37th pcso presidential gold cup magazine 2009

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37th PCSO Presidential

Gold CupSouvenir

Magazine

Published by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office

E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Quezon City

Trunkline: (63-2) 781-9701Website: www.pcso.gov.ph

Email: [email protected]

PCSO Committee on Races Editorial Direction

JOSE T. MALANGChairman

REyNALdO Z. EMPREMiAdO

Vice-Chairman

JENNy ORTUOSTE Editor-in-Chief

JAS LALOGCreative Director

Copyright 2009, PCSO. All ma-terials published in the �7th PCSO Presidential Gold Cup Souvenir Magazine are copyrighted and no part of this publication may be reproduced without written consent from the publisher.

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Message: PCSO Chairman.........................................…… 5

Message: PCSO Vice-Chair and General Manager…....... 7

Message: Philippine Racing Commission Chairman....…9

Message: Manila Jockey Club Chairman...................…..11

Message: PCSO Committee on Races Chairman......……13

Cover Story: Going for the Gold.........................………...14

The PCSO Presidential Gold Cup Roll of Champions…..17

The 37th PCSO Presidential Gold Cup

Official Starters................................................…..18

Feature: Champions of the Gold Cup.......................…..20

Feature: Charity Means Love...................................…..26

Feature: The PCSO Charity Caravan Rolls On...........….32

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REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINASTANGGAPAN NG PANGULO

PHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICETanggapan ng Sweepstakes Pangkawanggawa ng Pilipinas, Lungsod ng Quezon

BOArD OF DireCtOrS

HOn. SerGiO O. VAlenCiA Chairman

HOn. rOSAriO C. uriArte

Vice Chairman

HOn. MAnuel l. MOrAtO Member

HOn. rAyMunDO t. rOquerO Member

HOn. JOSe reyeS tAruC V Member

HOn. FAtiMA A. S. VAlDez Member


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MeSSAGe

Welcome to the 37th running of the PCSO Presidential Gold Cup! It is gratifying to see how this race which started out as a way to provide a competitive venue for the best quality local-bred racehorses is now a revered annual tradition which participants and racegoers alike look forward to every year. PCSO is proud to be a part of this event and a partner of the thoroughbred racing industry over the decades, as part of our mandate to support the sport of horseracing and its allied activity of breeding. We appreciate how this relationship has brought together joint efforts to reaffirm our commitment to uplift the sport and share resources with underprivileged fellow Filipinos in the areas of health care and medical assistance. As the horses break from the gate for this year’s PCSO Presidential Gold Cup, may we also spare a thought for the needy and afflicted in whose lives our helping hand or comforting touch may make a big difference. My sincere wishes for success and fortune to all the participants and racegoers, and warm greetings for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New year!

HOn. SerGiO O. VAlenCiAChairman, PCSO

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office



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BeniGnO B. AGuAS OiC-Assistant

General Manager

CArlOS M. CAStillOManager, Sales Dept.

rOlAnDO r. KAPunAn Manager

Security Printing Dept.

rOMAn C. tOrreS Manager, Production

& Marketing Dept.

REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS, TANGGAPAN NG PANGULOPHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICETanggapan ng Sweepstakes Pangkawanggawa ng Pilipinas, Lungsod ng Quezon

eXeCutiVe OFFiCerS

HOn. rOSAriO C. uriArteGeneral Manager

Administration Sector

rOGer C. rAMirez Manager

Administration Dept.

reynAlDO z. eMPreMiADO

ManagerDraw and races Dept.

Dr. eliSA B. BArOque, ManagerCharity Clinic Dept.

Corporate Planning Sector

Atty. VenuS t. BuADO Manager, Assets & investments Dept.

MAnuel C. GArCiA Manager, Publicity & Public relations Dept.

rOMuAlDO V. quiñOneS, Manager Special Projects Dept.

OrlAnDO M. MAlACA Manager, Management

information Services

Finance Sector

Production and Marketing Sector

Atty. lAurO A. PAtiAG, Manager,

legal Dept.

BeniGnO B. AGuAS Manager, Budget &

Accounting Dept.

Dr. eliSA B. BArOqueConcurrent Manager Fund Allocation Dept.

Atty. JOSe t. MAlAnG Manager, internal

Audit Dept.

MAriO J. COrrAlManager

treasury Dept.

MA. PAz A. MAGSAlinAssistant General

ManagerAdministration Sector

MA. PAz A. MAGSAlin Concurrent AGM

Corporate Planning Sector

BetSy B. PAruGinOGAssistant General Manager

Finance Sector



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MeSSAGe

Busy as the men and women of the PCSO were this year with the agency’s Diamond Anniversary activities, it seems time flew by so fast that once more we stage the PCSO’s flagship horse race – the PCSO Presidential Gold Cup.

The occasion brings to mind the long partnership between PCSO and horse racing through the years, as both worked together to harness resources that would benefit charitable projects.

To the race participants, good luck! To the racing fans who have been loyal supporters of the race, our best wishes.

As the Diamond Anniversary year draws to a close, let us look back on the accomplishments made, yet let us not rest on them. For the work never ends, and our hands must be willing and able to labor and persevere; for it is in helping our fellow man that we help ourselves learn, grow, and achieve enlightenment. To all, best wishes for a joyous PCSO Presidential Gold Cup celebration, and greetings for a happy and blessed Christmas!

rOSAriO C. uriArteVice-Chair and General Manager


Online lottery Sector

COnrADO C. zABellAAssistant General Manager

Online lottery Sector

Arnel M. CASASManager, Central Operations Dept.

