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MARHO Breeders’ Cup 2009Souvenir Magazine

Published by the

Metropolitan Association of Race Horse Owners (MARHO)

Address: 10/F EGI Tower, Buendia Avenue, Pasay City, PhilippinesEmail: [email protected]

Website: www.marho.org

NEL VELASCOEditorial Director

JENNY ORTUOSTEManaging Editor

KERBY CHUA

Columnist

EDWIN VILLANUEVAEditorial Consultant

JAS LALOG

Creative Director

JOSIE CHENILLAAdvertising Executive

ERIC BORJAONOFRE ADDUCUL

CESAR JAVIERMARHO Staffers

JOSELITO VILELLAALEx ALCASIDPhotographers

Copyright 2009, MARHO. All materials published in the 2008 MARHO Breeders’ Cup 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.

Message Pages 6-18

Cover Story Page 21

Instant Replay Page 23

Column: Stud Notes Page 27

Preview Pages 31-38

Editorial Page 42


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ERIC R. TAGLEExecutive Vice-President

AMADO S. BAGATSINGDirector

ANTONIO V. TAN JR.Director

JESUS RAMON O. MAMONVice-President for Racing

ANTONIO G. DE UBAGO JR.Internal Auditor

NATHANIEL G. VELASCODirector

LEONARDO M. JAVIER JR.Chairman

BENHUR C. ABALOSPresident

KERBY G. CHUACorporate Secretary

ENRIQUE D. JAVIERDirector

NESTOR P. BORROMEODirector

ELIAS P. CHUADirector

JOSE MARI A. FRANCODirector

10/F EGI Tower, Buendia Avenue, Pasay City; telefax: 556-3923

EMMANUEL A. SANTOSDirector

JESUS J. MADERAZO VP-Business Development

Metropolitan Associationof Race Horse Owners

MARHO Board of Directors


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MESSAGE It seems that just yesterday, Putch Puyat and I were discussing the best ways to help improve

Philippine thoroughbred racing and breeding, and after much study and research, we came up with the concept of the MARHO Breeders’ Cup program.

The program’s aim was to bring racing and breeding closer to international standards. Its

objectives were to provide incentives for local breeders to improve bloodstock in the country, and for racehorse owners to bring up their runners to championship standards.

FourteenyearshavepassedsincethefirstMARHOBreeders’Cupeventwasheldin1996atthe

old Santa Ana Park in Makati City. It was a simple, low-key affair. But we of the MARHO vowed to sustain it so that its long-term goals would be met.

Today,IamgratifiedtoseehowwelltheMARHO’svisionforanincentiveprogramhassuc-

ceeded. The MARHO Breeders’ Cup is now an annual tradition eagerly awaited by participants and aficionados.ThankstotheleadershipofMARHOthroughtheyears,whichhasnotwaveredfromthispath, the program is stronger than ever, offering bigger prizes. Its prestige is now such that a MARHO Breeders’ Cup trophy is one of the most coveted by breeders and owners.

Allthis,though,isicingonthecake.ForthetrulysignificantresultsoftheMBCprogramare

intangible. Among them, the discernable improvement in track times, showing an improvement in the quality of local-bred runners; the camaraderie that ensues as MARHO members and directors work together to stage the event, and fellow horseowners rally round to support as best they can; the enjoy-ment that racing fans derive from watching the championship races.

To all who have supported the MARHO Breeders’ Cup through the years, please accept the

deep and sincere thanks of MARHO directors and members. We welcome everyone to this year’s staging, made even more memorable by this being MAR-

HO’s 35th anniversary year. Together, let us celebrate milestones, accomplishments, fellowship, and the horses that have brought us all together here, for one week of friendly competition, as we set our sights ever higher.

LEONARDO M. JAVIER Jr. Chairman

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MESSAGE

Once more, it is time for the eagerly anticipated MARHO Breeders’ Cup Racing Festival, all the more memorable this year for coinciding with MARHO’s Jade Anniversary celebration.

Knowing that the objectives of the MARHO Breeders’ Cup are noble and worthy, with the

best interests of the Philippine thoroughbred industry at heart, MARHO directors and members have always made an effort to hold this event that is much-awaited by participants and racing fans alike.

In the face of industry challenges, and concerns of greater national impact such as the re-

cent devastating typhoons, MARHO has forged ahead with its commitment to its members and the thoroughbred community in general to stage what is still the prestigious horseracing festival on the calendar.

We extend our sincere thanks to our loyal and generous sponsors for helping us sustain this

event – foremost among them Amb. Eduardo M. Cojuangco Jr., the founder of MARHO. His San MiguelCorporationhasconsistentlysupportedthiseventsinceitwasfirstheldfourteenyearsago.

To the Philippine Racing Commission and its present chairman, Atty. Jose Ferdinand M.

Rojas, and its Commissioners, our gratitude for the sponsorships extended warmly and readily; and to the Philippine Racing Club, for the unstinting cooperation rendered as they provide venue and racetrack facilities and assistance with logistics to make sure that every year’s MARHO Breed-ers’ Cup event is successful. We also thank all our other sponsors.

WealsowelcometheparticipationofthePhilippineCharitySweepstakesOfficeastheyhold

their historic Diamond Anniversary races on MARHO Saturday. We wish participants the best of luck, and to guests and viewers, may you enjoy racing at its

finestthisMARHOJadeBreeders’Cupweek!

BENHUR C. ABALOS President



MESSAGE

WelcometotheMARHOJadeBreeders’Cupchampionships! It is with great pride and pleasure that I look back down the corridor of years at how this

incentive program for the development of the Philippine thoroughbred industry emerged as a humble attempt to contribute positively to the industry, to what it has now become.

Through the hard work of MARHO leaders and the support of its members, the program I

helped conceptualized during my years of service to the organization is still in place and as strong as ever. Even in times of hardship and adversity, MARHO holds true to its vow to pursue activities thatbenefittheindustryasawhole.

Mygratitudegoestotheparticipants,sponsorsandaficionadosthatsupportthisevent;

without them the continued success of the MARHO Breeders’ Cup would not have been attained. And on this historic occasion, the 35th anniversary of the MARHO, I invite all everyone

to celebrate this milestone, witness exciting races, and look forward to better times for the entire Philippine thoroughbred community.

ARISTEO G. PUYAT President Emeritus


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MESSAGE

As a long-time thoroughbred breeder and horse racing enthusiast, I look forward to the annual Metropolitan Association of Race Horse Owners (MARHO) Breeders’ Cup Championships.

The MARHO Breeders’ Cup is more than just a horse race – it has become a tradition and one of the Philippines’ premier horseracing events, drawing elite local-bred competitors such as Don Enrico, Shining Fame, and defending champion Es Twenty Six in the San Miguel Beer Classic event, and proven performers such as Heaven Sent and EJ’s Magic in the other races.

Withatoughfieldofhorsesandsomanydeservingentries,thisyear’sMARHOBreeders’ Cup Championships is certain to be exciting as ever, allowing us to admire the compelling nature of the sport and the beauty of the country’s top racing champions and thoroughbreds. This event is all the more special since it is held during MARHO’s 35th anniversary year.

I wish MARHO a happy Jade Anniversary. My hope is that the MARHO tradition never wanes and that horse racing fever spreads across the Philippines.

My warmest congratulations to the organizers for another successful championship event. I look forward to seeing you at the races.

EDUARDO M. COJUANGCO JR.ChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficer


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MESSAGE This year marks two important milestones in the history of MARHO – its 35th

Anniversary, and the 14th running of the MARHO Breeders’ Cup championship races. MARHOhasconsistentlyshownitsfirmcommitmenttotheupliftmentofthe

sport and business of Philippine horseracing through its dedicated perseverance in hold-ing the MARHO Breeders’ Cup each year in the face of myriad challenges.

Philracom is pleased to support this worthy endeavor that contributes many ben-

efitstotheindustryanditsstakeholders. InbehalfoftheCommissioners,officers,andstaff,Iextendwarmestcongratula-

tionsonthismemorabledaytotheofficersandmembersoftheMARHO.HappyJadeAnniversary,andhere’stomoreproductiveandfruitfulyearsasanorganization!

JOSE FERDINAND M. ROJAS II Chairman


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Philippine Racing Club, Inc.

MESSAGE The Philippine Racing Club, Incorporated takes pride in hosting this year’s MARHO Jade Breeders’ Cup Racing Festival on November 24 – 29, 2009 which marks the debut running of the horse racing industry’s biggest event in the new Santa Ana Park Naic racecourse. Indeed, the MARHO Breeders’ Cup has been one of the most awaited annual racing events in Santa Ana Park by the bayang karerista for the past thirteen years and we are honored to host its fourteenth running which also coincides with MARHO’s 35th founding anniversary. This year’s celebration will surely delight local racing fans as the best locally-bred horses compete for several titles. But more than the titles and purses that this particular festival mean to the entries, the MARHO Breeders’ Cup serves as a showcase of the progress that local race horse breeding has achieved in this country. The long line of racing champions bred locally will attest to this. We join the industry in commending MARHO for giving this aspect of local horse racing, the horse breeding part, its proper recognition and incentive. We at PRCI welcome all race participants and racing fans to the Santa Ana Park Naic racecourse for the week-long celebration of the 14th MARHO Jade Breeders’ Cup and we extend our best wishes to the directors and members of MARHO for another successful racing festival.

