Newsflash:
  • Congratulations to MARHO Director Tony Tan... (Read More)
  • Congratulations to MARHO member Hermie Esguerra... (Read More)
  • Congratulations to MARHO members John and Gilda Bradd ... (Read More)
     
MARHO Stallions of 2009 PDF Print E-mail
story image

Arturo

ARTURO (2000) AP INDY – DIGIT by FORTY-NINER His tail female is to his 4th dam SPECIAL, the dam of NUREYEV, and granddam to SADLERS WELLS and TATE GALLERY. His half-sister FALL FASHION (Forestry) was a recent group winner of the Charon Stakes in Florida.(Standing at the Raymond Puyat ranch)

story image

Bull Market

TRADING RANGE–DEJA SLEW out of SLEW OF GOLD He was a Sydney Metropolitan stakes winner who set a new track record in winning the AJC Integral Energy Handicap.His full sister TOP SLICE was a champion sprinter in Australia and Singapore.BULL MARKET’s best son today would probably be KING’S DOMINION and his best daughter, MBC Juvenile Fillies contender HILLARY.(Standing at Paris Match Farm)

story image

Key Apo

KEY APO (2000) PERUGINO–EFFETE by CAPOTE.This family produced English 2000 Guineas champion and now sire SHADEED (Nijinsky),and also the sire of sires FORTY NINER (Mr.Prospector).Recent Swale stakes champion (G2) SHARP HUMOR (Distorted Humor) comes from this family as well.PERUGINO is a half-brother to the great SADLERS WELLS(Standing at Paris Match Farm)

story image

First Blush

FRENCH DEPUTY–BLUSHING PRINCESS by CRAFTY PROSPECTOR.He was G3 winner of the Spectacular Bid Stakes race,winning seven out his 27 total career runs.His 3rd dam is COOL MOOD,dam of Canadian Broodmare of the Year PASSING MOOD,who produced Canadian Triple Crown champion WITH APPROVAL and Belmont Stakes winner TOUCH GOLD(Standing at Nel Velasco’s Farm)

story image

Perfect Cut

PERFECT CUT (2000) AP INDY–CRYSTAL SHARD by MR. PROSPECTOR Stakes-placed in 2004, he was third in the Michael G. Schaefer Mile Stakes.His 3rd dam was a Northern Dancer daughter, SULEMEIF,a G3 winner in the Suwahanee Handicap. This family produced the 2003 Japanese champion filly STILL IN LOVE (Sunday Silence).(Standing at Nel Velasco’s Farm)

story image

Masterclass

MASTERCLASS (1988) THE MINSTREL–MONROE by SIR IVOR A former Coolmore stallion recently imported from Australia, he comes directly from the famed BEST IN SHOW family through his stakes winning dam MONROE. She also produced another G1 winner in XAAR (Zafonic) and US-listed race winner ILE DE JINSKY (Ile de Bourbon)(Standing at the Jose Mari Franco Farm)

story image

Sailaway

SAILAWAY OUR EMBLEM–INFINITE by MAJESTIC LIGHT. Stakes placed, he ran third in the Knickerbocker Handicap (G2) over a distance of 1800 meters.SAILAWAY’s 2nd dam, CLEAR CEILING, is 2nd dam to 1995 US Breeders’ Cup Distaff champion INSIDE INFORMATION(Private Account)and 3rd dam to 2000 Breeders’ Cup Sprint champion KONA GOLD(Standing at the Benhur Abalos Ranch)

story image

Shooting Star

SHOOTING STAR(1999) HAZM–PUGET SOUND by HIGH TOP His 3rd dam is the blue hen mare SPECIAL (Forli) who is a full sister to THATCH and is the dam of NUREYEV, FAIRY BRIDGE and NUMBER. She is also the granddam of FAIRY KING, HERMITAGE, TATE GALLERY, PERUGINO, CHEQUER, and champion sire SADLERS WELLS (sire of 60 individual G1 winners)(Standing at Royal Maverick Ranch)

story image

With Class

WITH CLASS (1994) DEPUTY MINISTER–CLASSY AND SMART by SMARTEN He is the sire of 2005 Speaker’s Cup winner STOWAWAY LASS who broke the 2000-meter Philippine record with 2:04.5.WITH CLASS has produced stakes placers in Australia, namely LADY SOPHIA, HIGHCLERE and CLASS EDITION(Standing at Lyonnais Farm)

story image

Wind Blown

WIND BLOWN (1997) HAZM–WIND IN MY HAIR by COX’S RIDGE WIND BLOWN is a three-time Philippine Horse of the Year whose progenies will debut as two-year-olds in 2007. These are colts from the mares TUCK, GOLDEN DOUBLE, HEIR APPARENT and a filly from GISELLE(Standing at Herma Farm and Stud)