JOSeFinA A. SArSOnASManager, northern and

Central luzon Dept.

WilliAM H. MeDiCi Manager, Visayas

and Mindanao region Dept.

reMelizA JOVitA M. GABuyO

Manager, Southern tagalog and Bicol

region Dept.



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MeSSAGe For over three decades the PCSO Presidential Gold Cup has occupied pride of place in the ranks of horseracing competition as the most significant honor that one may win. To triumph in this race is a goal that many horseowners, trainers, jockeys, and other stable and ranch staff prepare for. As an incentive to encourage achievement in the sport, the Gold Cup is certainly one of the most effective and has contributed significantly to raising the bar for standards of speed, stamina, and courage. Records have been broken several times at this event; exciting duels fought to the wire; and stories of victory and heartbreak written and re-written with different characters and details. The PCSO Presidential Gold Cup event is now inextricably linked with the history of horseracing. The story unfolds anew every year, richer and brighter and better. The Philracom is proud to support this annual tradition as a partner of the PCSO in uplifting and promoting horseracing and breeding. In behalf of the Commissioners, officers, and staff of the Philracom, I greet the PCSO once more on their Diamond Anniversary, and wish the best of luck to all the race participants. Warm Christmas and New year greetings to all!

JOSe FerDinAnD M. rOJAS iiChairman, Philippine Racing Commission

Philippine Racing Commission


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MeSSAGe

The Manila Jockey Club is pleased to host the 37th Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Presidential Gold Cup on 6 December 2009. It is the annually the most prestigious race on the calendar, showcasing the talents of the best local-bred runners in the land. This year’s edition is all the more special as it coincides with PCSO’s celebration of its 75th anniversary, a landmark event that adds more luster to this competition. In behalf of MJC’s management and staff, I welcome all race participants and racing fans to the San Lazaro Leisure and Business Park racecourse for this historic event, and greet PCSO a happy diamond Anniversary!

AlFOnSO r. reynO Jr.Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Manila Jockey Club, Inc.



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REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINASTANGGAPAN NG PANGULO

PHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICETanggapan ng Sweepstakes Pangkawanggawa ng Pilipinas, Lungsod ng Quezon

COMMittee On rACeS

Atty. JOSe t. MAlAnG Chairman

COnrADO C. zABellAMember

MA. PAz A. MAGSAlinMember

BeniGnO B. AGuASMember

reynAlDO z. eMPreMiADO Vice Chairman

BetSy B. PAruGinOGMember

CArlOS M. CAStillOMember

Dr. rOMeO F. BuenCAMinO Member

enrique z. BeeCH Jr. Member

MAnuel C. GArCiAMember

DiOSDADO B. JiMenezMember

Jenny OrtuOSteMember



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MeSSAGe

Through the years, because of my involvement in horseracing as part of my duties with the PCSO, it has been my pleasure to observe how warmly participants and racing aficionados welcome the staging of the PCSO Presidential Gold Cup. It is without question the most prestigious event on the racing calendar and owning a replica of the PCSO Gold Cup is the dream chased by many horseowners. Yet while many may aspire to such a feat, to few go the honor, as only the best entries may hope for a chance at winning the gold. As a way of encouraging exciting competition, then, this race is serving its purpose. As a means of drawing together diverse people to share a common pastime for a day, and as a way of promoting the sport to the public, it does all that too. But more than these, the PCSO Presidential Gold Cup stands for something more – that indefinable, intangible something called “excellence”. And it is that quality that I see in every participant in this race. To all the competitors, grace and good fortune. To the Philippine Racing Commission and to the Manila Jockey Club, deep gratitude for their whole-hearted support. To those who helped organize this event, kudos for a good job. And to all who are here to witness this race, held during the PCSO’s Diamond Anniversary, may you hold fast the memories of this once-in-a-lifetime event. In behalf of the Committee on Races, welcome to the 37th PCSO Presidential Gold Cup!

JOSe t. MAlAnGChairman, Committee on Races




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Going GoldGoing Goldi

TS purity is legend-ary. Its yellow shine made ancients be-lieve that the sun’s

rays were locked in its glowing depths. Its beauty is so rare that men seek for it under the earth with much toil.

The PCSO Presidential Gold Cup is fashioned from one of the most precious metals known to

man because gold symbolizes many of the virtues that make up an ideal competition – the purity of sportsmanship and of “the turf”; the glow of pride in honest achievement and hard work; the rare wonder and mag-nificence of athletes locked in battle for the prize.

in nearly forty years of run-ning the Gold Cup, the PCSO has established a yearly tradi-tion that is one of the most ea-

gerly-awaited races in the sport. Breeders carefully match sire to dam to produce the foal with the winning blend of speed and strength; horseowners painstak-ingly select the best from their racing stables to prepare over a couple of years for this event; trainers peer at their stopwatch-es as they condition their horses to championship standards; and jockeys grip the reins tightly as they gauge their horses’ efforts,

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Chairman Valencia presents the 2007 PCSO Presidential Gold Cup to Antonio tan Jr., owner of native land, at San lazaro leisure Park. With them are, from the PCSO Committee on races, vice-chair rey empremiado and member Dr. romeo Buencamino.

