THE HOARSE WHISPERER
By Jenny Ortuoste for Manila Standard-Today, 16 July 2008, Wednesday
2YO Showcase on Sunday!
It’s that time during the racing season when once again, horsemen’s fancies lightly turn to thoughts of - juvenile thoroughbreds.
True, the Philippine Racing Commission 2YO Stakes has enacted two episodes already, with reliable talent Go Army winning the first leg and [...]
THE HOARSE WHISPERER
By Jenny Ortuoste for Manila Standard-Today, 9 July 2008, Wednesday
Don Enrico’s Revenge
July 6’s Philippine Racing Commission-sponsored Triple Crown second leg was reminiscent of all the great sports rivalries - Crispa vs. Toyota, Ateneo vs. La Salle, Manny Pacquiao vs. Mexican boxers. In horseracing’s 2008 season, it’s Don Enrico vs. Indelible Ink - the [...]
THE HOARSE WHISPERER
By Jenny Ortuoste for Manila Standard-Today, 2 July 2008, Wednesday
Stakes-travaganza! (published with the head “Racing extravaganza” 
Racing fans are looking forward to a weekend packed with four Philippine Racing Commission-sponsored stakes races at Santa Ana Park, with the running of the Pearl II on Friday, the 2YO Stakes on Saturday, and the Triple Crown [...]
THE HOARSE WHISPERER
By Jenny Ortuoste for Manila Standard-Today, 25 June 2008, Wednesday
Ibarra, Back on Track!
After a year-long hiatus, 2007 “superhorse” Ibarra ran yesterday at San Lazaro Leisure Park in a barrier trial as a prelude to participating in more races in the coming months.
Owned by Mandaluyong mayor Benhur Abalos, Ibarra (Yonaguska-Fire Down Under, by Dixie [...]
THE HOARSE WHISPERER
By Jenny Ortuoste for Manila Standard-Today, 18 June 2008, Wednesday
Don Enrico vs. Indelible Ink on Sunday!
The Philippine Racing Commission will unleash a mind-blowing salvo of five sponsored races on Saturday and Sunday, ensuring an action-packed weekend for horse-minded sports fans.
For the lowest group - Class Division 4-7B - and the highest caliber of [...]
THE HOARSE WHISPERER
By Jenny Ortuoste for Manila Standard-Today, 11 June 2008, Wednesday
MJC Races Resume
After the cancellation of Manila Jockey Club races during its last raceweek (May 27 to June 1), at their San Lazaro Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite, races there resume this week, according to MJC vice-president for racing R/Adm Juan A de [...]
THE HOARSE WHISPERER
By Jenny Ortuoste for Manila Standard-Today, 4 June 2008, Wednesday
Copper Dew Takes Pearl I
“Freakishly fast.”
That’s the phrase that popped from my lips when speedster Copper Dew delivered the performance of her life so far to win the Philippine Racing Commission Pearl I stakes last Sunday at the Philippine Racing Club’s Santa Ana Park.
The [...]
THE HOARSE WHISPERER
By Jenny Ortuoste for Manila Standard-Today, 28 May 2008, Wednesday
Pearl I Stakes - Anybody’s Race!
It’s going to be a free-for-all on Sunday, June 1, with imported and local horses signed up to fight it out in the 1750-meter Pearl I Stakes at the San Lazaro Leisure Park.
Sponsored by the Philippine Racing Commission, [...]
"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.