SOLOMON CUA PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer


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PHILTOBO Philippine Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders’ Organization, Inc.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Antonio O. Floirendo Sr.

Chairman Emeritus

Antonio M. Lagdameo

Chairman

Bienvenido C. Niles Jr.

President

Francisco Paulino V. Cayco

Vice-President for Administration

Emmanuel A. Santos

Vice-President for Racing

Jesus B. Cantos

Treasurer

Kerby G. ChuaAugusto S. De Jesus

David C. LeeJoaquin B. Mitra

Mohammed B. NordinLeandro M. NavalJuanito Y. TionlocMariano V. Tirona

Rene V. VilloriaManuel G. VirayAlbert L. Yam

Directors

Gate 2, Santa Ana Park, A.P. Reyes Ave., Carmona, Makati City Telefax: (632) 899-8313 * Website: www.philtobo.com



MESSAGE

In behalf of theOfficers andMembers of PHILTOBO,wewarmly congratulateMARHO on the 14th running of its Jade Breeders’ Cup Racing Festival.

Year in and year out, MARHO holds its Breeders Cup Races with outstanding success and we in PHILTOBO know that this year will be no exception. We all look forward to very competitive and exciting races during the week and especially on Championship Day when the big stakes races will be run.

Needless to say, we are always one with MARHO in ensuring that the racing and breedingindustrywillflourishnowandinthemanyyearstocome.Holdingeventslikethe Breeders’ Cup is an excellent way of demonstrating the progress of the industry.

Again, our sincerest congratulations to the entire leadership of MARHO for showcasing the best of the best in Philippine horseracing during the Jade Breeders’ Cup races this year.

Warm regards,

BIENVENIDO C. NILES JR. President



2008-2010 OFFICERS

LAMBERTO A. ALMEDA PresidentANTONIO S. ELEAZAR Vice PresidentVICTOR S. MARTINEZ TreasurerRODOLFO PAMINTUAN Immediate Past President

Directors:ROBERTO A. FRANCISCO ROLAND LIMGREG RUPISAN RICARDO PAMANRAFAEL BORROMEO

Committees:RACING / HANDICAPPING FELLOWSHIP / ENTERTAINMENTChairman: Jun Paman Chairman: Roland LimMember: Sonny Arevalo Member: Freddie PoMarlon Cunanan

SPONSORSHIP / FUND RAISING EQUINE HEALTH / NUTRITIONChairman: Greg Rupisan Chairman: Robert FranciscoMember: Jun Almeda Member: Doc Odie CatindigEugene Tan Ricky Castillo

NOMINATION / MEMBERSHIP PUBLICATION / MEDIAHonorato Neri Che Borromeo

TREASURER / BUDGET LOGISTICS / MANPOWERVG Martinez Tonyboy Eleazar

PROJECTS / MANPOWER RECREATION & SPORTSFerdie Dimaisip Junjun Molina Albin Ferreras

2419 Syquia Street, Sta. Ana, Manila x Telefax: 561-2773

KLUB DON JUAN de MANILA



MESSAGE

InbehalfoftheofficersandmembersofKlubDonJuanDeManila,Iwouldliketo wish many happy returns to Metropolitan Association of Race Horse Owners for its anticipated success on its 14th Breeders Cup Anniversary and our high regard to MARHO for reaching its 35th Jade Anniversary.

MARHO has never failed to deliver us exhilarating and momentous races, and on its 35th Year of various accomplishments once again it has proven its enduring support andvalidatesitsgreatbeneficialcontributiontoPhilippineHorseRacingIndustry.

Again, congratulation to MARHO and cheers for the joy and excitement that the MARHOBreedersCupwillbringtoalltheracingaficionados!

Sincerely yours,

LAMBERTO C. ALMEDA, JR. President



LIST OF OFFICERS PABLITOL.GUCE–PRESIDENT

RAYMUNDOR.HENSON–VICE-PRESIDENTMARTINCARLOSR.MACARAIG–BOARDSECRETARY

ALEJANDROA.VICENTEJR.–TREASURERLORETODOMINGO-AUDITOR

EDWINVITALLI–SGTATARMSROSENDOMAMUCOD–PRO

NESTORMANALANG–DIRECTORCONRADOVICENTE–DIRECTOR

JOSEFERNANDEZJR.–DIRECTORDANILOBUNGAR–DIRECTOR

MESSAGE

InbehalfoftheofficersandmembersofthePhilippineRaceHorseTrainer’sAssociationInc. (PRHTAI), I congratulate the MARHO on its Jade Anniversary and its staging of the 14th MARHO Breeders’ Cup.

The MARHO has done much to help promote breeding and horse racing by providing generous incentives during the MARHO championship races. Moreover, the races give recognition tothehardworkofindustrypersonnelwhodotheirparttostagetheracesthroughfulfillingvarious roles, among the trainers.

The Philippine Race Horse Trainer’s Association Inc. appreciates MARHO’s many contributions to racing and breeding and we wish MARHO the best on this special occasion — may ithavemanymoreyearstocome!

PABLITO L. GUCE President



MESSAGE

WarmgreetingstotheofficersandmembersofMARHOonits35th anniversary and on its 14thstagingoftheMARHOBreeders’Cup! Through the years, MARHO has always led the industry in many ways, and the annual Breeders’ Cup racing festival is just one of them. In these championship races and other events, jockeys may also have the chance to shine and show their abilities and skills while partnered with the best Philippine-bred racehorses. We wish MARHO many more years to come and may it grow stronger and more vibrant as anorganization,asitcontinuestomakesignificantcontributionstotheindustry. InbehalfoftheNPJAofficersandmembers,HappyJadeAnniversary,MARHO!

ANTONIO B. ALCASID Jr. President

NPJA Board of Directors 2009-2010President: Antonio B. Alcasid Jr.Vice-President: Valentino R. DilemaSecretary: Lyndon Noel B. GuceTreasurer: Manolito F. DaquisAuditor: Roberto C. BascoPRO: Herminio R. Dilema

Board of Directors: Edwin M. De la Cruz Gilbert L. FranciscoJeffrey M. Ladiana John Ralph M. SaulogDomingo G. Vacal

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COVER STORYTHE METROPOLITAN

ASSOCIATION OF RACEHORSE OWNERS STILL SETTING

THE PACE AFTER35 YEARS

How It Began Sometime in the early 1970s, a

group of dedicated horsemen encoun-tered problems in sourcing a consis-tent supply of oats for their racehorses. Bound by a common need, together they sought a solution to their dilemma. Their attempt at cooperation worked so well that they decided to extend the process further to establish in 1974 the first horseowners’ organization in thecountry - the Metropolitan Association of Race Horse Owners (MARHO).

The founding members were Eduardo Cojuangco Jr., Antonio Ara-neta, Macario Asistio, Angel Castano, Jose Cojuangco Jr., Pedro Cojuangco, Elias Coscolluela, Emilio Espinosa, As-terio Favis, Eric Moreno, Jose Revilla, Isidro Rodriguez, Constante Rubio, Samuel Sharuff, and Conrado Trini-dad. The relative success of their initial venture encouraged them to undertake other projects with the objective of ben-efitingtheindustryasawhole.

One of MARHO’s first efforts asa group involved inviting from other countries a professional farrier and large-animal veterinarians to dissemi-nate their knowledge to local industry members.

Creation of the PhilippineRacing Commission

Inspired by these undertakings, the then-president of MARHO, Amb. Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco Jr., and some other notable MARHO stalwarts pushed for the creation of a specialized government agency that would oversee the growing sport of horseracing. They believed that nothing less would secure

the trust of the racing public and speed up the process of improvement needed to make the country at par with the rest of the racing world.

Thus the Philippine Racing Com-mission (Philracom) was created in March 1974 under Presidential Decree No. 420. One of the reasons it was es-tablished was to ensure the clean, fair, and unbiased operation of racing and to raise the standards of the sport to in-ternational levels.

To acknowledge MARHO’s tremen-dous role in the creation of the Phil-

racom,Cojuangcowas named its firstChairman, while MARHO members Favis, Alfonso Lacson, and Federico Moreno were appointed Commission-ers.

Atfirst, the lawprovided that onlyMARHO recommendees would be qualified for appointment to thePhil-racom. In 1991, the law was amended to allow representation from all other sectors of the industry.

Upon his appointment to the Phil-racom, Amb. Cojuangco passed on the presidency of the MARHO to Antonio Araneta, himself a noted sportsman. After Araneta’s stint of service, Justice Federico Moreno took over the reins. His dynamic leadership revitalized the association, which spearheaded such projects as the giving of annual awards and recognition to champion horses, jockeys, and trainers, among others.

n B y j E N N Y O R T U O S T E

This year, the Metropolitan Association of Race Horse Owners celebrates its 35th year of existence – its Jade Anniversary. Through the decades, its leaders and members have been consistent in assisting the thoroughbred racing and breeding industry through challenges, providing leadership, logistics, and even financial resources when and where needed.

Shining Fame winning the 2008 MBC Sprint



STILL SETTING THE PACE AFTER

35 YEARS

Moreno and the rest of MARHO also pushed for the reduction of horseracing taxes, a move which resulted in the en-actment of Exec. Order No. 194, which in 1988 restructured the level of betting duties.

