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Imported horses tatakbo sa Prince Cup at King’s Gold Cup

Russell Cadayona - Philstar.com
Imported horses tatakbo sa Prince Cup at King’s Gold Cup
Metro Manila Turf Club Inc. Racing Manager Rondy Prado (left) and Philippine Racing Commission Chairman Reli de Leon
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MANILA, Philippines — Mga imported na kabayo ang tatakbo sa tatlong yugto ng bigating Prince Cup at King’s Gold Cup sa Malvar, Batangas sa Hulyo 20.

Ito ay matapos buksan ng Metro Manila Turf Club Inc. (MMTCI) ang pintuan para sa pagsalang ng mga imported thoroughbreds.

“The Prince Cup and King’s Golf Cup will be a Triple Crown event with the first leg happening on July 20. This is the first time that Philracom and MMTCI are holding such event exclusively for imported horses,” ani Philippine Racing Commission chairman Reli de Leon kahapon sa Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum sa conference hall ng Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.

Ang second leg ay pakakawalan sa Agosto 17 kasunod ang third leg sa Setyembre 14 sa MMTCI.

Sinabi ni MMTCI racing manager Rondy Prado na inilatag para sa bawat leg ang total cash pot na P5.5 milyon.

Ang first leg ay itatakbo sa 1,200 meters, habang ang second ay 1,400 meters at ang third ay 1,600 meters kung saan may walo hanggang 10 entries sa bawat karera.

“After the pandemic, we recorded an influx of imported horses being brought in from Australia, Europe, the United States, Japan and the Middle East. These horses cost from P5 million to P7 million each with freight cost alone amounting to at least P1 million per horse,” dagdag ni De Leon sa sesyon na inihandog ng San Miguel Corporation, PSC, Philippine Olympic Committee, MILO, Smart/PLDT at 24/7 sports app ArenaPlus.

Layunin ng event na maitampok ang husay ng mga imported racehorses sa bansa.

Pinasalamatan ni MMTCI chairman at president Atty. Narciso Morales ang Philracom para sa pagsuporta sa event at si Ramon Ang ng San Miguel Corporation para sa sponsorship.

Ang bawat entry ay may P200,000 fee na inaasahang lalaki sa second at third leg na ipapalabas sa ibang bansa.

Ang inisyatibo ay angkop  sa hangarin ng bansa na palawakin ang domestic horse racing market, palakihin ang tax revenues at palakasin ang breeding industry sa pamamagitan ng pagpapaganda sa kalidad at kakayahan ng Philippine racehorses sa global stage.

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