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Going GoldGoing Gold

assessing which one has the best chance at winning the coveted Gold Cup.

The Gold Cup’s Roll of Cham-pions (elsewhere in this issue) reads like a Who’s Who of the best and finest of all the race-horses that ever trod dirt on Philippine racetracks. All the competitors in this event want to be the next one on that list. Racing fans study programs and videos of past performances, trying to choose the next winner – who will be the next Gold Cup champion and possibly the one to also cop Horse of the Year honors?

All the horses in this year’s race are canny colts or horses and stellar campaigners. Ibarra is the defending champion, and comes off a third place finish in the November 22 Philracom Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. Cup at San Lazaro Leisure Park. A long spell of inaction and resulting

lack of tune-ups due to not hav-ing enough population in his group to form races could have been a factor. Yet he is eager for a win; his opponents will find him a tough defender of his crown.

Shining Fame exerted brave effort to win the 13th MARHO Breeders’ Cup Colt Mile in 2008, and had a string of stakes victories after that.

Don Enrico won the Division ii of the 1st Mayor Ramon d. Bagatsing Memorial Cup set last August at the New Santa Ana Park in Naic, Cavite, and the 14th PCSO First Gentleman’s Silver Cup in June this year. don Enri-co ran off the pace and staged a rally in the stretch to overcome the fading Ibarra. Shining Fame placed fourth in that same race.

Dream Supreme copped the second leg of this year’s Triple Crown series for 3yO. Sent off as fourth favorite, he came from

the back of the pack in the 1,800 meter race to win. Dumadagun-dong and Sword O’War will try their best to score an upset in this event.

Need it be said once more that this edition of the Gold Cup is all the more special as it falls in the PCSO diamond year? Certainly this will be an exciting and memorable race.

Everywhere, one sees the glit-ter of gold – in the horses, the riders and other participants, the race organizers, the racego-ers - the gold of excellence and achievement, of dedication and perseverance, of hard work and discipline.

And the gleam of charity shines above all, as the PCSO continues its efforts to support and uplift horseracing, all the while doing its best to make a difference in the lives of the un-derprivileged Filipinos it serves. Now that is true gold.

Going GoldChairman Valencia, Department

of Health Secretary Francisco Duque iii, and General Manager

rosario C. uriarte sing the nation-al Anthem at the Charity Congress

early this year.

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3 7 T h p c S O p R E S I D E N T I A l g O l D c u p Rules and Regulations

pcSO gAMES RAcES

title 37th PCSO Presidential Gold Cup

DAte 6 December 2009, Sunday

Venue San Lazaro Leisure & Business Park, Carmona, Cavite

HOSt CluB Manila Jockey Club

PrizeS 1st Prize - P 1,500,000.00 2nd Prize - P 500,000.00 3rd Prize - P 250,000.00 4th Prize - P 125,000.00 Philippine racing Commission added purse to the winner only: P 1,000,000.00

AWArDS Replica of the PCSO Presidential Gold Cup to the winning owner; trophies, to the trainer and jockey

eliGiBility Open except imports

DiStAnCe 2,000 meters

MeCHAniCS Standard weight-for-age with sex allowance for fillies and mares and additional three (3) kgs. penalty weight for every previous victory in the PCSO Presidential Gold Cup race.

GenerAl PrOViSiOn All other racing rules and regulations of the Philippine Racing Commission shall supplement the above rules.

TITlES: (1) EZ2 lotto Race(2) 6/45 Megalotto Race(3) 6/45 Megalotto Race

(4) 6/49 Superlotto Race(5) Small-Town lottery Race(6) Traditional Sweepstakes

puRSES pER RAcE: 1st Prize – P 180,000.002nd Prize – P 67,500.003rd Prize – P 37,500.00

4th Prize – P 15,000.00AwARDS:Trophies to the winning owner, trainer, and jockey

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Year Winner oWner Trainer JockeY