In 1989, then-President Corazon Aquino reappointed Moreno to the Philracom. The leadership of MARHO fell to an equally dedicated horseowner and breeder – Aristeo “Putch” Puyat, who steadfastly steered MARHO through the group’s turbulent years.

Among his many accomplishments, Puyat was instrumental in bringing to-gether warring horseowners’ factions, ushering in a new era of harmony and cooperation among horseowners’ groups that led to a resurgence of spirit and vitality to the sport.

The Beginnings of the MARHO Breeders’ Cup Program

In1996,Puyat,alongwitheminentbreeder and fellow MARHO leader Leonardo “Sandy” Javier Jr., estab-lished the annual MARHO Breeders’ Cup (MBC) program. From a low-key racing event, it has grown into a yearly extravaganza that brings together the best horses in the land to compete for track supremacy and rich purses. It is inarguably the most prestigious an-nualeventinracing,andisnowfirmlyentrenched as a respected racing tradi-tion.

In addition, the MARHO Breeders’ Cup has gained so much popularity among racing fans that it is the most awaited festival of the year. The 2004 edition broke all sales records when it was held at the Santa Ana Park.

Puyat also spearheaded the running of the First MARHO Founders’ Cup fes-tival in 2004, on the association’s 30th Anniversary. Dubbed the Pearl Stakes, it was warmly received by all in the in-dustry and promises to be the start of another revered tradition.

In 2005, Puyat stepped down from the presidency and passed the baton to Atty. Benhur C. Abalos, then a con-gressman. Though a virtual newcomer to the sport, Abalos has shown his ded-ication to the sport and industry he has embraced with so much enthusiasm.

Meeting Industry Challenges Head-On

Abalos arranged the 2005 edition of the MBC, which was the tenth anniver-sary of the event. “A Decade of Cham-pions” was the theme for that year, in celebration of ten glorious years of producing champions and rewarding excellence in the sport.

He also took charge of the 2006,2007, and 2008 MARHO activities, including the MARHO Founders’ Cup and MARHO Breeders’ Cup.

Abalos juggles his duties as Manda-luyong City mayor and MARHO presi-dent, among other roles, while still findingtimefromhisbusyscheduletoguide the group’s projects and give his advice on industry concerns.

In 2005, Abalos, backed by fellow MARHO directors and members and other horseowners’ groups, galvanized the industry into taking action on the illegal bookie problem. This was done with the cooperation of the two racing clubs – Manila Jockey Club and Phil-ippine Racing Club - which removed

for a time the Daily Double wagering event in the hopes of curtailing bookie activities. The campaign continued un-til 2006,withAbalos coordinating in-creased police and legal action against bookies.

Early last year, MARHO again showed concern for the industry by be-ing in the forefront of the campaign for change in the leadership of the Philra-com. Abalos, MARHO executive vice-president Eric Tagle, other MARHO di-rectors and members, and independent horseowners and those affiliated withthe other groups – Philippine Thor-oughbred Owners’ and Breeders’ Or-ganization, Klub Don Juan de Manila, and Samahan ng Horseowners ng Pili-pinas - rallied together in a rare show of force that proved to all that there is strength in unity. Working as one, they succeeded in achieving their common objective.

Currently, MARHO is working to-wards getting support for the racing taxes reduction bill, spearheaded by MARHO director Cong. Amado S. Bag-atsing. The bill has passed the Lower House and needs Senate backing for it to be implemented as a reality that will contribute to the further growth of the industry and the sport.

MARHO looks forward to more years as a vibrant, active organi-zation that promotes thorough-bred horseracing and breeding and places its interests – that of the greater good of the commu-nity – foremost.

Happy Jade Anniversary, MARHO!

MARHO directors at the 2008 MARHO Breeders’ Cup at Santa Ana Park in Makati City.



The MARHO Years That Was

DON Enrico’s loss and Blue Arch’s win summed up the drama that un-

folded during the action-filled 2008 running of the MARHO Breeders’ Cup Championships at the Santa Ana Park in Maka-ti last 23 November 2008.

Heavily favored to rule the Santa Ana Park - MBC Colt Mile, Don Enrico ran into a razor-sharp Shining Fame in a shocking setback, while Blue Arch likewise dropped the upset axe in the Andok’s – MBC Filly Mile at the ex-pense of Love Story.

All told, last year’s MBC hostilities resulted into a merry-mix of fortunes among the country’s local-bred run-ners.

Es Twenty Six climaxed the show by capturing the San Miguel Beer – MBC Classic,EJ’sMagicprovedthefleetestby winning the PCSO – MBC Sprint, Go Army lived up to expectations in

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UPSETS, THRILLING WINS MARk 2008 MBC CHAMPIONSHIPSn By EDWIN VILLANUEVA

MARHO president Mandaluyong Mayor Benhur Abalos (extreme left) with the connections of Shining Fame: owner Tony Tan jr., trainer Ruben Tupas, jockey jesse Guce, Philippine Racing Club president Solomon Cua (back, with glasses), and MARHO director Eric Tagle (extreme right).

Heaven Sent (Hezagonewest - kiss and Run) wins the Philra-com - MBC juvenile Fillies race.



the Philracom – MBC Juvenile Colts, and Heaven Sent topped the Philracom - MBC Juvenile Fillies to round out vic-tors in the six championships.

In the accompanying mainers, Ibar-ra made an emphatic return by snar-ing the Philippine Racing Commis-sion-sponsored Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. Cup, while Queen of Queens captured the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Of-fice SpecialMaiden Race to completethe battles in the day-long affair which ended up the way it has always been – a huge success.

Don Enrico sped ahead when the gates opened with Shining Fame in tow, turning the event into a two-horse affair and relegating Tabako and Royal Fair to non-factors.

The son of Wind Blown out of Ka-yumanggi showed the way up to the far turn but started to tire, prompting John Alvin Guce to rouse him up by using the stick. In came Shining Fame with Jesse Guce on the saddle, whizzing past the outstanding pick and kicking away to prevail by three lengths.

Both horse had strutted into the Colt Mile each holding a leg win in the Triple Crown, with Don Enrico bagging the second leg and Shining Fame the third.

The awarding ceremony for the SMB-MBC Classic won by Es Twenty Six (Principality - Play By Ear): Trainer Dave de la Cruz, hors-eowner Nery Sunga, breeder and MARHO chairman Sandy javier, jockey jesse Guce, MARHO director Tony de Ubago, and muses.

Shining Fame prevails in the Santa Ana Park - MBC Colt Mile.



The victory by Shining Fame, only the far, far second choice in the betting, gaveownerTonyTanJr.theP600,000first prize, the same purse Blue Archgifted MARHO president emeritus Aris-teo Puyat after she won the Filly Mile.

A daughter of Mr. Sutter out of Arch, Blue Arch strode mightily under Bryan Yamzonandtriumphedinflagpole-to-finish style, unleashing a speedwhichperplexed the Fernando Raquel Jr.-driven Love Story no end.

Blue Arch crossed the wire two lengths away from Love Story who was followed home by Vergara, Victorian Stones, Speed Madonna, and Lady Lo-relle.

Es Twenty Six, also skippered by Guce, handily won the Classic over 2,050 meters.

The galloper named after by an in-fant milk formula led from the start and stormed home by six lengths over 2007 champion Native Land. Trea-sured Ack, Ididitmyway, and Music Kingcompletedtheorderoffinish.

Es Twenty Six bankrolled the day’s biggest pot –P1.2 million – for owner Nery Sunga.

Expertly maneuvered by Miles Pila-pil, EJ’s Magic shone in the Sprint over 900 meters, beating Minsk City by three lengths. One Man’s Soul came in third while defending champion Million Dol-lar arrived a disappointing fourth. Ti-gerSongcheckedinfifthandlast.

In the Juvenile Colts, Go Army gave Jonathan Hernandez an armchair ride by swamping Action Sailor, Chief of Staff, andMastermindtopickupP600,000forthe Herminio Esguerra Stable.

Heaven Sent claimed the Juvenile Fillies race when she scored a wire-

MARHO vice-president for racing Butch Mamon with event muses and FHM Novem-ber 2008 cover girl jacq Yu (extreme left).

jockeys weigh in after a race. The 2008 MARHO Breeders’ Cup racefest was one of the last major events held at the Santa Ana Park track before PRC moved its facilities to Cavite in january 2009.

to-wire triumph under John Alvin Guce. Arriving many lengths behind was Rhea’s Gold followed by Lady Sutter, Eternal Flame, Bon Jour, and Sin Nombre.

In one of the anticipated races in the day, Ibarra showed up again following a layoff and with Pat Dilema on the stir-rups, the long-striding colt ruled the Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. Cup, also from the starting gates to the payoff wire.

Ibarra’s victims included former Horse of the Year Real Spicywhofinishedfivelengthsoff the winner, imports La Tienne, Drama Belle, Irene Fantasy, and Midnight King who arrived in that order.

Queen of Queens, another Mr. Sutter progeny, brought down the highly-touted Miss La Union with a powerful wire-to-wire run to prevail in the 1,500-meter PCSO Special

Maiden race by three lengths under veteran Manolito Daquis.

Joining the race festival’s list of win-ners were Special Edition (Ciara Marie Abalos Foundation race), Ferrarione (Milestone Trophy Race), Tail Wind (Smart Sports Tipsters TR), Cool Town (Juggernaut TR), and Long Nose Hawk (Amado Bagatsing TR).



