TRIPLE CROWN SERIES 2ND LEG AARANGKADA

ASAHAN ang isa pang  epic showdown sa bakbakan ng siyam na elite horses para sa titulo sa second leg ng Triple Crown Series ngayong Linggo sa Metro Manila Turf Club, Inc. sa Malvar, Batangas.

Ang top three finishers sa first leg noong May 19 – Ghost of SC Stockfarm (sinakyan ni John Alvin Guce), Bea Bell (pag-aari ni Elmer De Leon at sinakyan ni JB Hernandez), at  Batang Manda (pag-aari ni Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. at nirendahan ni Patty Dilema) – ang siya ring mga paborito sa  prestihiyosong karera na may nakatayang total guaranteed prize na P2.5 million kasama ang breeders’ purse na P250,000.

Si Guce ang reigning Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Jockey of the Year habang sina Dilema at Hernandez ay Philippine Racing Commission (PHILRACOM) Hall of Fame awardees.

Ang iba pang  contenders ay ang Worshipful Master, Authentikation, at Added Haha, pawang nagwagi sa 3YO Maiden Stakes races ngayong taon.

Sasabak din ang High Dollar at  Morning After, nagtapos sa third at sixth, ayon sa pagkakasunod, sa Hopeful Stakes race, at anf King James, na stablemate ng Worshipful Master’s.

“All eyes in the 2nd leg of the Triple Crown this Sunday will be on first leg winner Ghost. That’s the only horse which has a chance to sweep the Triple Crown (three leg series) and be named the 15th Triple Crown champion,” wika ni PHILRACOM chairman Reli de Leon.

“Only 14 horses in the past won the coveted the Triple Crown title. The last was achieved by Heneral Kalentong owned by Secretary Benhur Abalos in 2020.”

Ang distansiya ng karera sa Triple Crown Series ay 1,600 meters (1st leg), 1,800m (2nd leg), at 2,000m (third leg).

“We invite all racing enthusiasts and the general public to witness this spectacular event. Experience the thrill, the speed, and the passion of horseracing at its finest,” ani De Leon.

Kabilang sa Triple Crown winners ang Skywalker (1983), Time Master (1987), Magic Showtime (1988), Sun Dancer (1989), Strong Material (1996), Real Top (1998), Silver Story (2001), at Sepfourteen (2017).

CLYDE MARIANO