Philracom Triple Crown

Philracom Triple Crown
LocationPhilippines
Inaugurated1978 (1978)
Race typeThoroughbred (Triple Crown race series)
SponsorPhilippine Racing Commission
Race information
Qualification3-year-olds

The Philracom Triple Crown Stakes is a three-race horse racing series sanctioned by the Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom). It is considered as the most prestigious race in the Philippines for three-year-old (3YO) Thoroughbreds. Horses who finishes first in all three races per season are recognized as Triple Crown Champions.

Background

The Triple Crown Stakes backed by the Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom). The body's first chairman Danding Cojuangco is widely credited as the racing series' founder.[1] It was however under the administration of Philracom chairman, Nemesio Yabut the races was established.[2] Consisting of three legs or races, the Philippine race was modeled after the USA Triple Crown. In its inaugural edition in 1978, Native Gift won the first two legs, but his bid for a sweep was thwarted by Majority Rule in the final race.[3] Peping Cojuangco, however was the owner, trainer and breeder for both horsers.[4]

The first Triple Crown champion was recognized in 1981, when Fair and Square won all three legs of that year's series. Since then, eleven more horses have accomplished the same feat, the most recent being Heneral Kalentong in 2020.[3][5]

The first two legs of the series have traditionally been referred to as the Cojuangco Cup and the J.V. Ongpin Cup, respectively, while the final leg has been known as the Horseman’s Cup.[6][7] At least for the 1987 edition, the second and third tournaments were dubbed the Horsemen's Cup and Chairman's Cup.[8]

However, recent editions commonly refer to the races simply by their order as legs of the Triple Crown series.

Records

Winners

Key for full list of race winners
† Denotes winners of the Triple Crown
# Denotes winners of the other two combinations of 2 out of the 3 Triple Crown races
Philracom Triple Crown series race winners since 2010
Year Winners Ref.
1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
2010 # Yes Pogi Carriedo [9]
2011 Hari ng Yambo Magna Carta Tensile Strength [10]
2012 † Hagdang Bato [11]
2013 Divine Eagle # Spinning Ridge [12][13]
2014 † Kid Molave [14]
2015 Superv Court of Honor Miss Brulay [15]
2016 Radioactive Dewey Boulevard Underwood [16]
2017 † Sepfourteen [17]
2018 Smart Candy Wonderland Victorious Colt [18]
2019 # Real Gold Boss Emong # Real Gold [19][20]
2020 † Heneral Kalentong [21]
2021 # Nuclear Bomb War Cannon [22][23]
2022 # Basheirrou Radio Bell [24][25]
2023 La Trouppei # Jaguar [26]
2024 High Roller Bea Bell Still Somehow [27][28][29]
2025 # Vinalot Eyu District One [30]

Triple Crown champions

The following are horses which have won all three races in a single series.

Source[3][5]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Trinidad, Tony (September 3, 1989). "Danding's Cup". Manila Standard. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Philracom Triple Crown series kicks off". The Philippine Star. May 14, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  4. ^ Quiros, Bebo (June 28, 2000). "A little history". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. B15. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Two down, one to go for Bashierrou". Manila Bulletin. June 22, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  6. ^ "Triple Crown leg a three-way fight". The Philippine Star. July 21, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  7. ^ Quiros, Bebo (May 2, 2001). "Good news". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. A21. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  8. ^ "Chairman's Cup: Rampaging Time Master guns for sweep of Triple Crown". Manila Standard. October 25, 1987. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  9. ^ "Yes Pogi, Carriedo lock horns as KDJM Derby gets going today". The Philippine Star. October 24, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  10. ^ "Underdog Tensile Strength dominates TC third stage". The Philippine Star. July 19, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  11. ^ "Triple Crown winner Hagdang Bato runs away with Horse of Year plum". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. February 13, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  12. ^ Castillo, Musong R. (May 19, 2013). "Divine Eagle tops TC first leg by a nose". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  13. ^ "Spinning Ridge sa 3rd leg ng Triple Crown C'ships". Pang-Masa (in Filipino). The Philippine Star. July 14, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  14. ^ "Kid Molave hinirang na Triple Crown champion". Pang-masa (in Filipino). The Philippine Star. July 28, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  15. ^ "Miss Brulay nagkampeon sa Triple Crown". Bandera (in Filipino). Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 13, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  16. ^ "Underwood claims Philracom 3rd leg". Tempo. July 18, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  17. ^ "Sepfourteen, The Ugly Duckling that dominated the Triple Crown". The Philippine Star. August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  18. ^ "Victorious Colt claims Triple Crown 3rd leg". The Philippine Star. July 5, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  19. ^ "Boss Emong rules Triple Crown 2nd leg with authority". The Philippine Star. June 25, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  20. ^ "Real Gold wins Triple Crown 3rd leg". Manila Standard. July 23, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  21. ^ "Heneral Kalentong winalis Triple Crown". Abante. November 30, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  22. ^ Moreno, Nilda. "3rd leg ng Triple Crown itatakbo sa October 3" [3rd leg of Triple Crown to be held on October 3]. Pang-masa (in Filipino). The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  23. ^ Moreno, Nilda. "War Cannon mapapalaban sa Silver Cup" [War Cannon to contend at the Silver Cup]. Pang-masa (in Filipino). The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  24. ^ Moreno, Nilda. "Basheirrou wawalisin ang PHILRACOM Triple Crown" [Basheirrou to sweep the PHILRACOM Triple Crown]. Pang-masa (in Filipino). The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  25. ^ Castillo, Musong R. (July 30, 2022). "No TC champ as Radio Bell wins 3rd leg". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  26. ^ Malanum, Jean (July 17, 2023). "'Jaguar' wins third leg of Philracom Triple Crown Series". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  27. ^ Tonight, People's (March 12, 2024). "High Roller snatches 'Road to Triple Crown' race". Journal News. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  28. ^ "Triple Crown 2nd leg dinomina ni Bea Bell" [Triple Crown 2nd leg dominated by Bea Bell]. Abante (in Filipino). June 17, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  29. ^ "Still Somehow kinoronahan sa 3rd Leg Triple Crown" [Still Somehow crowned in 3rd Leg Triple Crown]. Pang-masa (in Filipino). The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  30. ^ Moreno, Nilda. "District One kampeon sa 3rd Leg Triple Crown" [District One champion of 3rd Leg Triple Crown]. Pang-masa (in Filipino). The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
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