FOUNDATION MARESCequilloBay mare*Princequillo – Boldness by MahmoudFoaled: 2 April 1956Bred by: Charlton M. ClayRaced by: Tartan FarmsLine imported: Marguerite de ValoisFamily: Bruce Lowe family no. 16— a tracing to Hutton’s Spot mare

THE best producer of great sires of the 20th century was Plucky Liege, a daughter of Ep-

som Derby winner Spearmint out of Concertina, by St. Si-mon.

Bred in England by Lord Michel-ham in 1912, Plucky Liege made her firstracecourseappearanceatthe1914Epsom Derby meeting and, still un-named,ranfifthbehindthegreatfoun-dation mare Lady Josephine (dam of Mumtaz Mahal and Lady Juror) in the AcornStakesatfivefurlongs.

Unplaced again in the British Do-minion Two-year-Old Plate a month later, she won her maiden victory in the five-furlongnurseryhandicapatNew-market in September under the name Lucky Liege. She won a similar event two weeks later under the same name..

World War I had begun in earnest by then, however, and the courageous defenders of the Belgian town Liege had won British hearts, so Lord Michelham renamedhisfillyPluckyLiegeintheirhonor. A few weeks later, she won the Great Sapling Plate, the equivalent of a modern minor stakes race, by a head from the high-class colt Volta, and she completed her juvenile season with an-other victory in a minor event.

Her record of four wins in six starts earned Plucky Liege third highest weight of 117pounds amongfillies in the 1914Free Handicap, behind only champion filly Silver Tag and Lady Josephine.Plucky Liege raced seven times at three, but she may well have developed her own

ideas about the game and did not win. However, she did run a very good third, beaten a length by 1914 champion juve-nilecoltFriarMarcus inherfinalstart,but was then sold to American expatri-ate Jefferson Davis Cohn as a broodmare prospect and exported to France.

Six stakes winners

In a long and glorious stud career, Plucky Liege produced 12 foals, six of them stakes winners, headed by clas-sic winners *Sir Gallahad III and Bois Roussel. In addition, her top-class son Admiral Drake won the 1934 Grand Prix de Paris, then a more prestigious race than either the Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) or the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Sir Gallahad III and his stakes-win-ning full brother Bull Dog both led the American general and broodmare sire lists and established powerful male lines. Admiral Drake twice ranked second on the French general sire list

and led the French broodmare sire list twice. Bois Roussel likewise was twice second on the English general sire list and led the English broodmare sire list on two occasions. Plucky Liege’s sons topped general or broodmare sire lists in England, France, or the United States 24 times, a total unmatched by any other 20th century broodmare.

Thought the achievements of Plucky Liege’s sons have been well documented, the contributions of her daughters have been largely neglected. Her 1921 daugh-ter Noor Jahan by Teddy is the fourth damof 1963PrixduJockeyClubwin-ner Sanctus and stands at the head of a thriving family. Plucky Liege’s fourth generation tail-female descendant Ce-quillo, however, may well be on her waytobecomingalmostassignificantafactor in 21st century pedigrees as was Plucky Liege in the 20th century.

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by Mahmoud, Cequillo descends from Plucky Liege through her first foal,MargueritedeValois,a1919Teddyfillywho was a minor winner. In foal to the great French racehorse and sire Saran-daple, she was imported into the United States. Marguerite de Valois is also the 4thdamofRomanBrother,1965Horseof the Year.

MargueritedeValois’1936daughterby Man O’ War, Hostility, was a high-class filly who won the Acorn Stakes,ran second in the Coaching Club Amer-ican Oaks and Gazelle Handicap, and finishedthirdintheAlabamaStakes.

Hostility in turn produced 1951 Black Helen Handicap winner An-tagonism, by Eight Thirty, dam of the good Phipps runner Fool’s Play, by Tom Fool.. Antagonism’s half-sister by *Mahmoud, Boldness, won a maiden race and it was sold out of the Phipps Stud. Her third foal was Cequillo, who was bred by Charlton Clay and foaled at his Marchmont Farm near Paris, Ken-tucky, on2April 1956.Cequillo camefrom the fifth Kentucky-sired cropof *Princequillo, winner of the 1943 Jockey Club Gold Cup and Saratoga Cup and generally rated the second-best American three-year-old (behind Triple Crown winner Count Fleet) that season.

Consigned to the 1957 Keeneland July Sale, Cequillo was listed as pur-chased for $10,000 by Olin Gentry. But John Nerud, former president and general manager of Tartan Farms, said that was only part of the story.

“Gene Mori and Jimmy Jones went down to Keeneland, and let’s just say they got a little carried away and bought seven horses,” Nerud remembered. “And then Mori couldn’t pay for them. Mr. Mcknight agreed to buy all seven of them and one of them was Cequillo.”

Cequillo was sent to trainer John W.. Sceusa, and she appears to have been regarded early in her career as a betterfillythanherrecord–notevenclose to a victory in eight starts - might indicate. Cequillo continued to be a me-diocre racehorse until McKnight gave up on her a racemare. Nerud said that the mare’s race record could be partly excused because of a training accident. “She walked with a limp all of her life,” Nerud said. “She was a beautiful mare, not gross but quite a large mare. She and My Dear Girl (dam of In Reality) werealotalike.Theywerebothrefinedand feminine, but they were big mares. She was very correct.”

Splendid mare

Cequillo’s third foal was the Correla-tionfillyGrandSplendor,whoshowedherbestformonturf,winningthe1965Pageant Handicap at the Atlantic City race course. Trained by Nerud, Grand Splendorwon6of35 starts from two

to four and retired to Tartan with earn-ingsof$44,684.

Grand Splendor is largely respon-sible for the current high profile ofCequillo’s family. Her daughters Kil-laloe, by Dr. Fager and Gonfalon by Francis S. have more than made up for its worth. Killaloe was never quite good enough to win a stakes, Nerud said, “but when a mare is sound and can run often and has good skeleton, you go ahead and breed them. They are hard-hitting mares and you can breed from them. Sometimes they are a lot better broodmares than the top-quality stakes mares. Sometimes those mares are too masculine.”

Killaloe has been a rare broodmare, producing five stakes winners amongher 11 foals. Certainly her best was her second foal, the brilliant Fappiano, a son of Mr. Prospector, who stood his initial seasons at Savin Farm in Flori-da.

“I only bred one mare in my life to


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Mr. Prospector, and that was Killaloe,” Nerud said. “It was late in the year and he was the best horse down there. Har-tigan (Tartan Farms manager) called up the farm, and they said they would not take her because they did not want any late-May foals. So I had to call up Butch Savin and told him ‘Are you crazy? I’m trying to pay you $7,500 and you won’t takeit?’Hefinallysaidokay,andthat’swhy we got Fappiano.” Fappiano was foaled 19 May 1977.

Trained by Nerud’s son Jan, Fappi-ano won all his four starts at two, which was climaxed by a track-record 1:08 3/5 scorcher in the 1979 Morven Stakes at the Meadowlands. Fappiano grew too fast early in his three-year-old season, Nerud said, but nonetheless won the Discovery Handicap (G3) at 1 1/8 miles late that year. Nerud had always wanted to win the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) with the colt “because I knew it would make him,” and the colt duly obliged with a brilliant 2 ¾ length victory in the 1981 Met Mile over Irish Tower.

Champion in his first crop

Retired to Tartan in 1982, Fappiano made an equally brilliant start at stud, siring 1985 champion two-year-old Tassoinhisfirstcrop.Fappiano’ssec-ond crop included one of 1987’s best three-year-olds, Cryptoclearance, win-ner of four Grade 1 races and $3.3 mil-lion.

Fappiano’s son Unbridled was the best three-year-old in 1990, when he won the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Breeder’s Cup Classic (G1). Unbridled stood at Claiborne Farms and is the sire of numerous classic winners, among them Grindstone, Red Bullet, Empire Maker and Unbridled’s Song. Fappia-no’s offspring also included champion Rubiano and top-class runners Quiet

American, Defensive Play, Tappiano, and Grand Canyon.

In an all-too-brief career at stud, Fappiano sired 48 stakes winners from 420 foals (11%) and ranked in the top fiveU.S. sires on three occasions.Hismale line is now well-established as the most classics-oriented branch of the Mr. Prospector male line.

Killaloe’s first foal, stakes winnerJedina (by What a Pleasure) produced the G1 winning Alydar filly ClabberGirl, winner of $1,006,261.. Jedina isalso grand dam of 1998 Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Keeper Hill, by Deputy Minister, and the good sprinter Golden Gear by Gulch.

Killaloe’s winning daughter Bought Twice by In Reality is responsible for the family’s most recent star in Com-mendable by Gone West. Commend-able scored a stunning upset in the 2000 Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 10.

Killaloe’s half sister Gonfalon, by Francis S., won only a maiden race on the grass from 14 starts, but she be-came a high quality broodmare. Her fourth foal, Ogygian by Damascus, was one of the best two-year-olds of 1985, scoring a dominating victory in the Fu-turity Stakes (G1). As a three-year-old, Ogygian added G1 wins in the Jerome Handicap and Dwyer Stakes before re-tiring to stud. An inconsistent stallion, Ogygian sired 21 stakes winners from seven crops before his export to Japan in 1995.

