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                    [ArticleID] => 270161
                    [Title] => Empire King, Cover Girl renew feud today
                    [Summary] => Will Empire King retain his title as the country’s best galloper? Or can Cover Girl avenge her defeat during their last bout on the same track? The answer will be known today as they clash anew in the P1 million Philracom "Commissioner’s Cup",  held in honor of former Philippine Racing Commissioner Francisco "Coco" Cayco at the San Lazaro Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite.

[DatePublished] => 2005-03-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 250302 [Title] => Neat Laurel registers clear win in PSA Cup [Summary] => Neat Laurel and Louie Balboa gave a talented bunch of local horses and ace riders a neat track lesson as the lone imported horse and apprentice jockey in the fold ran away with laurels by ruling the PSA (Philippine Sportswriters Association) Cup in a wire-to-wire fashion at the Sta. Ana Park yesterday.

Sent only as the third favorite in the seven-horse field, Neat Laurel stormed upfront early despite coming from the outermost rail then engaged noted speedster Free Wind for a brief moment before surging ahead for good en route to a two-length victory over Free Wind.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 250196 [Title] => Seven tough horses compete in PSA Cup today [Summary] => Seven battle-tested horses make up the cast in today’s third PSA (Philippine Sportswriters Association) Cup, a one-mile event honoring a man known for his deep passion for horse racing.

At around 5 this afternoon, Free Wind, Material Maker, Success Story, San Diego Force, Speed Machine, Mica’s Magic and imported horse Neat Laurel will dispute prizes totaling P500,000 in the 1600-meter event hosted by the Philippine Racing Club Incorporated (PRCI), sponsored by the Philippine Racing Commission headed by Jimmy Dilag and organized by the PSA.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 241766 [Title] => Success Story a big success [Summary] => Talk about success stories in big-time racing.

Hardly drawing a challenge in front, speedster Success Story fashioned out one of the most stunning victories in long-distance racing as he beat heavily-favored Red Star Rising and Free Wind to rule the Commissioner’s Cup yesterday at the Santa Ana Park.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 240401 [Title] => Free Wind races like the wind, wins Freedom Cup [Summary] => Free Wind won the Freedom Cup stakes race as outstanding favorite Red Star Rising came up short in the stretch yesterday at the San Lazaro Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite.

Setting out as a far second choice in a field of 11, Free Wind took the lead going into the final straight and then gamely held on in the face of a strong but late homestretch run by Red Star Rising to win the 1750-meter race on a hot, windy afternoon.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 234031 [Title] => Longshot Dandansoy pulls off stunner in invitational race [Summary] => Dandansoy pulled off perhaps the most stunning victory by the least unfancied horse in a stakes race in recent memory when she ruled the Philippine Good Work Mission Foundation, Inc. Invitational Race yesterday before a bewildered crowd at the San Lazaro Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite.

Superbly handled by top jock Dominador Borbe, the five-year-old bay galloper unleashed a strong finishing kick the last 150 meters and swept fast another longshot Free Wind at the wire to snatch the victory worth P240,000 for owner Joseph Dyhengco.
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 233167 [Title] => Top gallopers cross paths in Philracom Open Classic [Summary] => The battle for the year’s top racing honors has come down to a thrilling rematch between two of the hottest gallopers in the land, an emerging track superstar seeking outright validation and the consensus heir apparent to local racing’s vacated throne, as they cross paths anew in this afternoon’s featured running of the Philracom Open Classic Championship at the San Lazaro Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 231708 [Title] => Red Star also rises to claim racing’s richest purse [Summary] => Red Star Rising rose above a star-studded field that included the best gallopers in the land today as he snatched the richest purse ever staked in the local racing by ruling the Presidential Gold Cup before a stunned Sunday crowd at the San Lazaro Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite.

Under the reins of jockey Manolito Daquis, the three-year-old colt by Khozaam out of Ito’s Choice outduelled fancied West Bound in the last 150 meters to pull off a thrilling half-length victory over the top favorite and pocket the top P2 million prize for owner Michael Trillana.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 230687 [Title] => Wind Blown racefest unwraps at Santa Ana [Summary] => The biggest honor to be bestowed upon any local racehorse unfolds today when the "Wind Blown Racing Festival" gets going before another expected mammoth crowd at the Santa Ana Park

At the center of today’s festivities is Wind Blown, Hermie Esguerra’s champion galloper who will be making his farewell gallop as he winds up an illustrious career unprecedented in local racing history.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 229916 [Title] => JRA, PSA Cups go to longshots [Summary] => Material Maker pulled off a virtual miracle win in the Japan Racing Association Cup yesterday, beating a highly-fancied field that included veteran stakes race campaigners Free Wind and Golden Ballet before a stunned Sunday crowd at the San Lazaro Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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