1973 SuN gOD pedro cojuangco Bernardo lahoz Elias Ordiales1974 IlOcOS KINg constante Rubio ponciano guerrero crisencio 1975 HENNA’S GOLD Domingo Poblete Romulo Henson Andres Camba1976 fIOREllA gretchen cojuangco Armando Trinidad Jesus guce1977 LITTLE MORNING CJ Yulo & Sons, Inc. Antonio Alcasid Sr. Andres Camba 1978 GYPSY GREY Canlubang Sugar Estate Antonio Alcasid Sr. Eduardo Domingo Jr.1979 HONOR ROLL Jose Cojuangco Jr. Jose Cojuangco Jr. Francisco Fernando1980 RED ANNIE Nicanor Jacinto III Nicanor Jacinto III Jesus Guce1981 FAIR AND SQUARE Herminia Mamon Antonio Alcasid Sr. Jesus Guce1982 FAIR AND SQUARE Herminia Mamon Antonio Alcasid Sr. Jesus Guce1983 SKYWALKER Enrique Cojuangco Ricardo Gregorio Elpidio Aguila1984 DINO BAMBINO Cadamma Enterprises Antonio Alcasid Sr. Eduardo Domingo Jr.1985 HEADMASTER Carmel Investments Antonio Alcasid Sr. Andres Camba1986 MUSIC MACHINE Jenar Breeders Corp. Jose Torno Rizalito Agustin 1987 TIME MASTER Cadamma Enterprises Antonio Alcasid Sr. Eduardo Domingo Jr.1988 THRILLER Andrew Sanchez Antonio Alcasid Sr. Gerardo Biazon1989 SUN DANCER Toshio Abe Ruben Tupas Eduardo Domingo Jr.1990 SUN DANCER Toshio Abe Ruben Tupas Eduardo Domingo Jr.1991 BAlATKAYO Rhu corporation Romulo henson Joe Noel camu1992 GRAND PARTY Andrew Sanchez Antonio Alcasid Sr. Guarino Infantado1993 FAIR START C&H Enterprises Antonio Alcasid Sr. Elpidio Aguila1994 CROWN COLONY Romen Equity Corp. Antonio Alcasid Sr. Antonio Alcasid Jr.1995 STRONG MATERIAL Rolando Rojas Severino Andrade Jesus Guce1996 BullDOZER Ramoncito Arceo Ramon Domingo Joe Noel camu 1997 BULLDOZER Katkarian, Inc. Ramon Domingo Joe Noel Camu1998 REAL TOP Emmanuel King & Rolando Rojas Jose Clor Jesus Guce1999 hOBBY Jose Vergel de Dios Juanito Macaraig Ramon guce2000 WIND BLOWN Leonardo Javier Jr. Leonardo Javier Jr. Dominador Borbe Jr.2001 WIND BLOWN Herminio Esguerra Antonio Alcasid Sr. Patricio Dilema2002 FREE WIND Hubert Leong Edwin Vitalli Joe Noel Camu2003 RED STAR RISING Michael Trillana Ruben Clor Manolito Daquis2004 EMPIRE KING David Lee Ernesto Roxas Jeffrey Ladiana2005 SPEED ADVANTAGE Roberto Yutadco Jose Fernandez Fernando Raquel Jr.2006 REAL SPICY Herminio Esguerra Ruben Clor Jesse Guce2007 NATIVE LAND Antonio Tan Jr. Anthony Henson Jesse Guce2008 IBARRA Benhur Abalos Ruben Tupas Kelvin Abobo

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pRESIDENTIAl gOlD cupRoll of Champions

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1 SWORD O’WAR 4yO Colt/55.0 kgs. Jockey : John Alvin A. Guce Sire : Strong Material (Phi)dam : Cavanaugh’s Girl (USA) Breeder : Eric R. TagleOwner : Oliver F. GiananTrainer : Ricardo P. Paman Jr.

2 IBARRA 5yO Horse/ Bay/57.5 kgs.Jockey : Kelvin B.Abobo Sire : yonaguska (USA) Dam : Fire Down Under (NZ) Breeder : Benhur C. Abalos Owner : Benhur C. AbalosTrainer : Ruben S. Tupas

3 DREAM SUPREME 3yO Colt/Bay/54.5 kgs.Jockey : John B. CorderoSire : Baseball Champion (USA) Dam : Belle of Ack (USA) Breeder : Nathaniel G. Velasco Owner : Nathaniel G. Velasco Trainer : Jose Mario Paulo S. Jacob

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Dream Supreme

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4 SHINING FAME 4yO Colt/dkBay/55.0 kgsJockey : Jesse B. Guce Sire : Royal Premiere (USA) Dam : Harry’s District (USA) Breeder : Antonio V. Tan Owner : Antonio V. Tan Trainer : Ruben S. Tupas

5 DUMADAGUNDONG 4yO Colt/Bay/55.0 kgs.Jockey : Louie D. Balboa Sire : yaz (USA) Dam : Sharp Movin Kris (Phi)Breeder : Johnny TionlocOwner : Joseph C. DyhengcoTrainer : Kristopher E. Bungar

6 DON ENRICO 4yO Colt/Bay/55.0 kgs.Jockey : Fernando M. Raquel Jr.Sire : Wind Blown (Phi)Dam : Kayumanggi (Aus)Breeder : Herma Farms and StudOwner : Lorraine Uy WiTrainer : Arturo C. Sordan Jr.

ibarra

Shining Fame

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CHAMPiOnSOF tHe GOlD CuP

The PCSO Presidential Gold Cup was conceived in the early 1970’s by the then-PCSO Board of Di-rectors headed by chairman and general man-ager Nereo C. Andolong to boost the local horse racing industry and to elevate its standard to in-ternational levels.

Held annually in honor of the country’s Chief Executive, the Presidential Gold Cup was first held on 7 October 1973 at the Manila Jockey Club’s San Lazaro Hippodrome. Since then, it has achieved the lofty status of the sport’s most prestigious race.

��7�Don Pedro Cojuangco’s Sun God thun-dered home virtually unopposed to win

the inaugural run of the event in 1973 and capped a brilliant and impressive racing career.

��7�Perennial crowd favorite Ilocos King grabbed the honors. Constante Rubio’s

ageless galloper was renowned for his unmatched fighting heart.

��7�Underrated Henna’s Gold surprisingly took home the crown.

��7�Gretchen Cojuangco’s brave and gutsy Fiorella pulled off the first photo finish

victory in the Gold Cup by nipping Gypsy Grey.

��77Canlubang-raised and yulo-bred Little Morning frustrated the hopes of stable

mate Gypsy Grey, who again wound up in second place.