Gonfalon’s unraced daughter by Al Nasr (Fr), Fair to All, is the dam of promising stallion Honour and Glo-rywhowon6 of 17 starts and earned$1,202,942 for owner Michael Tabor.

Quiet CharmQuiet Charm, Cequillos’s 1971 filly

by Nearctic, won only one of six starts


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but was a much more effective brood-mare. Quiet Charm’s daughter by Dr. Fager, Demure, produced the talented Fappiano colt Quiet American, who is inbred 3x2 to Dr. Fager and 4x3 to Cequillo. Winner of the 1990 NYRA

Handicap (G1), Quiet American has sired 1998 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner and champion three-year-old Real Quiet and 1997 champion older mare Hidden Lake among his 16 stakes winners from190 foals aged three and older (8%).

Key to a Dynasty“Aspidistra (dam of

Dr. Fager and Ta Wee and fourth dam of Un-bridled) was a hard mare to be around,” Nerud remembered. “She was kind of chicken, afraid of everybody for some reason. John Hartigan used to say ‘You’ve got one mare that’s lame (Cequillo) and the other is chicken. You ought to get rid of both of them.’

“I said I’ll get rid of them when you show me a better mare to buy. Turns out they were the key to the whole thing.”

TheedificethatNerudbuiltatTar-tan on the foundation of Cequillo and Aspidistra was one of the sturdiest and most important private breeding oper-ations of the last half of the 20th centu-ry. Tartan bloodlines produced Racing

Hall of Fame members Dr. Fager and Ta Wee, classic winner and good sire Codex, and champion Cozzene which carried the blood of either Aspidistra of Cequillo or both.

Cequillo’s produce record is in some ways more remarkable than Aspidis-tra’s. In 23 covering seasons, Cequillo produced 20 foals, 19 of which lived. Eighteen of those 19 started, and 14 were winners, four of stakes events. Many of her daughters were almost as prolificas producers, making Cequillo’s family much more numerous today than that of her Tartan paddock mate Aspidistra.

Like the vast majority of mares in the Foundation Mares series, Cequillo was truly bred for the job. Her sire *Prince-quillo was the best broodmare sire of the second half of the 20th century, and her maternal grandsire *Mahmoud led the broodmare sire list in 1957 and sired the foundation mare Grey Flight. Furthermore, her fourth dam, Plucky Liege, was one of the greatest brood-mares ever tracing to the great “Agnes” family of broodmares.

Although very stoutly bred (by a win-ner of the two-mile Grand Prix de Paris out of a mare by 2½ mile Ascot Gold Cup winner St. Simon), Plucky Liege was a sprinter, and a very good one. She passed that priceless speed down to grateful generations of American Thoroughbreds through her acclaimed sons *Sir Gallahad and *Bull Dog.

Through Cequillo, those same priceless genes have been preserved in female line for the 21st century.


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Both cross paths anew at the MARHO Sprint Champion-ship to settle, probably once and for all, who between them rules the short route, this time over 1,000 meters, at the new Santa Ana Park in Naic, Cavite.

After being humiliated in the 2008 staging, Million Dol-lar rebounded soon after by capturing the Philippine Racing Commission Grand Sprint Championship, but EJ’s Magic

wasnotinthefieldhebested.“Magkakaalaman na sa karerang ‘to kung sino talaga

ang pinakamabilis (We’ll know who is really the fastest in this race),’’ said Philracom handicapper Bitoy Lansangan. “Pero yung ibang kasali may panalo rin (But the other en-tries are also capable of winning).”

Though they may be the runners to watch, EJ’s Magic (Self Feeder-Heir Apparent by Sheik Albadou) and Million Dollar (Account of Grace-Es Verdad by Trading Range) could be in for a surprise as both ageing runners are facing contenders who are likewise gritty speedballs.

Also vying for top spot in the P400,000 race are veteran

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J’S Magic owned last year’s fleetest pairs of feet by winning the Sprint. Among those he beat was Million Dollar, then gunning for a repeat win.

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Million Dollar with Dhunoy Raquel aboard

won the 2007 MBC Sprint. Can he get back at Ej’s

Magic this time?



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It was Ej’s Magic in the 2008 MBC Sprint, here with Miles Pila-pil. Can the defending champion do a back-to-back?

Eternal Flame with Louie Balboa up in the third leg of the 2009 Philracom Triple Crown series.

Tiger Song (Gut Feel-Top Mint by Talc), Minsk City (Minsk-Sun City by Fit to Fight), Sutter’s Royal (Mr. Sutter-Royal Chapel by Trempolino) and Eternal Flame (Strong Material-Tatler Cover by Hazm).

Last year, EJ’s Magic stole the show in the MBC Sprint (900m), outkicking his opponents to win under Miles Pila-pil.

Minsk City arrived second, four lengths back, while One Man’s Soul was third. The favored Million Dollar, handled by Fernando Raquel Jr., came in a dull fourth, a lethargic startcostinghimtherace.TigerSongfinishedfifthandlast.

Aweek later though,MillionDollar regained his fight-ing form.With Jonathan Hernandez replacing Raquel on the saddle, Napoleon Chua’s entry was lightning-quick off the gates and triumphed in the Philracom Grand Sprint Cham-pionship (850m), trouncing Tiger Song, Business Class, and

Will of Destiny.Meanwhile, Sutter’s Royal warmed up for this year’s

event by winning a recent regular race (1,000m) at Santa Ana in wire-to-wire fashion. He timed 1:02 over the distance as he walloped Saintly Path, Henry D Eighth, Getting Better, and Alleluia.

EJ’s Magic stole the show

in the MBC Sprint (900m),

outkicking his opponents to

win under Miles Pilapil.



THIS year’s Phil-racom-MBC Juvenile Fillies contest could be any-body’s affair.

Without the controversial Azcarraga in the roster, who is island –born and thus ineligible, expect the entries to crowd each other out for the top plum.

But if some recent outings were to be the gauge, railbirds are pointing to Andalucia as having the slight edge to hitthewirefirst.

Likewise joining the 1,300-meter contest with P900,000 in pot money are Blonde Ambition, Redemption, Elusive Cat, Perfect Material, Speed Spell, Tiger Moon, and Moscow Vallet.

With Rodeo Fernandez aboard, Andalucia emerged victorious last Nov.11,flashingherskillsover1,000meters in edging Tarlak and Dynamic Love.

“Palagay ko pwede yan si Andalucia. Baka matsambahan sila nyan (I think Andalucia can do it. She may pull off a surprise),” said Fernandez.

Andalucia was sired by Rum Tum Tiger, among the many offspring of the renowned Storm Cat (once the world’s mostexpensivesire),outofStifled(byZeditave).

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Morayta make may her presence felt. She placed second to Flying Wid You in a condition race over 900 meters last Nov. 12 at the New Santa Ana Park in Naic, Cavite, where Moscow Vallet, Elusive Ca,t and Redemption also saw action.

Meanwhile, Blonde Ambition ran into a tough condition race cast last Nov. 14 at San Lazaro and was unplaced in the race topped by Thief In the Nite.

Before that, Blonde Ambition (Enjoyment-Real Slew by Ali Royal) broke her maiden under Val Dilema in impressive manner last Nov. 8. Redemption broke hers last Oct. 21 (1,300m) at San Lazaro with Jesse Guce aboard, netting the triumph after being thwarted earlier by Carriedo.

ElusiveCatpostedherfirstwinlastOct.22,alsoatSanLazaro.Thisfillyis sired by Mountain Cat (also a Storm Cat progeny) out of Capp the Power (Lines of Power).

Moscow Vallet is an offspring of former Triple Crown champion Real Top out of former local campaigner Hacker (Sal’s Shuttle), while Perfect Material is sired by Perfect Cut out of Material Maker, a daughter of another ex-TC titlist Strong Material.

Heaven Sent reigned supreme in the 2008 running of the Two-Year-Old Fillies.

Moscow Vallet is an offspring

of former Triple Crown champion

Real Top out of former local

campaigner Hacker (Sal’s

Shuttle), while Perfect Material

is sired by Perfect Cut out of Material Maker, a daughter

of another ex-TC titlist Strong

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‘STREET’ GALLOPERS ALL SET TO POUND THE PAVEMENT AGAIN


MANILA’S historic t h o r o u g h f a r e s are alive again, at least on the race

tracks, thanks to the Her-minio S. Esguerra Stable’s latest bunch of promising ‘street’ gallopers.

Two of this year’s candidates in the Philracom-MBC Juvenile Colts go by the name of Carriedo and Gastambide – street names in old Manila.

And they are not just carrying catchy, nostalgic names but they also look sharp and savvy as members of the present batch of juveniles.

Their followers include the new-generation kareristas and mostly the oldtimers who once strolled on

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Carriedo wins the second leg

of the Philracom juvenile Colts

stakes series last September



still has a lot of room for improve-ment),” said Guce on the son of Dep-uty Bodman out of former imported campaigner Astuce (by Vettori).

On the other hand, Gastambide also won that same day in the KDJM Juvenile Colts event.

Also handled by Guce, Gastambide bravely fought a game longshot Lako-ta Creek down the stretch to salvage the win.

“Napansin ko medyo nanlamig kaya pinalo ko nang pinalo nang dumikit si Lakota Creek (I noticed he was fading so I had to use my stick when Lakota Creek closed in),” noted Guce.

