THE best three-year-old horses in the country will battle it out this Sundayat the San Lazaro Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite in the first leg of the PhilacomTriple Crown.
Gunning for the top prize of P2.1million and the collector’s item trophy made exclusively for Philippine horseracing by renowned sculptor Ramon Orlinaare Gabriel Gaerlan’s Nuclear Bomb, Wilbert Tan’s Kaparkan Falls, Putch Puyat’s Liquid Gold, Paolo Crisostomo’s Kevlar, SC Stockfarm’s Enzo, Christian Velasco’s Stayinthemoment , Joseph Dyhengco’s Hook On D Run, Rancho Sta. Rosa’s King Tiger, Melaine Habla’s War Cannon, and Juvenile Champs Charm Bell and Work Bell of Bell Racing Stable.
To be disputed over 1600meters, the race will not only showcase the best horses, but also the best jockeys in the land. A virtual who’s who of riders will mounttheir respective steeds in the event that offers a total purse of P3.5-million.
Jesse “Midas Touch” Guce, Kelvin “The Genius Rider” Abobo, Jonathan “Mr. Aerodynamic” Hernandez, Jeffril Zarate, John Alvin Guce, John Paul Guce, PatiDilema, O Neal Cortez, Dhunoy Raquel, Mart Gonzales and Triple Crown first timer Pabs “The Finisher” Cabalejoare vying for top honors among themselves.
The jockeys were unanimous in saying that the first leg is wide open where anything can happen and anyone of them could win it.
Last year’s Jockey of the Year Jesse Guce said: “Makakasaksi ang bayangkarerista ng napakagandanglabansaLinggo. Kahit sinosalabing-isangkasalipuwedengmanalo.”