��7�Back-to-back defeats did not deter sea-soned grey galloper Gypsy Grey from try-

ing again; this time she succeeded.

Fair and Square with owner Herminia Mamon and other connections at

Santa Ana Park sometime in the ‘80s.

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��7�The yulo family’s Gypsy Grey, winner in 1978, was entered anew for a record

fourth time. The gutsy grey almost pulled off a repeat victory but fell short of the mark, finishing second to Peping Cojuangco’s Honor Roll.

��0Horseman Nicky Jacinto’s cel-ebrated chestnut filly Red Annie

reigned supreme and completed a Horse of the Year performance with a runaway vic-tory against a stellar Gold Cup field.

�� and ��: The phenomenal rise of Ce-sar and Herminia Mamon’s Fair and

Square was marked in 1981. Fair and Square was the first Triple Crown champion in the Philippines and un-doubtedly the most outstanding race horse of his gen-eration. He won the event anew the following year and installed himself as the first local racer to achieve the elusive back-to-back conquest of the prestigious PCSO Presidential Gold Cup.

��Henry Cojuangco’s home-bred Triple Crown champion Skywalker posted a

convincing victory to become the year’s undisputed champion galloper.

��Andrew Sanchez’ gutsy galloper Dino Bambino bagged the coveted crown,

which proved to be the highlight of his storied track career.

��Despite coming off a long spell, Carmel investments’ veteran Headmaster won

the year’s most coveted championship in signature off-the-pace fashion.

��Music Machine’s Gold Cup win com-pleted a fairy tale victory for the Galang

brothers, who were competing for the first time in top rung competition.

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ter’s victory this year cement-

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��Rolando Rojas sent off his stable’s star, top favorite Crown Colony, to score a

dramatic last to first performance in the Gold Cup, re-bounding from a poor start twenty lengths off the lead-er to win by a slim margin over Joy Rojas’s Rising Sun. President Fidel Ramos himself was on hand to award the trophy to the owners of the winning entry, the first president to have ever graced the running of the race.

��Rollie Rojas had another strong bet in promising 2yO Strong Material. The

precocious colt proved his mettle against the best of the land by becoming the youngest winner of the Gold Cup.

�� and ��7: Emerging 3yO Bulldozer, Chito Arceo’s pride and joy, proved him-

self a winner against a tough field in 1996. The plucky Bulldozer defied the odds in 1997 by scoring a repeat

celebrated galloper followed the trail of track greats Fair And Square and Skywalker to complete the Triple Crown - Gold Cup grand slam. Time Master eventually retired unbeaten in all his starts as one of the greatest racers of all time.

��Thriller, Time Master’s one-eyed sta-blemate from the same Sanchez stable

scored an impressive come-from-behind win against the best of the year.

�� and ��0: Barely 3yO on the day of the race in 1989, the Toshio Abe-owned

champion filly Sun Dancer created quite a stir by du-plicating Time Master’s unblemished run through the Triple Crown and the Gold Cup. Sun Dancer created track lore in 1990 when she captured her second Gold Cup victory in a row to match her sire Fair And Square as the only other horse to score back-to-back cup con-quests.

��Former Philracom Chairman Augusto “Ochie” Santos’s unheralded Balatkayo

got good breaks en route to capturing the crown.

��The temperamental Grand Party, an-other Andrew Sanchez-owned entry,

was distracted by a band of noisy cheerers down the back stretch but recovered just in time to finally win the Gold Cup.

��Come-from-behind charger Fair Start, son of the great Fair And Square and

running in the same Mamon colors, sur-prised with a big finishing kick to outdistance the rest of field en route to an upset win over the heavily favored May Five.

native land

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Gold Cup victory for Arceo and permanently sealing his slot in the roster of track greats.

��Rojas track sensation Real Top won the Gold Cup in record time and swept all

the major stakes races of the year including a grand slam of the Triple Crown.

��The surprise winner of the crown was Jose Vergel de Dios’ unheralded filly

Hobby, who rallied from the back of the pack to pull off the huge victory.

�000 and �00�: Precocious 3YO Wind Blown stamped his class by scoring a

decisive victory in the 2000 Gold Cup and reset the track record for the classic 2,000-meter distance by more than three seconds at the San Lazaro Hippo-drome. in 2001, prominent horseowner-breeder Leon-ardo “Sandy” Javier’s prized colt Wind Blown was sold to businessman-sportsman Herminio Esguerra; the defending champ would go on to score a rousing repeat victory, becoming only the fourth locally-bred galloper to achieve a back-to-back Gold Cup conquest.

�00�Wind Blown attempted to score an un-precedented hat trick in the Gold Cup

but went down in defeat to unheralded Free Wind who scored a decisive victory at the San Lazaro Hip-podrome.

�00�This year produced one of the most thrilling stretch duels in Gold Cup

history, with unheralded Red Star Rising and Triple Crown winner West Bound battling it out neck-to-neck going into the final straight. In one decisive push to the payoff line, Red Star Rising outdueled West Bound by a neck to gain instant celebrity and crown himself Gold Cup champion.

�00�Sensational 3YO colt Empire King squared off against veteran West

Bound in another down-the-wire duel. digging deep into his reserves, Empire King once again denied West Bound his claim to racing fame.

�00�Far fourth f a v o r i t e ,

3YO colt Speed Advantage, upstaged highly-touted di-vision rival Real Spicy with an amazing turn of foot in the final 400 meters to win by three lengths. He went on to bag Horse of the year honors.