Gastambide is by Enjoyment out of Seaquin, a daughter of former Ken-tucky Derby winner Sea Hero.

Thoti’s Best (Wow-Canaan Ribbon)


HER stock boosted by a two-leg win in this year’s Triple Crown se-

ries, Heaven Sent is setting out as the horse to beat in the Filly Mile of the MARHO Jade Breeders’ Cup 35th anniver-sary racing festival.

The distance – 1,600 meters – isjust fine for thefleet-footed grey gal-loper who has proven she can last any route against any rival around.

Though Heaven Sent suffered a heartbreaking loss in her last outing in the Philracom Sampaguita Stakes, she appears to have this race in the bag.

The daughter of Heza Gone West will be battling Nuclear Power, Blue Ocean, and Sutter Dee Night in the P900,000 race and it looks like no one among them can match her terrificburst from the gates.

“Basta maka pwesto lang kami agad nang maganda, malaki ang tsansa (As long as we get a nice jump in the early going we have a big chance of winning),” said jockey Rodeo Fernandez , who will be back to steer Heaven Sent.

Aside from being gifted with speedy legs which she uses mainly to outbreak

is also in the cast and he will try to get back at Carriedo and see if he can also outshine the latter’s stablemates.

The others joining the fray are Yes Pogi, Real Winner and Pinakamagal-ing.

Yes Pogi hopes to rebound from a recent loss to Malabon Mark in a maiden race where he set out as the favorite.

Real Winner is a son of former Philracom Triple Crown titlist Real Top out of Robannier (by Clear Wa-ter) and will be looking to steal the limelight from the big guns.

The MBC Juvenile Colts contest last year was won by another Esguerra gal-loper – Go Army – and the country’s No. 1 stable is seeking to extend its reign in the division with yet another victory in this year’s running.

those noted streets that have become synonymous with the Big City’s glori-ous past.

Carriedo and Gastambide are tipped to vie strongly for top spot in the 1,300-meter race on account of their latest performances.

In his recent foray, Carriedo ruled the Philracom Opal II Stakes during the recent Klub Don Juan de Manila Derby racefest.

With Jesse Guce aboard, Carriedo went wire-to-wire in dominating the field that included Thoti’s Best.

Despite being pressed early on by Thoti’s Best, Carriedo proved tough, getting into higher gear as they round-ed the last turn and powered home to a three-length win.

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andfinishoffheropponents,HeavenSent is also capable of lurking behind the early pacers, as she showed when she won the third leg of this year’s Philracom Triple Crown champion-ship series.

“Pwede rin siyang isunod basta wag lang maiwan nang malayo (She can also be placed behind the leaders as long as she’s not too far back),” add-ed Fernandez, citing the capability of the Rita Pilapil-owned and Willy Fer-nandez-conditioned galloper.

In the 1,800-meter Sampaguita Stakes, Heaven Sent looked every inch the winner when she led from the out-set but in the waning strides, she was caught by the outside-rushing Trea-sured Ack.

As for her stiffest rival, Nuclear Power could be it. The daughter of the

great Wind Blown outclassed Heaven Sent during their juvenile days but the latter has improved steadily, now showing better speed and staying power. Nuclear Power landed second to Heaven Sent in the Triple Crown thirdlegandwaslast-placedatfifthinthe Sampaguita Stakes.

Heaven Sent, bred by Jose Mari Franco, is among the returning cham-pions in this year’s MBC event. She topped the 2008 Juvenile Fillies with-out Nuclear Power to contend with.

“Sana suwertehin uli at maging Marho champion uli siya (I hope she emerges a MARHO champion again),” added Fernandez.

Blue Ocean and Sutter Dee Night are the outside shots in the cast and will be both looking for upsets which abound in the annual racing spectacle.

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Heaven Sent with Rodeo Fernandez outstrips the field in the third leg of the

2009 Philracom Triple Crown series

Heaven Sent is

also capable of

lurking behind the

early pacers, as she

showed when she

won the third leg of

this year’s Philracom

Triple Crown

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Dream Supreme winning the second leg of the 2009 Triple Crown championships.



IF he performs the way he did in the second leg of the recent Triple Crown series and the Philippine

Racing Commission Chair-man’s Cup, Dream Supreme should have the edge in the Santa Ana Park-MBC Colt Mile contest.

With no Heaven Sent and no Mr. Diamond in the fold, lesser problems loom in the way of the stretch-running galloper.

His exploit in the middle leg of the Triple Crown was probably one of the most thrilling victories posted this year.

With Heaven Sent heading to what looked like another win after prevail-ing in the opening salvo of the champi-onship series, Dream Supreme rushed from nowhere to steal the show and

PREVIEWetch his name in the revered list of leg victors in the annual contest among three-year-old runners.

In the Philracom Chairman’s Cup, he nailed down one of the year’s most stirring upsets when he humbled Go Army and Heaven Sent, winning P1.2 million in the process for the Nathan-iel Velasco stable.

“Basta maganda lang ang salida niya, malaki ang tsansa niyang manalo (As long as he breaks well, he has a good chance of winning),” said John Cordero, regular pilot of Dream Su-preme. “Pero di dapat magkumpiyan-sa nang husto kasi magaling din ang mga kalaban (But we should not be too confidentbecausetheotherentriesarealso good).”

Dream Supreme was bred by Velasco on his Red N Stable Ranch in Batangas. Sired by Baseball Champion out of Belle of Ack (Bel Bolide), Dream Supreme is a half-brother to stablemate Treasured Ack, another popular local

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n By EDWIN VILLANUEVA campaigner who won the Philracom Sampaguita Stakes for older female horses last month.

Railbirds are pointing to Boni’s Gem as Dream Supreme’s closest rival in the P900,000 event. But the rest, notably Schadow Strafze, also spell danger.

Boni’s Gem’s recent win in a spe-cialracegavehimafinetuneupfortheMBC Colt Mile affair. No patsy either, Boni’s Gem is a son of former Philip-pine Triple Crown champion Strong Material out of Heir Apparent (Sheikh Albadou).

“Boni’s Gem is a brave fighter soI’mconfidenthecanpullthisoneoff,”said veteran rider Antonio Alcasid Jr., who was atop Boni’s Gem in his last outing.

Completing the roster of combat-ants in this championship race are Oh Wacky, Creation, Lakay, and Lively Dude.

Schadow Strafze, an entry of MAR-

Creation warming up before the Philracom Diamond 2 Stakes.



Boni’s Gem and Lively Dude (above), warming up before the Philracom Diamond 2 Stakes.

HO president Benhur Abalos, convinc-ingly won a Class-Division 8 race last 12 November, humbling the well-regarded No Money No Honey with Kelvin Abo-bo up.

Lakay, another Abalos entry, placed second to the classy Gypsy Grey last 14 November, while Lively Dude shook off some rust by topping a barrier run last 10November.Creationplacedfifthlast19 November in a class-division event won by longshot Getting Better.

Oh Wacky’s last major run came in the Klub Don Juan de Manila Derby last October where he landed a far third behind winner My Hope and runner-up Botbo.

Shining Fame stunned Don Enrico to win last year’s MBC Colt Mile stag-ing. Both, along with Gypsy Grey and others, are facing each other again in this year’s San Miguel Beer – MBC Classic.



DON ENRICO suffered perhaps his bitterest career loss during the

MARHO Breeders’ Cup Cham-pionships last year in the Santa Ana Park-MBC Colt Mile, out-kicked by a rival in one of the biggest reversals that rocked the racefest.

Now, it’s time to get payback for the past as the most prominent offspring of former local track king Wind Blown comes back to reclaim lost glory.

And that would be accomplished if he wins the P1.8-million Classic, the main event of the MARHO Jade an-niversary racing extravaganza of the country’s foremost horseracing group on 29 November at the New Santa Ana Park in Naic, Cavite.

Don Enrico is parading as the heavy pre-race favorite in the 2,000-meter event after stamping himself as this season’s hottest local galloper.

He’s not only on a roll, having won three of his last races as of presstime, but he’s also in hot pursuit of the 2009 Horse of the Year award, a coveted honor that will be his if he succeeds in his remaining stints for the year, one of them the San Miguel Beer - MBC Clas-sic.

Battling Don Enrico are Shining Fame, Es Twenty Six, Sword O’War, Ididitmyway, Gypsy Grey, Scud Mis-sile, and Tigerwould.

Don Enrico will be setting his sights mainly on Shining Fame, his tormen-tor in last year’s Colt Mile, and another arch nemesis, Es Twenty Six, winner of last year’s Classic. The trio each won a

leg in the 2008 Triple Crown, but the latter has raised the ante of her prow-ess a notch higher and is now consid-ered the best among them.

Don Enrico’s sterling campaign this year got off to a blazing start when he upset 2008 Presidential Gold Cup champion Ibarra in the 14th First Gen-tleman Silver Cup. It was one jaw-drop-ping win that elicited oohs and ahhs from local fans as he chased Ibarra throughout and persevered. He nipped the long-striding galloper at the wire and has since bolstered his reputation as the hottest galloper this year.

The pride of the Uy Wi Stable has yet to lose against Shining Fame this year. In fact, in the Yellow Topaz I Stakes recently over 1,500 meters, Don En-ricofinishedofftheopposition,amongthem Shining Fame and Es Twenty Six, with one superb move off the gates.

