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Agenda
1. History of horse racing in the Philippines
2. Economic Benefit of horse racing to the Philippine
economy
3. Careers in horse racing
4. Opportunities in the horse racing industry
5. What lies ahead for Manila Jockey Club (MJC)
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History
Milestones:
• 1867 – Manila Jockey Club (MJC) is established
• 1881 – Hippodromo de Sta. Mesa (Sta. Mesa, Manila)
• 1903 – betting introduced (American occupation)
• 1912 – San Lazaro Hippodrome built (Sta. Cruz, Manila)
• 1937 – MJC is incorporated
• 1957 – MJC is listed in the Phil. Stock Exchange
• 1964, 1974, 1993 – PH hosts the Asian Racing Conference
• 1995 – MJC acquired by Atty. Alfonso Reyno, Jr. (ARJ)
• 2003 – San Lazaro Leisure & Business Park (SLLBP) is established
• 2006 – SLLBP becomes first “racino” in Asia
• 2011 – Gamespan is established
• 2013 – FastBet is launched
• 2014 – SLLBP dubbed as the PFF Nat’l Training Center
• 2015 – Launch of GameTime
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Careers in Horse Racing
• PHILRACOM (Philippine Racing Commission)
o Governing Body
• Horse Owner
o Breeder
• Trainer
o 9 % of prize money
• Jockey
o 12 % of prize money
o Ensayador
• Racing Club
o Business Development
o Promotions
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Economic Benefit
• 735 – MJC employees
• 2,000 – race horses in the PH
o 1,000 – race horses stabled at SLLP
• 3 horses per groom (ave.)
o 400 grooms
• 250 (ave.) Off-Track Betting (OTB) stations
o 100 customers (ave.) per OTB on a racing day
• PHP 2 Million per race (ave.)
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Horse Racing is a Team Sport
1) Horse Owner
• Team Principal, Team Boss
2) Trainer
• Coach
3) Jockey
• Driver
4) Groom
• Mechanic
5) Horse
• Vehicle
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The Horse
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American Pharoah
• 2015 Grand Slam winner
o Kentucky Derby (dirt, 2.0 km)
o Preakness Stakes (dirt, 1.9 km)
o Belmont Stakes (dirt, 2.4 km)
o Breeder’s Cup Classic (dirt, 2.0 km)
• 2015 Eclipse Awards
o Winner
• “American Horse of the Year”
• 2015 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the
Year
o Nominee
• Retirement
o November 2015
o Stud Fee USD 200,000
• Breeding season starts February 15, 2016
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Horse Racing Terms
• Aparato – Starting gate/stall or Pruett gate
• Ayuda – Full exertion
• Bagong palit – new shoes
• Bandera – leader, front runner
• Banderang tapos – wire to wire win
• Banderista – A front runner or a horse with early speed
• Banig – To bet on every possible daily double, forecast, exotic
bettings
• Batak – In top shape
• Bawas – Out of shape
• Benta – Sales
• Bentanilla – betting window
• Bitaw – jockey letting loose of his mount.
• Bugaw – At the tail of the field
• Bulusok – To rally or let loose.
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Horse Racing Terms
• Bumalya – Where a horse races towards the rail despite rider’s efforts
to maintain straight course.
• Bumuka (pumadpad) – To run wide
• Chamba – Less chance
• Copia – The weekly condition sheet reflecting probable race
groupings of horses.
• Deboka – A sprinter, pacer, or front-runner.
• Dehado – An underrated racehorse (longshot)
• Dehagok – A gunter; a horse that breathes noisily during exercise.
• Deklarado – A horse entered in a particular race/event.
• Deremate – A come-from-behind runner and one that is able to race
well at longer distances; a stayer or a dependable runner.
• Di-nagkain – out of feed
• Di-natimbang – A loser that fails to earn part of the purse.
• Di-sunod – A horse that prefers to follow the front-runner in the early
going.