�00�Real Spicy came off

a record-breaking run 12-win streak to improve on his 2,050-meter track re-cord by half a second in the year’s Gold Cup.

�007Tony Tan’s 6yO Na-

tive Land came into the fray fresh from his come-from-behind win in the previous month’s 12th

MARHO Breeders’ Cup Classic. The late-maturing horse shot to triumph five lengths ahead of the fading Mr. Victory, Real Spicy, and Empire King.

�00�Mandaluyong Mayor Benhur Abalos’s ibarra stepped slow out of the gate but

recovered quickly to take the lead and eke out a practi-cally wire-to-wire victory without any whipping from jockey Kelvin Abobo.

In the PCSO’s Diamond Anniversary year, the present Board of Directors under Chairman Sergio O. Valencia continues the staging of PCSO Presidential Gold Cup – where achievement is celebrated, excellence is recognized, and champi-ons are born.

Wind Blown

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iBArrA tAkES HOME tHE GOlD

n By Jenny OrtuOSte

ibarra with Kelvin Abobo

up winning the 36th PCSO

Presidential Gold Cup

THIS is how 7 De-cember �00� played out for many sports fans.

Early in the morning, they were tuned in to the Manny Pacquiao versus Oscar de la Hoya prize-fight, live via satellite.

As the Pambansang Ka-mao wore down, punch

by punch, his aging yet proud opponent, racing fans kept an eye cocked on their programs, won-dering how the ��th PCSO Presidential Gold Cup at Santa Ana Park in Makati City would unfold later that day.

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de la Hoya’s team threw in the towel before lunchtime, handing Pacquiao yet another international victory and fur-ther cementing his reputation as a “Mexicutioner”. With that resolved to the deep satisfaction of sports fans, they trooped to Santa Ana Park or their nearest OTBs for the day’s races.

On the track, as in the ring, it was the one closest to the hearts of fans that won the ultimate. Ibarra, acknowledged as one of the most talented racehorses to ever grace the sport, tied the record for the 2,050 meters by clocking 2:09 in the PCSO Pres-idential Gold Cup.

The island-born son of mul-tiple American stakes winner Yonaguska out of the race-mare Fire Down Under, Ibarra crushed opponents as formi-dable as Real Spicy, who set the record for that distance twice in 2006; 3YO Indelible Ink, juve-nile champion in 2007; Native Land, PCSO Gold Cup defend-ing champion; Shining Fame, winner of the third leg of the 2008 Triple Crown and that year’s Santa Ana Park-MARHO Breeders’ Cup Colt Mile; and veteran runner Henry d’Eight.

At the start, ibarra was slow out, as he reared and stepped backward before launching out of the gate. The delay may have cost him the record; track pun-dits estimate that he lost up to one second, precious time that could have allowed him to set a new track time in a sport where clockings are reckoned in frac-tions of a second.

Once out, though, Ibarra took the lead under the guidance of regular rider Kelvin Abobo, who just sat coolly on the horse, de-spite the pressure from Shining Fame, who briefly got a nose in

front of Ibarra just before the home stretch.

But with a mere flick of the whip at that point, ibarra bounded forward once more. Kelvin never lost his head for a moment; he knew his horse through and through, and was certain that the bay colt still had much to give.

Down the stretch the whip, which was never raised and re-mained tucked in Kelvin’s right hand, flicked Ibarra’s shoulder, once, twice, four times. The colt flung his legs out, eating up me-ter after meter in a magnificent performance that had the over-flow crowd on its feet, roaring with delight.

Behind the 4yO ibarra, Shin-ing Fame’s jockey John Alvin Guce beat the horse with his stick perhaps as hard as Pac-quiao rained jabs and hooks on de la Hoya. To no avail; the 3yO bay was pressed to his utmost and had no more to give. ibarra won by two-and-a-half, with Kelvin standing in the irons just before they hit the wire, giving his practically unused whip a victory twirl.

ibarra’s owner, Mandaluyong City Mayor and Metropolitan Association of Race Horse Own-ers president Benhur Abalos, was ecstatic. His pride and joy had been sidelined for most of his 3YO season with a chip bone problem. Abalos and trainer Ru-ben Tupas didn’t rush the colt’s recovery; their patience paid off.

“We want to show the world that the Philippines can produce champion racehorses — that is why I named him Ibarra,” said Abalos. ibarra was the protago-nist of national hero Jose Rizal’s two novels, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. Describing the oppressions of the Spanish colonial regime, they sparked the Philippine revolution.

For Philippine sports, that day will always be memorable. Ibarra and jockey Kelvin Abo-bo’s accomplishments brought their connections as much pride and honor as Pacquiao brought to the nation. And for the continuing saga of the PCSO Presidential Gold Cup, it was one more thrilling victory to etch on the annals of the sport.

Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos holds a replica of the PCSO Gold Cup. With him are winning trainer ruben tupas and rider Kelvin Abobo, flanked at either end by PCSO’s Committee on races vice-chair rey empre-miado (left) and member Dr. romy Buencamino (right).

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THE PCSO was founded upon a noble purpose – to be a channel of blessing to those most

in need. Beginning with two beneficiaries in 1934, the agency now assists over 8,000. Since 2003, unprecedented revenues were posted with the highest sales to date - over P22.64 billion in 2008, up from P3.9 billion in 1995.

in its diamond Anniversary year and beyond, the PCSO continues to build upon its achievements.