Star jockey Fernando Raquel Jr. sent the Herma Farms-bred colt right to the front, giving no time for the rest to put up a decent challenge, and prevailed pulling away. Shining Fame arrived a far, far second, with Es Twenty Six coming in third. Before that, Don En-rico had also swamped Shining Fame in the Sapphire Stakes.

“Kung ganun pa rin katindi ang kundisyon niya, mahihirapan sila (If he maintains his sharp condition, they’ll have a hard time beating him),” said Raquel, noting Don Enrico still has ample room for improvement.

In last year’s Colt Mile, Don Enrico, then ridden by John Alvin Guce, went to the post as the outstanding pick but Shining Fame, with Jesse Guce up, put up an amazing run to register one of

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Don Enrico winning the 1st Mayor

Ramon D. Bagatsing Memorial Cup last

August 18 at the New Santa Ana Park with

Raquel up.

Es Twenty Six won last year’s title and is set to defend it.


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the staging’s stunners.With Raquel now in the stirrups,

Don Enrico’s fate appears headed for the better when he clashes with Shin-ing Fame and Es Twenty Six again.

“Nagamayan na nang husto ni Dhu-noy (Raquel) kaya click na click yung dalawa (Dhunoy has become used to riding Don Enrico that’s why they click together),’’ said Atoy Sordan, Don En-rico’s conditioner.

As for their strategy in the coming Classic, Raquel said Don Enrico could either dictate the pace right away or simply tuck in behind someone who will dare to set the march.

“Puedeng mauna agad or isunod lang muna (He can lead from the start or just settle close to the early lead-ers),” added Raquel. “Pero kailangan wag masyadong magkumpiyansa, kasi nag-aabang-abang din yung mga kala-ban(Butwemustnotbetooconfidentbecause our rivals are just waiting in the wings).”

A triumph in the MBC Classic would all the more fortify Don Enrico’s Horse

of the Year hopes and Raquel added he would be the happiest person around if the colt runs away with it.

“Pag nakuha nya yang MBC Classic

tapos manalo pa siya ng Horse of the Year eh ako na ang pinakamasayang tao dito sa karera,” said the amiable rider.

Shining Fame edging out Don Enrico in last year’s MBC Colt Mile.



EDITORIALBY jENNY ORTUOSTE

“It’s a landmark day for the racing industry.”

This was the comment of Palawan Rep. Abraham Mitra last May 2009 when the House of Representatives Ways and Means and Games and Amusements Committees approved House Bill 4176 that heauthored.

The law rationalizes direct taxes on exotic bets which at present make Philippine horseracing, taxed at 20%, among the highest-taxed even among its counterparts abroad. With other deductions such as those for track take and prize money, the total tax rate for exotic bets soars to about 35%.

Exotic bets include the Winner-Take-All, Pick 6, Pick 5, superfecta,supersix, pentafecta, quartet, and triple trifecta. Direct taxes on these are the documentary stamp tax at 10% and the tax on winnings at 10%.

Cong. Mitra’s bill, incorporating policy suggestions from the Philippine Racing Commission, will cut the taxes on exotic bets by half to mirror the present tax rate on special bets - daily double, forecast, double quinella, trifecta, daily double plus one, extra double, and win - which are taxed 5% for DST and 4% for tax on winnings.

In his presentation before the two House committees, Philracom chairman lawyer Jose Ferdinand Rojas II pointed out that every time taxes on racing were reduced, industry gross sales and government revenue increased. “When Executive Order 194 was passed in 1987,” said Rojas, “reducing direct taxes on special bets, gross sales reached a billion pesos for the first time the following year. Apositive impact was felt immediately.”

He added that paradoxically, when taxes are increased, revenues plunged. This occurred several times - when Presidential Decree 1947 increased the DST to 10%; in 1984 when PD 1959 doubled the DST to 20%, causing racing operations to cease for a time due to the prohibitive tax burden; and in 1993 whenRepublicAct7660increasedtheDST from 5% to 10% on special bets.

According to House Games and

available for payouts. This in turn would weaken illegal bookie operations because they would not be able to match the higher payouts that the racing clubs will give under this scheme.”

Cong. Mitra expressed his pleasure on the support his bill received from his colleagues in the Lower House, saying, “We expect this to encourage wider public participation and an increase in probable stakeholders, leading to jobs generation for trainers, jockeys, grooms, and other workers in the industry, and othereconomicbenefits.”

The bill still has to undergo the scrutiny of the Senate before it passes into law. Cong. Bagatsing, a long-time member of MARHO, has appealed to his fellow MARHO directors and industry stakeholders for support of this bill “whichwillbenefit theentire industryand boost revenue, something we need in this time of declining sales.”

MARHO president Mayor Benhur Abalos plans to seek an audience with a senator from the Ways and Means Committee, along with representatives from the different racing industry sectors. “We need a personal meeting,” he said, “to explain to the Senate how important this bill is to the industry andwhatit’simpactandbenefitswill.”

Racing taxes bill passes Lower House; support in Senate needed

Amusements Committee chairman and Manila congressman Amado Bagatsing, thebill“willgreatlybenefitthebettingpublic because more funds will be

A slide from Philracom chairman Atty. joy Rojas’s presentation to Congress illustrates the revised racing tax structure that got the nod of the Lower House.

Cong. Amado Bagatsing brought the racing taxes bill through Congress; the Senate is the next hurdle.



PHILRACOM’S TOP MONEY EARNERS AS OF OCTOBER 2009



CHAMPIONSHIP RACESMARHO Breeders’ Cup Classic 2,000-metersMARHO Breeders’ Cup Colt Mile 1,600-metersMARHO Breeders’ Cup Filly Mile 1,600-metersMARHO Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Colts 1,300-metersMARHO Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies 1,300-metersMARHO Breeders’ Cup Sprint 1,000-meters

GROSS PRIZESClassic - P 1.8 million totalFirst Prize - P 1,000,000.00 guaranteed, inclusive of prize of the daySecond Prize - P 450,000.00 guaranteed, inclusive of prize of the dayThird Prize - P 250,000.00 guaranteed, inclusive of prize of the dayFourth Prize - P 100,000.00 guaranteed, inclusive of prize of the dayBreeders’ Prize- P 100,000.00 guaranteed to the breeder of the winning horse

Colt Mile, Filly Mile, Juvenile Colts, Juvenile Fillies - P 900,000 totalFirst Prize - P 500,000.00 guaranteed, inclusive of prize of the daySecond Prize - P 225,000.00 guaranteed, inclusive of prize of the dayThird Prize - P 125,000.00 guaranteed, inclusive of prize of the dayFourth Prize - P 50,000.00 guaranteed, inclusive of prize of the dayBreeder’s Prize - P 100,000.00 guaranteed to the breeder of the winning horse

Sprint - P 400,000 totalFirst Prize - P 200,000.00 guaranteed, inclusive of prize of the daySecond Prize - P 100,000.00 guaranteed, inclusive of prize of the dayThird Prize - P 70,000.00 guaranteed, inclusive of prize of the dayFourth Prize - P 30,000.00 guaranteed, inclusive of prize of the dayBreeder’s Prize - P 50,000.00 guaranteed to the breeder of the winning horse

QUALIFICATIONS/ELIGIBILITYALL MARHO BREEDERS’ CUP CHAMPIONSHIP RACES ARE RESTRICTED TO MARHO BREEDERS’ CUP NOMINATED HORSES*

Classic - Four-year-olds and olderColt Mile - Three-year-old colts/geldingsFilly Mile - Three-year-old filliesJuvenile Colts - Two-year-old colts/geldings

Juvenile Fillies - Two-year-old filliesSprint - Open (all ages)

*Includes all horses that have already passed the barrier/trial races. *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.

HANDICAP WEIGHT ASSIGNMENTSTwo-Year Olds Fillies 54 kgs Colts 54 kgs

Three-Year Olds Fillies 54 kgs Colts 56 kgs

Four-Year Olds and Up Mares 55 kgs Horses 57 kgs

GENERAL PROVISIONS1. There will be no handicap weight allowance for apprentice jockeys in the six (6) MARHO Breeders’ 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 which 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 at MARHO office.