 

MARHO Deplores Track Condition

After a spate of accidents last racing week at the Philippine Racing Club's Santa Ana Park in Naic, Cavite, MARHO president Mandaluyong Mayor Atty. Benhur Abalos sent a letter to PRC management pointing out the need for track safety.
 
    "PRC needs to be more prudent with their safety measures," said Abalos. "It is very distressing to learn about the accidents to the jockeys, let alone the horses."
  
    He added that the racing club needs to assure horseowners that their track is in a fit condition for this coming PRC racing week, especially since three Philippine Racing Commission-sponsored stakes races will be held there on May 17, Sunday - the Emerald I, the Hopeful I, and the highly-prestigious Triple Crown I for local 3YO horses.
 
    Fellow MARHO director Jose Mari Franco lauded Abalos' move, and noted that "horrendous" conditions at the Manila Jockey Club's San Lazaro Leisure Park also need to be investigated. "My horse Spanish Ruler hit a lubak there two weeks ago and suffered multiple slab fractures on the right knee and can never run again."

     Below is the text of the letter sent by MARHO to PRC management:

 
*******************************************

5 May 2009
 

Atty. RAMON P. EREÑETA Jr.
Executive Vice-President and COO
Philippine Racing Club
Santa Ana Park, AP Reyes Avenue
Carmona, Makati City
 

Thru:    Mr. DANIEL M. VALMONTE
            Asst. Vice-President and Racing Manager
 

Gentlemen:

 
We write to express our alarm and indignation over the recent accidents incurred by jockeys and horses at Santa Ana Park in Naic, Cavite, during the last race meeting of April 28-30 and May 1-3.

The following horses suffered injuries and were suspended or destroyed:

Wednesday, 29 April 2009:
 
1.      Sun Chaser – in Race 8, the horse tripped and suffered complete compound fracture of the distal third metacarpal bone of the off-forelimb and was destroyed.
 

Thursday, 30 April 2009:

1.      Time Deposit – in Race 1, the horse was found limping on its near fore and was suspended.
2.      Miss Malabon – in Race 7, was found limping on its near fore and was suspended.
3.      Bumpy Johnson – the favorite in Race 7 was found limping on its off-fore and was suspended.

 
Friday, 1 May 2009:

1.      Tiger Raffy – in Race 1, was found limping on its off-fore and was suspended.
2.      I Remain – in Race 6, was found limping on its off-fore and was suspended.


Saturday, 2 May 2009:

1.      Hugs and Kisses – in Race 2, was found limping on its near fore and was suspended.
2.      Midnight King – in Race 8, tripped, unseated its rider MA Alvarez, and found to have suffered fracture of the humerus of the off shoulder and was destroyed.
3.      What About Andee – in Race 13, tripped, unseated its rider ED Lumagui, and found to have suffered complete compound fracture of the distal third cannon bone of the near forelimb and was destroyed.
4.      Winking Eye – in Race 13, was found limping on its off-fore and was suspended.


Sunday, 3 May 2009:

1.      Raven – in Race 4, was found limping on its near fore and was suspended.
2.      Doña Marucha – in Race 6, was found to have suffered dislocation of the fetlock joint of the near forelimb and was suspended.
3.      Fantasy Angel – in Race 8, tripped, unseated its rider KS Bergancia, and found to have suffered dislocation of the fetlock joint of the off-forelimb and was destroyed.

Over a period of five racing days, a total of four horses suffered injuries so horrible that they had to be destroyed, while nine were found to have been limping after their races. On Saturday alone, two horses broke down. This is an alarming level of accidents that is unacceptable by any standards.