Under the leadership of its Board of

Charity MeansLove

“And now abideth faith, hope, and charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.”

—I Corinthians 13:13

Director Manuel l. Morato, Chairman

Sergio O. Valencia, Director Fatima AS Valdez, and Direc-

tor raymundo t. roquero

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the PCSO emphasizes its mission to bring healing, care, and hope to the sick. More than just bigger contributions, it is empowering people and their communities. More than just a growing number of beneficiaries, it is uplifting lives and building dreams.

And as the Christmas season is ushered in with twinkling lights, glittering ornaments, and sparkling gifts, the PCSO Board of Directors, management, and staff wish one and all a bright and blessed Christmas and a peaceful New Year filled with the real reasons for the season - faith, hope, and love.

Directors – Chairman Sergio O. Valencia, Vice-Chair and General Manager Rosario C. Uriarte, and Directors Manuel L. Morato, Fatima AS Valdez, Raymundo T. Roquero, and Jose R. Taruc V – the agency labors with renewed dedication to reveal the inherent beauty of its vision.

Using the “4 C’s” of diamond gemstone grading as their action words for the year – carat (greater revenue); color and clarity (greater range); and cut (greater impact) - PCSO has implemented creative innovations in revenue generation and a growing range of health care and medical programs to reach even more Filipinos.

This is PCSO’s continuing mission beyond the diamond Year, as the agency strives for greater efficiency to deliver a wider range of services to more people. implementing the “Charity PERA” – an acronym for participation, effectiveness, responsiveness, and adequacy – to reach and exceed revenue targets and mission goals, still the Board of Directors sees the value beyond numbers.

More than just higher sales,

Director Jose r. taruc V and Vice-Chair and General Manager rosario C. uriarte. – Photos by ray Veloira previously appeared in traversing the Orient, September 2009.

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PATRONS of the �/�� Mega Lotto who missed the winning jackpot

combination worth P��.� million in the October 7 draw have no reason to sulk: they just donated more than P�0 million to the victims of Typhoon Ondoy.

PCSO chairman Sergio O. Valencia and the Board of Directors allocated 30 per cent or P10.3 million of the charity fund generated from that Mega Lotto draw for the relief and rehabilitation of Ondoy victims.

The P92.8-million Mega Lotto jackpot, won by an elderly couple from Quezon City, contributed an additional P27.84 million to the PCSO’s charity fund. Aside from the lone jackpot winner, 69,573 other bettors won more than

P6.2 million in consolation prizes for correctly guessing between three and five numbers of the winning combination.

PCSO vice-chair and general manager Rosario C. Uriarte explained that their Board of Directors, in response to the aftermath of Ondoy’s onslaught, passed Resolution No. 1618 last September 30 earmarking 30 per cent of the charity fund from Mega Lotto for relief operations.

“At the time, the 6/45 Mega

Mega lotto Millions for typhoon Ondoy relief

relief goods are packed at the PCSO headquarters in quezon City and loaded into ambulances for transport to Putatan, Muntinlupa.

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PATRONS of the �/�� Mega Lotto who missed the winning jackpot

combination worth P��.� million in the October 7 draw have no reason to sulk: they just donated more than P�0 million to the victims of Typhoon Ondoy.

PCSO chairman Sergio O. Valencia and the Board of Directors allocated 30 per cent or P10.3 million of the charity fund generated from that Mega Lotto draw for the relief and rehabilitation of Ondoy victims.

The P92.8-million Mega Lotto jackpot, won by an elderly couple from Quezon City, contributed an additional P27.84 million to the PCSO’s charity fund. Aside from the lone jackpot winner, 69,573 other bettors won more than

P6.2 million in consolation prizes for correctly guessing between three and five numbers of the winning combination.

PCSO vice-chair and general manager Rosario C. Uriarte explained that their Board of Directors, in response to the aftermath of Ondoy’s onslaught, passed Resolution No. 1618 last September 30 earmarking 30 per cent of the charity fund from Mega Lotto for relief operations.

“At the time, the 6/45 Mega

Mega lotto Millions for typhoon Ondoy relief

relief goods are packed at the PCSO headquarters in quezon City and loaded into ambulances for transport to Putatan, Muntinlupa.

Lotto offered the biggest jackpot prize among our products so the Board decided to share a part of it to assist Typhoon Ondoy victims,” Uriarte added.

The resolution was approved unanimously by the Board: Chairman Valencia, vice-chair Uriarte, and directors Manuel L. Morato, Fatima AS Valdez, Raymundo T. Roquero, and Jose R. Taruc V.

Uriarte noted that the PCSO Board also approved last September 30 Resolution No. 1619, which set aside an additional P20 million calamity fund for the Operation Sagip-Bayan project undertaken by the Office of the President in the aftermath of the devastating storm that caused flash floods in Metro Manila and adjacent areas.

The fund was used to

purchase more than 50,000 food packs, 25,000 medicine kits, and thousands of sleeping mats, blankets, towels, and t-

Goods are loaded onto bancas that wend their way through the flooded streets.

shirts, which were distributed to relief victims in Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, and Laguna.

