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 [...]
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 [...]
KARERA LANG! By Jenny Ortuoste for Tumbok, 15 July 2008, Tuesday
PCSO Special Maiden Race, sa Linggo na!
Abala ang Philippine Racing Club sa paghanda ng mga special races na ilalagay sa Sabado, July 19, o Linggo, July 20, sa Santa Ana Park, bilang pamalit sa third leg Triple Crown at Hopeful na dapat tatakbo sa sa [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
KARERA LANG! By Jenny Ortuoste for Tumbok, 8 July 2008, Tuesday
Mga Tunay na Kampeon!
Naglabasan nitong katatapos na weekend sa Santa Ana Park ang mga tunay na magagaling na kabayo sa bansa. Dito nagkahiwa-hiwalay ang ang fake sa tunay, ang “wannabe” sa “already am”, ang pulpol sa kampeon.
Sa loob ng apat na stakes races sponsored ng [...]
"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.