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Horse Racing Terms
• Diskuwalipika – To disqualify or to officially lower a horse’s finishing
position because it interfered with others during the race, carried
improper weight, or was drugged.
• Dibisa – racing color of the jockey
• Engkargado – A race horse trainer or one knowledgeable in handling
horses.
• Ensayador – An exercise rider or a rider during workouts.
• Ensayo – A workout, airing, or a morning gallop intended mainly for
conditioning.
• Ganador – A stud or a stallion; a male horse.
• Ganar – To run or win in a convincing fashion.
• Garapal – Deliberately losing the race.
• Gising – Wide awake or alert, indicative of good condition.
• Grumadweyt – To graduate or to win a maiden race.
• Hagok – A noisy equine breathing similar to coughing.
• Hinete – A jockey
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Horse Racing Terms
• Hugando – Won convincingly.
• Huling Kurbada – The final stretch turn.
• Huling Rekta – The homestretch or the last straight towards the finish
straight part of track from final turn to finish.
• Hugando – A decisive victory without much urging or undue effort. To
handle easily.
• Husgado – Judges
• Husto ang Makina – A well-bred or pedigreed horse.
• Husto sa Timbang – Carrying the exact handicap weight.
• Huwag kunin – Do not get
• Impate – A dead heat; when two horses reach finish line
simultaneously.
• Inahin – A broodmare or a female horse used for breeding; the horse
for breeding; the horse’s dam or mother.
• Istrikto – The roster of horses proposed by the owners a week before a
race.
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Horse Racing Terms
• Itinago – To manipulate a horse so that its record conceals its true
ability.
• Kahon – Deliberately losing the race
• Kalahok – Entry or numbers of starters in fields; the horses competing
in a race.
• Kapatid sa Ina – Half-brother or half-sister.
• Kapon – A gelding; a castrated horse.
• Karerista – A regular racegoer or railbird; one who stands at track’s
outside rail for close observation.
• Kargado – With upper
• Kilatis – Study.
• Kinapos – A horse without sufficient racing energy or that tires quickly.
• Kontra Salida – A horse that runs against stride.
• Kulang sa Timbang – Not carrying the exact handicap weight.
• Kulelat – To finish last in the field.
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Horse Racing Terms
• Kumbinasyon – Across-the-board wager combination bet on a
particular wagering event.
• Kundisyon ng Pista – Condition of the track.
• Kurbada – The bend or curve; a turn of the track.
• Kuwartos – Fractions or clockings at quartermile intervals in races and
workouts.
• Labas – A horse that is out to win; exerts maximum effort to win a
particular race.
• Larga – race start
• Latigo – The whip
• Liyamado – Odds on betting favorite; odds of less than even money.
• Lundag – To leap upward at start of the race instead of racing
forward.
• Mabilis na Pista – A fast track; dry surface on which horses usually run
fast; a track when running times are really fast.
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Horse Racing Terms
• Mabilis na Pista – A fast track; dry surface on which horses usually run
fast; a track when running times are really fast.
• Magbabakal – A farrier or someone who shoes a horse.
• Magulang – A horse aged seven or older.
• Malalim na Pista – A dead track; a track with less than normal
resilience.
• Marka – Racing tips
• Medya Milya – The half-mile mark or pole.
• Medya Trangko – Preserving the energy
• Meta – The finish line or payoff line.
• Milya – A mile distance.
• Mola – A thoroughbred.
• Muntura – Saddle
• Nabato – To step on a hard object (i.e. stones) on the track.
• Naka-bakal – not wearing aluminum plate
• Nakotyo – won by a nose
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Horse Racing Terms
• Nadidal – To place a bet/wager on the wrong horse.
• Nag-ultimo Quatro – The rally going into the last 400 meters.
• Nakapirmis – Plenty to spare
• Nakasilat – To upset a favorite.
• Nakasilip ng Daanan – Saw an opening.
• Nakatalikod sa Labangan – A bed doer or a horse that eats poorly,
indicating illness, discomfort, exhaustion.