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iN a quick response to the Typhoon Ondoy situation, PCSO spearheaded

SAGiP-BAyAn teletHOnrAiSeS FunDS

PCSO General Manager rosario uriarte with PCSO officers and employees volunteer for the Sagip-tulong telethon over nBn Channel for the benefit of the victims of typhoon Ondoy.

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the Sagip-Bayan telethon aired last September �0 over NBN Channel to accommodate pledges and donations for typhoon victims as well as requests for assistance

and action from affected families.

The telethon raised more than P119 million and US$350,000 from pledges and donations coming from government-owned

corporations and concerned individuals. It also collected relief goods such as groceries, clothes, blankets, slippers, medicine, and even construction materials for distribution to typhoon victims.

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RESIDENTS of Tagbilaran and nearby munici-palities recently

joined the growing num-ber of Filipino volunteers who pledged to donate their time and services to charity work through the Philippine Charity Sweep-stakes Office.

The new volunteers pledged their commitment in a simple ceremony at the Bohol Cultural Center, Tagbilaran City, where

Kaibigan Ng PCSO Reaches

Bohol

the PCSO Charity Caravan rolls On

the Kaibigan ng PCSO program was launched as part of the agency’s Charity Caravan 2009 activities.

“So far, 5,349 volunteers have joined since we launched the Kai-bigan ng PCSO program last Feb-ruary,” said Imelda Limun, lead convenor of the new program.

Kaibigan ng PCSO intends to recruit and mobilize thousands of volunteers for the various ac-tivities of the charity agency.

Aside from doing volunteer work in medical missions, mem-

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bers of Kaibigan ng PCSO will be trained in first aid, basic life support, child and maternal care, and disaster management.

All volunteers of the Kaibi-gan ng PCSO receive the PCSO Health Card, which puts them on the priority list of those seeking financial and medi-cal assistance from the charity agency.

The PCSO Charity Caravan in this diamond Anniversary year sought to “spread the charity virus” from Batanes to Zambo-anga through activities such as motorcades, mini-concerts, and

medical and dental missions in twenty selected cities and mu-nicipalities.

Before reaching Tagbilaran City, the Charity Caravan 2009 had provided free medical ser-vices as well as entertainment to the people of Batanes, Nue-va Vizcaya, Davao City, Cebu City, Palawan, Iloilo, Bacolod City, Vigan, Ilocos Sur, and isabela.

The Caravan also visited the provinces of Quezon, Batan-gas, Cagayan de Oro, Tarlac,

La Union, Zamboanga del Sur, Camarines Norte, Nueva Ecija, Antique, Leyte, and Samar.

During medical missions, the PCSO also provides booths for the Individual Medical As-sistance Program to receive requests for financial assistance from residents who cannot af-ford to send their sick relatives to the hospital.

in 2008, PCSO served 163,948 patients and released P143 million in medical and hos-pitalization funding for projects in Visayas and Mindanao.

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AROUND �,�00 residents of Iloilo

and surrounding areas formally joined the Kaibigan ng PCSO volunteer program last April in a ceremony at the Sarabia Manor Hotel.

The launching of the Kaibigan ng PCSO program in Iloilo City marked the arrival of the PCSO’s Charity Caravan in Panay. For the Panay leg, more than �0 doctors and other health professionals were on hand to provide free medical and dental treatment to poor residents.

Kaibigan Ng PCSODrAWS 1,200 VOlunteerS in ilOilO City

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“...and the greatest of these is CHARITY.” Images of caring and sharing from the PCSO’s 2008 “Isang Pitik sa Charity” photo contest.


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Vision And Mission

Our VisionTo uplift the quality of life of the Filipino people.

Our MissionTo be a model government agency in carrying out its responsibility to provide medical and health services to the disadvantaged sectors of society through a professional workforce with integrity, competence, a deep sense of accountability, and transparency in all its official transactions.

Five Vision PillarsThe Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, mandated by Republic Act 1169, as amended, commits five pillars to realize its Vision-Mission:

• Professional workforce with integrity, competence, and a deep sense of accountability and transparency in all its official transactions;

• Timely adequate services;• Increased number of satisfied

beneficiaries with improved health and other social conditions;

• Effective, efficient, and self-reliant organization with strong operating system and infrastructure; and

• Good corporate image.

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sandigan ng bayan, Tanglaw ka sa kinabukasan.

Kislap ng bituin mo dala’y pag-asa, Sa mithiin ng Pilipinong taglay mo.Kahanga-hanga iyong mga gawain,

Mga maysakit iyong inaaruga. Gabay ng gobyerno sa pagtulong,

Sa buong Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao.O Sweepstakes, Lotto aming pag-asa Ibangon mo kami sa karamdaman

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sa’yo.Mabuhay! Mabuhay!

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Mabuhay! Mabuhay! Mabuhay ang bayang pilipinas

PCSO, MABUHAY!!!

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Qualified institutionsfor the AmbulanceDonation program:

• Government agencies/organizations and government health institutions/centers;

• Non-government health institutions/centers licensed/accredited by the Department of Health (DOH);

• Non-stock, non-profit organizations or associations registered with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) and licensed/accredited by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC), the appropriate regulating agencies;

• Socio-civic and other charitable institutions engaged in health and welfare-related programs and services accredited by Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC).

Institutional requests for ambulance donations are processed for

appropriate action by the pcSO Board of Directors.www.pcso.gov.ph

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