LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Thorpedo Anna capped her biggest victory with one impressive burst. The filly went wire to wire in the 150th Kentucky Oaks on Friday, May 3, pulling away from a charging Just F Y I to win by 4 3/4 lengths in the slop at Churchill Downs. Brian Hernandez Jr. rides Thorpedo...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Cesar Yuchongco, 69, is the owner of Isabel Game Farm. His goals include having a good fighting chicken, producing high quality chickens, and being a champion in cockfights. Right now, he has 300 chickens, available in various breeds on his four-hectare farm located in San Jose,...
ILOILO CITY – The annual Candelaria 7-Cock International Derby here pushed through on Wednesday, Feb. 1, ahead of the Jaro fiesta, after the Iloilo City Council granted the request of the organizer Iloilo Sportsmen Inc. (ISI) for a resolution of no objection (RONO) allowing the event. TWO...
His glory days are already way behind him and Father time has certainly caught up but Efren ‘Bata” Reyes’ old and wrinkled hands continued to weave magic and never lost its magnificent touch. Alex Pagulayan (left) and Billiards living legend Efren 'Bata' Reyes (Photo from Alex Pagulayan...
DAVAO CITY – The local government of Davao has lifted the ban on cockfighting after almost three years but has imposed a higher amusement tax of 30%, a threefold increase from 10% previously imposed on cockpit operators, First District councilor Bernard Al-ag said. Al-ag said that increasing the...
Jockey John Velazquez celebrates atop Medina Spirit after winning the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 01, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by ANDY LYONS / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) A federal judge ruled the New York Racing Association's...
Jockey John Velazquez celebrates atop Medina Spirit after winning the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 01, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by ANDY LYONS / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has tested positive for...
Medina Spirit, ridden by jockey John Velazquez, crosses the finish line to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby ahead of Mandaloun, ridden by Florent Geroux, and Hot Rod Charlie ridden by Flavien Prat , and Essential Quality, ridden by Luis Saez, at Churchill Downs on May 01, 2021 in...
Authentic #18, ridden by jockey John Velazquez, crosses the finish line ahead of Tiz The Law #17, ridden by Manuel Franco, to win the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on September 05, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Gregory Shamus / Getty Images / AFP) Authentic held off...
The 146th Kentucky Derby will cut spectators to fewer than 23,000 for next month's Triple Crown horse race under a new safety plan unveiled on August 12, 2020 axing infield general admission tickets. (Photo by Mark ABRAHAM / AFP) Next month's 146th Kentucky Derby, the second event in US horse...
In this file photo taken on June 5, 2018, Triple Crown and Belmont Stakes contender Justify is walked in his barn by trainer Bob Baffert after arriving prior to the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York (Photo by AL BELLO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) US...
