Gabutan, Roger O.
Guce, Maximo L.
GutIerrez, Lucio L. Jr.
Hi Power Equine Corporation
Lim, Jason S.
Limpio, Ma. Victoria T.
Magbiray, Buena G.
Martinez, Raul
MonAsterio, Raul R.
N. V. V. Dry Goods
Odeste, Danilo M.
Ortiz, Alejandro O.
ParReo, Ricardo S.
Sanchez, Andrew A.
Sunga, Nery O.
Yam, Albert L.
Yambao, Mark Allan J.
Yambao, Sherry V.

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