• Nakatirintas – A bangtail; mane or tail folded and bound when track
is muddy.
• Naiwan – To be left behind or dwell in the gates; said of a horse that
leaves starting gate late.
• Nalubak – To step on a soft spot or hit a hard object on track.
• Nalutsa – To encounter stiff opposition or a speed duel at the front.
• Nanara – To interfere or impede the path of another entry/horse
during a race
• Nanggulang – Interference, obstruct.
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Horse Racing Terms
• Nanlamig – A horse which suddenly runs in cold in the course of the
race.
• Nanopresa – To score a surprise win or an upset.
• Napilay – To breakdown; become unable to run because of injury to
the horse’s legs.
• Napupunto – Peakest form
• Natalisod – to stumble.
• Natimbang – To finish in the money.
• Natuka – nose out
• Naubos – lost steam
• Naungusan – to nipped
• Novatos – A newcomer horse or a horse that has yet to win on official
race.
• Octavo – One-eighths of a mile or roughly 200 meters.
• Pamoste – A sure winner.
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Horse Racing Terms
• Panahog – An also-ran, horse that finishes out of the money with no
real intent of winning race.
• Pandehado – A long shot bet or pick.
• Pandiin – a shoo-in; or a sure winner
• Pang-ibabaw – The preferred entry/horse in a case of coupled entry
or those belonging to the same stable.
• Panlutsa – A pacesetter; a horse fielded to rival the pacesetters in the
early going with the intent of wearing them down.
• Patalo – Lack of interest
• Patas – A dead heat; horses of equal caliber.
• Patok – One for the day
• Perder – lack of interest
• Pigil – To ease or back-up; to slow down relative to other jockeys in a
race or to spare horse dangerous exertion by slowing it down.
• Pista – The race track or the track area.
• Programa – The racing program
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Horse Racing Terms
• Protesta – A protest/objection; a complaint filed by a jockey or trainer
to stewards about alleged infractions committed by another
entry/horse.
• Quartos – Fractions of every mile or every 400 meters of the race.
• Rekta – The stretch; the final stretch.
• Remate – To close fast or finish fast.
• Rumble – To box one’s bet/wager; a combination of bets involving
three or more horses.
• Rumekta – To close in; gain ground on the leader in the final stages of
the race.
• Salida – The break or the start of the race.
• Saludo – Customary salute of the jockey to the stewards by raising
the whip after the race, seeking permission to dismount.
• Siete-octavo – Seven-eighths of a mile, or 1,000 meters.
• Silip – need support
• Sombrero – Safety helmet
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Horse Racing Terms
• Sota – groom, stablehand who walks the horses while they cool
down.
• Sota mayor – The chief stablehand.
• Subaybayan – A horse to watch for in future races.
• Sukat – The height of the horse; distance from ground to top of
withers, usually measured in hands.
• Suspendido – A suspended or grounded jockey/horse due to an
infraction of the rule book.
• Tabing Balya – The infield or the area within the inner perimeter of the
track.
• Taob ang Labangan – A good horse or an enthusiastic eater.
• Tapa de Ojo – Blinkers
• Tapunan – Bet a little.
• Taya – A bet or a wager.
• Tayaan – To bet on a particular horse/entry.
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Horse Racing Terms
• Timbang – The impost or the handicap weight assigned; weight
carried by a horse in a race.
• Timbangan – Finish in the money or the top three placing.
• Tiyempista – Clockers; time keepers; handicapper
• Tres-octavo – Three-eighths of a mile or 600 meter.
• Tres-quatro – Three-fourths of a mile or 1,200 meters.
• Tulog – With downer
• Tumukod – Sudden loss of energy
• Tumimbang – To weigh-in or two weigh-out.
• Umalagwa – To take a commanding lead.
• Unang Lundag – To break away at the start of the race.
• Vivo – To ask speed.
• Walang Madaanan (nasupot) – A situation where the jockey is in the
middle of the pack and can’t see.
• Walang talo – sure winner!
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