High Weight - Highest weight assigned or carried in a race. Hedge - The covering of a bet with a second bet.

Heavy (track) -Wettest possible condition of a turf course, similar to muddy but slower Head Of The Stretch (also Top of the Stretch) -īeginning of the straight run to the finish line. Hand Ride - The jockey urges a horse with the hands and arms without using the whip. The development of the new racetrack adheres to international standards for racecourse operation. The sprawling 70-hectare racing facility, which is more than three times the size of the 21.8-hectare Makati racetrack, includes two racetracks of 1600 m and 1400 m a stable facility with an initial 78 building clusters capable of housing over 1,000 horses and, a four-story grandstand. The third quarter of 2009 to a new racecourse within the Saddle & Clubs Leisure Park in Trece Martires, Cavite. PRCI hopes to raise its racing operation to new heights with the projected transfer of Santa Ana Park races by There is, therefore, an expanding reach of horse racing which is creating new markets for the gaming side, as well as new enthusiasts for the sport. Most OTBs have also installed their satellite reception equipment, while local cable TV stations throughout the country carry the race broadcast. This development may be said to be closely linked to, or is a logical consequence of the technological applications in the broadcast of horse races and the transmission of betting data. While most of the OTBs are in Metro Manila, traditionally the area of the greatest concentration of racing patrons, new markets are opening in Northern Luzon and in the Visayas. OTBs today account for 90 percent of gross handle. _KATKARIAN VIONG DOMINGO R.M.įrom an initial 11 OTBs in 1994, PRCI steadily built up its network to 335 by the end of 2007. Students who changed the image of the Filipino jockey for life. What may be called today as the Magnificent Five- his 5 outstanding He was a consultant,Ī guidance counselor, a critique, a confidante, and a father to his In life was to give their best in the attainment of their dreams and for theīetterment, above anything else, of our beloved racing industry. To become what they are now - highly gifted jockeys whose only wish Persevere with sheer hard-work, patience, perspiration and determination We would have in the midst a bunch of riders who would sacrifice and George.neither in any further stretching of the imagination did we think Realize we would have such a devoted and talented teacher in the person of Not in any stretch of the imagination did the average Filipino racing fan

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