KARERA LANG! By Jenny Ortuoste for Tumbok, 3 July 2008, Thursday
Happy Birthday, Bitoy!
Maligayang bati kay Mr. Rolando “Bitoy” Lansangan sa kanyang kaarawan bukas! Isang pamilyar na mukha sa karera, siya ang Chief ng Field Inspection Division (FID) ng Philippine Racing Commission at isang haligi ng karera sa larangan ng enforcement of rules and regulations.
Nagsimula ang [...]
KARERA LANG! By Jenny Ortuoste for Tumbok, 27 June 2008, Friday
Gran Copa de Manila: Ibalik!
Teka, anong petsa na ngayon? June 27? Parang mayroong kulang sa karera sa buwan na ito… ano nga ba ‘yon?
Ay, Gran Copa de Manila pala!
Nagtataka ang mga old-timers kung bakit hindi itinanghal ng Manila Jockey Club noong 2007 at 2008 ang [...]
Imagine my delight to receive in today’s mail the latest issue (July 2008 ) of Sarabure horseracing magazine.
It’s a Japanese-language monthly published by Enterbrain and edited by Mr. Takeyuki Kondo, who asked me for some information on Zingaro.
Zingaro was bred in Japan, raced there, and was brought to the Philippines for stud duty at Jun [...]
Found this trawling the Net and almost bust a gut laughing. Curlin and Big Brown engaged in smack talk?! what will they think of next, dude?! “Donkey.” “Gelding.” “Nag.” “Claimer.” “Ouch…”
This vid is a parody of the popular NBA “There Can Only Be One” commercials that star b-ball greats like Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, Kobe and KG. [...]
Over the years, Philippine horseowners and breeders have relied on importation to augment their racing stables and breeding sheds. Horses from the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan make up a significant percentage of the thoroughbred population here.
Sometimes, the breeders and other people who knew these horses wonder about their lives in the Philippines. Just within [...]
Champion jockey Elpidio “Bobot” S. Aguila passed away early this morning after remaining in a coma for one year and nine months. He was 49.
He fell in a race at Santa Ana Park in 2006 and suffered traumatic injuries that prevented him from ever regaining consciousness.
Also known as “The Eagle”, he began his riding career decades ago, [...]
Carrying a crushing impost of 59.5kg as if it were feather-light, heavy favorite Real Spicy cruised to an easy win in the 13th Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) First Gentleman’s Silver Cup, held today at the San Lazaro Leisure Park.
The trophies
The 2000-meter race saw sprinters Vivere and Bumble Bee take the lead when the gates opened, [...]
Welcome guest blogger RICK Y. LOPEZ, who trained briefly as a jockey in his youth. He shares with us his memories of racing in the Sixties and Seventies.
To Be Or Not To Be A Jockey by Rick Y. Lopez
This is my story on how I was introduced to the horse racing industry back in the [...]
"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.
