KARERA LANG! By Jenny Ortuoste for Tumbok, 17 July 2008, Thursday
Indelible Ink, Kay Unoh Na?
Balitang-balita ngayon na si jockey Jonathan “Unoh” Hernandez na raw ang sasakay kay superfilly Indelible Ink sa Triple Crown 3rd leg sa August 3.
Pinalitan raw ng connections ni Indelible Ink - sina Mr. Hermie Esguerra and training staff - ang dating [...]
KARERA LANG! By Jenny Ortuoste for Tumbok
published on Saturday, 12 July 2008
Chismis sa Karera, Salot!
Chismis. Kahit saan, kahit kailan, salot talaga ito. Nakakagulat, nakakadismaya, nakakapraning.
Ang pinakabagong chika ay ganito: next raceweek daw, na dapat ay sa Santa Ana Park, ay nakuha daw ng San Lazaro Leisure Park. Kaya dalawang sunod na linggo raw ang karera [...]
“Can’t catch me!”
So might Don Enrico have spoken as he crossed the wire first in today’s second leg of the Triple Crown championship series, held at Santa Ana Park.
Breaking well out of the gate, he took the lead and never let go of it for the entire 1800 meter journey. Showing speed, courage, and tenacity, [...]
AS expected, Showtime Lady emerged the winner of the Philippine Racing Commission’s Pearl II Stakes held this evening at Santa Ana Park.
The talented racemare ran wire-to-wire to demolish her opponents, who stood no chance against her whirlwind performance.
The 7YO veteran showed that “age does not matter” as she streaked down the lane to reach the finish [...]
Typhoon Frank certainly left its mark on racing, not only with the cancellation of the June 22 racemeet at Santa Ana Park, but also with the subsequent rescheduling of the Triple Crown and Hopeful second legs to July 6. The Pearl II and 2YO Stakes were also moved to July 4 and July 5 respectively, all at [...]
KARERA LANG! By Jenny Ortuoste for Tumbok, 26 June 2008, Thursday
2nd leg Triple Crown, July 6 Na!
Dahil inanod ni Typhoon Frank ng ulan ang ka-Maynilaan noong nakaraang Linggo, June 22, nakansela tuloy ang tatlong stakes races na dapat tatakbo noong araw na iyon - ang second leg ng Triple Crown, Hopeful, at Pearl II.
Inanunsiyo nitong [...]
With the cancellation of races last Sunday, June 22, due to the depredations of Typhoon Frank, Philippine Racing Club racing manager Dan Valmonte announced a seven-day schedule of races for next raceweek (June 30 to July 6) at Santa Ana Park:
PRC will have eight races on June 30, Monday, (starting) 6 pm. Stakes races: July 4, Friday, [...]
Manila Jockey Club races at San Lazaro Leisure Park will proceed today (Tuesday, June 24) as scheduled, announced MJC vice-president for racing retired admiral Juan A de Leon.
Rumors were going around that races would be suspended today due to the lack of thermal paper for tickets at off-track betting stations. Adm De Leon reiterated that [...]
"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.
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