KARERA LANG! By Jenny Ortuoste for Tumbok, 18 July 2008, Friday
MJC, PRC, Pinenahan!
Mahigpit na ipinatutupad ng Philippine Racing Commission ang mga alituntunin sa karera kaya’t pinenahan ng Philracom kamakailan ang dalawang racing clubs sa bansa, ang Manila Jockey Club at Philippine Racing Club.
Ang MJC ay pinagbayad ng multa dahil sa paglabag sa start-time rules noong [...]
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 [...]
KARERA LANG! By Jenny Ortuoste for Tumbok, 10 July 2008, Thursday
(published also -erroneously - on July 11, Friday)
Don Juan Derby, Malapit Na!
Pinaghahandaan na ngayon ng ng Klub Don Juan de Manila ang kanilang taunang pakarera, ang Don Juan Derby. Nakatakda ng Oktubre 19 sa San Lazaro Leisure Park ang naturang racing festival kung saan maglalabasan [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
"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.
