MANILA, Philippines — A blockbuster showdown looms when 13 of the country’s finest horses, led by 2020 Triple Crown champion Heneral Kalentong, clash in the 48th staging of the Philippine Racing Commission’s Presidential Gold Cup today at the San Lazaro Leisure Park (SLLP) in Carmona, Cavite.
To be ridden again by star jockey JB Hernandez, the Benjamin Abalos Sr.-owned Heneral Kalentong leads a stellar cast that includes Real Gold (jockey JPA Guce, owner C&H Enterprise), Boss Emong (MM Gonzales, Edward Vincent Diokno), Shanghai Grey (KB Abobo, Melanie Habla), Princess Eowyn (FM Racquel, Laiza Eje) and 2019 winner Super Sonic (JA Guce, Leonardo Javier Jr.).
The winner of the 2,000-meter race wins P1.8 million.