Track icons Real Spicy and Native Land face off once more against each other and five other antagonists in the 2008 Commissioner’s Cup on March 2 at Santa Ana Park.
Sponsored by the Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom), the tough 1,800-meter race is in honor of former Commissioner Felizardo R. Sevilla Jr., a well-respected member of the [...]
KARERA LANG! By Jenny Ortuoste for Tumbok, 29 February 2008, Friday
10th Philtobo Gintong Lahi Awards
Tatlo ang annual na racing festivals - MARHO Breeders’ Cup, Philtobo Mitra Cup, at Klub Don Juan de Manila Derby - ngunit iisa lamang ang recognition o awards program. Ito ay ang Philtobo Gintong Lahi Awards na nasa ika-sampung taon na [...]
KARERA LANG! By Jenny Ortuoste for Tumbok, 28 February 2008, Thursday
Pitong Araw na ang Karera sa SLLP!
Gaya nang naiulat ko sa aking huling kolum, pitong araw na ang karera sa SLLP (San Lazaro Leisure Park) simula March 3. Iba pa ito sa “Monday racing” na idinadaos sa parehong karerahan na nagsisilbi bilang “make-up days” para [...]
Last February 22, the Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom) released an amendment to the new 3YO handicapping rules.
In a meeting on 20 February, the Philracom Board approved the amendment on the NUMBER OF WINS PER CLASS DIVISION GROUP/GOING DOWN ON VACATION:
1. Two (2) wins per class division group. They shall go to the next lower group [...]
KARERA LANG! By Jenny Ortuoste for Tumbok, 26 February 2008, Tuesday
Don Enrico, Binura si Indelible Ink!
Sabi ko na nga ba, eh.
Malayo pa ang Philracom Chairman’s Cup (held last Sunday, Feb 24, at San Lazaro Leisure Park), malakas na ang kutob ko na mananalo si Don Enrico at tatalunin niya ang pinakasikat na juvenile sa bansa, [...]
This article will appear in the March 2008 issue of Horseman’s Digest.
by Jenny Ortuoste
“No Hooves, No Horse!”
A young farrier opens a window onto an overlooked world
Farrier, n. One who shoes horses. (American Heritage Dictionary)
Well-bred horses prance by, glossy hides of chestnut, brown, or gray glinting in the sunlight; on their backs, jockeys gleam [...]
Keiba! Studying Horse Racing in Japan
Each year the Japan Association for International Horse Racing (JAIR) invites the two racing clubs, Philippine Racing Club (PRC) and Manila Jockey Club (MJC,) to nominate their candidates to attend their ARF General Study Program. The program, which lasts about a week to ten days, has a few hours of classroom [...]
KARERA LANG! By Jenny Ortuoste for Tumbok, 22 February 2008, Friday
Indelible Ink, Mabubura Na Kaya?
Indelible Ink o Don Enrico - kanino kayo sa 2008 Philracom Chairman’s Cup?
Sa Linggo, Feb. 24 sa San Lazaro Leisure Park (SLLP) gaganapin ang 1500-meter na karerang susubok sa galing ng pinakamagaling na three-year-olds (3YO) sa bansa. Ang race honoree ay [...]
"Karera Lang!" (Tagalog column) appears in Tumbok (tabloid of the Philippine Daily Inquirer Group of Publications) every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
"The Hoarse Whisperer" (English column), appears in Manila Standard-Today every Wednesday.
My articles (in English) and, occasionally, photographs, appear in every issue of Horseman's Digest magazine, which is published every two or three months.