Most alarming are the injuries incurred by the following riders:

1.      MA Alvarez – unseated off Midnight King on Saturday, was unable to ride the rest of the weekend.
2.      ED Lumagui – unseated off What About Andee on Saturday, is still in the ICU unit of M. V. Santiago Hospital in Trece Martirez, Cavite. According to the New Philippine Jockeys’ Association, Lumagui suffered a blood clot in the brain and still cannot speak coherently or comprehend 

After the heavy rains of Thursday, April 30, the track seems to have suffered some serious deterioration. The jockeys point to the track as the culprit in the accidents.

In behalf of the MARHO, we strongly urge you to be more prudent and exercise safety procedures. As horseowners who have invested heavily in this sport, we are deeply concerned about the safety of our jockeys and our horses. Please inspect your track and ensure that it is fit for racing, especially since the first leg of the Triple Crown, the Hopeful, and the Emerald I Stakes will be held at your track on May 17.

 

Very truly yours,

 

Atty. BENHUR C. ABALOS

President, MARHO and
Mayor of Mandaluyong City

 

Cc:

            Atty. JOSE FERDINAND M. ROJAS II
            Chairman, Philippine Racing Commission

MARHO Celebrates Jade Anniversary in 2009

ad


The Metropolitan Association of Race Horse Owners celebrates a milestone this year - its Jade Anniversary, signifying its 35th year of existence.

MARHO is the first and oldest horseowners' group in the country. Founded in 1974 by San Miguel Corporation chairman and Ambassador Eduardo M. Cojuangco Jr. and fourteen other horseowners, the organization has gone from strength to strength through the years to become one of the thoroughbred industry's leaders.

MARHO was the first to stage an elaborate annual racing festival, the MARHO Breeders' Cup, held every November at the Philippine Racing Club's Santa Ana Park. A concept of MARHO stalwarts Aristeo "Putch" Puyat and Leonardo "Sandy" Javier Jr., it was first run in 1996. The MBC program gives away millions in prize money each year as incentives to breeders to produce Philippine-bred champions.

The leaders and members of MARHO have always been actively involved in industry matters, and are usually at the forefront of initiatives that benefit the racing and breeding sectors.

Plans for this year's Jade Anniversary celebrations are underway. Said MARHO president and Mandaluyong Mayor lawyer Benhur Abalos, "We hope to stage the MARHO Founders' Cup this year, perhaps in May, in addition to the Breeders' Cup in November. We are also looking into the feasibility of putting on a horse auction to be participated in by MARHO members."

MARHO Stages Charity Race

Giving to those in need is one of MARHO's tenets as an organization.image

This was demonstrated recently when MARHO supported a charity race for the benefit of the Movie Workers Welfare Foundation, Inc. (Mowelfund) at the Manila Jockey Club's San Lazaro Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite, last 18 January 2008, Sunday. Read More

MARHO Breeder's Cup 2008 Souvenir Magazine

ad

The Official 13th MARHO Breeders'
Cup
Souvenir Magazine
will be
available free to members and
guests at Santa Ana Park on
Saturday and Sunday, 22-23
November 2008.

MARHO is now on Facebook!

ad
Join Now

Announcement to all Horseowners
and Trainers:

MARHO is accepting weanling
nominations to the 2009 MARHO
Breeders' Cup program.

Fee for members: P10,000;
non-members: P20,000.
Deadline is on 31 December 2008.
There will be no extensions. Failure
to nominate on the due date will
render your horses ineligible to run in
the 2009 MARHO Jade Anniversary
Breeders' Cup championships.

Breeders' Cup 2008

ad

2007 Breeders' Cup

Native Land - MBC Classic

Watch Video

Arithmetic - Juvenile Fillies

Watch Video

Don Enrico - Juvenile Colts

Watch Video

ES Twenty Six - Filly Mile

Watch Video

Macho Man - Colt Mile

Watch Video

Million Dollar - MBC Sprint

Watch Video

Featured Blog

imageArticles and columns in English and Filipino on thoroughbred racing and breeding in the Philippines written by Jenny Ortuoste-Alcasid, a writer/racing broadcaster who's been in the industry since 1990. Visit Blog
Want to advertise on Marho.org? Questions: webmaster(A)marho.org
Copyright 2008. Metropolitan Association of Race Horse Owners' Inc. Designed by Hostingphil.com