4. Declarations and entries in all of the MARHO Breeders’ 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 PRCI.

2009 MARHO BREEDERS’ CUP CHAMPIONSHIP RACESRACE CONDITIONS

29 November 2009, New Santa Ana Park, Naic, Cavite



POST HORSE jOCkEY WT OWNER1 Es Twenty Six AB Alcasid, jr. 55 Nery Sunga2 Sword o’ War jA Guce 57 Oliver Gianan3 Shining Fame jB Guce 57 Antonio V. Tan, jr.4 Tigerwould MH Yap 57 Elias Chua5 Don Enrico FM Raquel, jr. 57 Lorraine Uy Wi6 Gypsy Grey PR Dilema 57 Napoleon Chua7 Ididitmyway LD Balboa 57 joseph Dyhengco

MBC jADE COLT MILE (1,600 meters) 1 Creation jB Guce 56 Dennis Pineda2 Schadow Strafze kB Abobo 56 Benjamin C. Abalos, jr.2a Lakay DH Borbe, jr. 56 Benjamin C. Abalos, jr.3 Boni’s Gem CB Tamano 56 joseph Dyhengco4 True Value FM Raquel, jr. 56 Antonio F. Coyco5 Lively Dude MA Alvarez 56 R. G. Pilapil6 Oh! Wacky jA Guce 56 Emmanuel Santos8 Dream Supreme jB Cordero 56 Nathaniel Velasco MBC jADE FILLY MILE (1,600 meters) 1 Heaven Sent RG Fernandez 54 Rita Pilapil2 Sutter Dee Night jPA Guce 54 jose Mari Franco3 Blue Ocean jB Guce 54 Herminio Esguerra3a Nuclear Power jB Cordero 54 Herminio Esguerra POST HORSE jOCkEY WT OWNER

PHILRACOM-MBC jUVENILE COLTS (1,300 meters) 1 Real Winner jA Guce 54 Armando Sanchez2 Yes Pogi FM Raquel, jr. 54 Francis G. Lim3 Carriedo jB Guce 54 Herminio S. Esguerra3a Gastambide RG Fernandez 54 Herminio S. Esguerra4 Thoti’s Best DH Borber, jr. 54 Wilbert Tan5 Pinakamagaling jPA Guce 54 Armando Sanchez PHILRACOM-MBC jUVENILE FILLIES (1,300 meters) POST HORSE jOCkEY WT OWNER1 Blonde Ambition VM Camañero, jr. 54 S C Stock Farm2 Redemption jB Guce 54 Benjamin C. Abalos, jr.3 Morayta jB Cordero 54 Herminio Esguerra3a Andalucia RG Fernandez 54 Herminio Esguerra4 Tiger Moon jPA Guce 54 Armando Sanchez5 Speed Spell FM Raquel, jr. 54 Roberto Yutadco6 Perfect Material kE Malapira 54 Wilbert Tan7 Elusive Cat kB Abobo 54 Antonio V. Tan, jr.8 Moscow Vallet MA Alvarez 54 Patrick Uy MARHO jADE BREEDERS’ CUP SPRINT (1,000 meters) POST HORSE jOCkEY WT OWNER1 Tiger Song RG Fernandez 55 Moises Villaseñor2 Minsk City kB Abobo 55 Lamberto Almeda, jr.3 Suttter’s Royal PR Dilema 55 Armando Sanchez4 Eternal Flame jB Guce 55 Herminio Esguerra5 Million Dollar MA Alvarez 57 Napoleon N. Chua6 Ej’s Magic FM Raquel, jr. 57 Cezar Castro

2009 MARHO jADE BREEDERS’ CUP CHAMPIONSHIPSOfficially Declared Entries

SAN MIGUEL BEER-MBC CLASSIC (2,000 meters)



1 Abalos, Benjamin, C. Jr. 2 Abella. Sonny Xavier S. 3 Aguila, Mario4 Alcasid, Gloria B. 5 Almeda, Lamberto C. Jr. 6 Almeda, Antonio Miguel H. 7 Andok’s Corporation 8 Aquino, Ricardo G. 9 Arceo, Aida & Jose 10 Asistio, Macario E. III 11 Asistio, Luis A. 12 Autea, Danny ( Diversified Trucking & Integrated Services, Inc.) 13 Badua, Edelito A. 14 Bagatsing, Ramon S. Jr. 15 Bagatsing, Amado S. 16 Bagatsing, Amado S./Francisco Eduardo, E. 17 Bagatsing, Rosarito L. 18 Balatbat, Ramon R. 19 Baltazar, Irineo C. (Inactive)20 Borromeo, Nestor P. 21 Bradd, Gilda 22 Bradd, John D. 23 Brias, Ma. Cristina F. 24 Brocal, Antonio C. 25 C & H Enterprises Inc. (Jesus Ramon O. Mamon) 26 Cabreza, Jorge (Inactive)27 Calaquian, Alberto Z. 28 Campos, Augusto L. Jr. 29 Campos, Noel 30 Cariño, Noel M. 31 Cayabyab, Mylene P. 32 Cayco, Francisco P.V.33 Cayetano, Victorino O. Jr. 34 Ching, Demetrio R. 35 Chiongbian, Roy L. 36 Chua, Alexander Lim 37 Chua, Alexander Ng 38 Chua, Elias P. 39 Chua. Emiliana A. 40 Chua, Kerby G. 41 Chua, Napoleon N. 42 Chua, Barton O.

43 Chuidian, Jose Miguel A. 44 Chuidian, Luis T. 45 Claudio, Emmanuel R. 46 Co, Winston T. 47 Cojuangco, Enrique M. 48 Coronel, Ma. Paz Grace R. 49 Corpuz, Augusto V. (Inactive)50 Crisostomo, Francisco Paolo P. 51 Cruz, Alfredo T. 52 Cruz, Ma. Josefina G. 53 Cruz, Nicomedes G. 54 Cruz, Rodrigo P. 55 David, Lourdes S. 56 Dayot, Susan V. 57 De Guzman, Magno V. 58 De Jesus, Augusto S. 59 De Jesus, Augusto Theodore S. 60 De Jesus, Jose Maria 61 De Ubago, Angelina U. 62 De Ubago, Antonio G. Jr. 63 Deemark International Trading, Inc. 64 Dela Cruz, Efleda C. 65 Dimacuha, Eduardo B. 66 Dimacuha, Ruben B. 67 Dimaisip, Ferdinand D. 68 Diño, Federico S. Jr. 69 D. T. I. S. I. ( Ringo Puno) 70 Dy, Alfredo (Inactive)71 Dyhengco, Joseph C. 72 Eagle Financial Services Group, Inc. (E.F.S.G.I.) 73 Escario, Jonathan 74 Esguerra, Herminio S. 75 Espina, Gerardo J. Jr. 76 Espiritu, LR 77 Ferrer, Victor V. Jr. 78 Floirendo, Antonio O. Jr. 79 Floirendo, Antonio O. Sr. 80 Floirendo, Ma. Theresa R. 81 Floirendo, Ricardo R. 82 Francisco, Ellen S. 83 Francisco, Roberto A. 84 Franco, Jose Mari A. 85 Gabutan, Roger O. 86 Gabriel, Arvin G.

87 Gan, Rogelio S. 88 Gianan, Oliver F. 89 Go Bon, Vicente P. 90 Guce, Maximo L. 91 Guerra, Valentin A.92 Gutierrez, Lucio L. Jr. 93 Gutierrez-Asistio 94 Gutierrez-Yambao Equine Venture Company 95 Herma Farms, Inc. 96 Hi Power Equine Corp. 97 Hooven Mktg. 98 Iwata, Jemelyn M. 99 Jade Bros. Farm 100 Jamaya Stables 101 Javier, Enrique D. 102 Javier, Leonardo M. Jr. 103 Lagdameo, Antonio Ernesto F. Jr. 104 Laqui, Karl Oliver B. 105 Laureano, Ruben B. 106 Lava, Vicente C. 107 Lazarte, George M. 108 Limpio , Ma. Victoria 109 Lim, Jason S.110 Maderazo, Jesus J. 111 Magbiray, Buena G. 112 Malabon Racing Stables 113 Martinez, Raul114 Monasterio, Raul R. 115 Ng, Rene Y. 116 Niles, Angelina M. 117 Niles, Bienvenido C. Jr. 118 Niles, Bienvenido Pierre M. III 119 N.V.V. Dry Goods ( Olive Vergara) 120 Odeste, Danilo M. 121 Ortiz, Alejandro O. 122 Paman, Ricardo P. Jr. 123 Paman, James Erving L. 124 Parreño, Ricardo S. 125 Pasion, Leonora S. 126 Pineda, Dennis 127 Pineda, Rodolfo Q. 128 Pioquinto, AG 129 Puyat, Aristeo G. 130 Puyat, Raymund B. 131 Puyat, Aristeo G./

MARHO MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING AS OF NOVEMBER, 2009

N. Quisumbing, Jr. 132 Quisumbing, Norberto, Jr. 133 Ramirez, Robert S. 134 Raymundo, JS 135 Red N Stable ( Nathaniel Velasco) 136 RMR Equine, Inc. (LMJ) 137 Rodriguez, Ronald S. 138 Rolling Green Farms & Livestock139 Rupisan, Gregorio B. Sr. 140 Rupisan, Gregorio S. Jr. 141 Sanchez, Andrew C. 142 Sangco, Karen Ivy S. 143 Santos, Andre Angelo S. 144 Santos, Augusto Benedicto L. 145 Santos, AL 146 Santos, Emmanuel A. 147 Santos, Emmanuel Jr. 148 Santos, Jan Michael 149 Santos, Jose L.150 Santos, Paolo Gabriel S. 151 SC Stock Farm, Inc. (Nerio Velasquez) 152 Sevilla, Felizardo, Jr. 153 So, Liza P. 154 Sunga, Nery O. 155 Sy, Nemesio C. 156 Tagle, Eric R. 157 Tan, Antonio V. Jr. 158 Tan, Aldrich C. 159 Tan, Arvin C.160 Tan, Mario Ko 161 Tan, Rolly D. 162 Tan, Ronaldo D. 163 Tan, Wilbert T. 164 Tiger Horse Stable, Inc. 165 Uy, Miguel F. 166 Valenzuela, Abelardo D. Jr. 167 Velasco, Nathaniel G. 168 Villaseñor, Marvi Loui C. 169 Villaseñor, Moises B. 170 Yam, Albert L. 171 Yambao, Mark Allan J. 172 Yambao, Sherry V. 173 Zabala, Monina G.



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