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2007 DON JUAN DERBY UP AT SLLP THE BIGGEST number of competitors in the annual Don Juan Derby will be seen this year as the major event organized by the Klub Don Juan de Manila when it fires off on Oct. 14 at the San Lazaro Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite. There will be 11 exciting local and imported 3-year-olds entered in one of the biggest events for all the exciting colts and fillies in the country today vying for the total prize of P1.58-million at stake. This year’s champion will receive the top prize of P900,000 while the runner-up picks up P337,500, third placer P187,500, and fourth placer P75,000. The other finishers of this 2,000-meter race from fifth to 12th will receive P12,500 each. The official line-up of horses in this premiere stakes are: Don Antonio Floirendo’s Traditional with Fernando Raquel Jr. on board; Joseph Dyhengco’s Ididitmyway MA Alvarez; Jose Man Franco’s Copper Dew Val Dilema; Bayani Coching’s Mercunio John Ralph Saulog; Her- mie Esguerra’s Defiant Jeff Zarate: Atty. Alex Carandang’s Beautiful Pet Deo Fernandez; Joe and Aida Arceo’s Deputy Stravinsky Louie Bal- boa; Born Mantilla’s No Fear JB Hernandez; Honorato Neri’s My Happiness John Cordero; Mandaluyong Mayor Benhur Abalos’ Joletski Kelvin Abobo; and Ruben Laureano’s Irene’s Fantasy Antonio Alcasid Jr. “This year’s edition of the Don Juan Derby promises to be another-exciting one as 11 tough and tested imported and local 3-year-olds are in the line-up vying for the whopping P1.58-mu- lion at stake,” KDJM president Rudy Pamintuan, who is on his second straight year of steering the organization, said. “Not only that, our three other major stakes races such as the Golden Girls Stakes, the Juve- nile Colts Stakes, and the Juvenile Fillies Stakes will be disputed by horses that are excelling in their own categories. Kiub Don Juan de Manila is very proud to present to the racing industry another week-long of racing excitement and extravaganza,” he added. The annual event is on its sixth year and the other past winners include: Robert Liong’s Free Wind in the inaugural stage in 2002; Ed Gonzalez’s Midnight Lady in 2003; Paolo Mendoza’s Don Paolo in 2004; Atty. Ed Moreno’s Wild Orchid in 2005; and Com. Coco Cayco’s Big Deb last year. The organizing KDJM also released the list of participants in the three other major stakes events to beheld during the day and they are the Don Antonio Floirendo Sr. Golden Girls Stakes, the Don Juan Juvenile Colts Stakes, and the Don Juan Juvenile Fillies Stakes. The official line-up of entries in the said three major events are: GOLDEN GIRLS STAKES: Wild Orchid Jeff Zarate; Stop Talking Jesse Guce; Fairy Queen Lord Santos; Hussy Kelvin Abobo; Ever Mine Now JB Hernandez; La Tienne Pati Dilema; and Great Emma Antonio Alcasid ,Jr. JUVENILE COLTS: He’s The Man Jesse Guce; General Onay Jeff Zarate; Kampai Jem Tinte; Hittheroadjack Fernando Raquel Jr.; Bohemian Dave Antonio Alcasid Jr.; Santo Santito Alvin Guce; and Unopposed Dominador Borbe Jr.
JUVENILE FILLIES: Anonymous Pati
Dilema; Indelible Ink Jeff Zarate; Angel Eunice Antonio Alcasid Jr.;
Brazhovie - Gilbert Francisco; Frolic Louie Balboa; Weder Weder Lang Jem
Tinte; and Pali Dominador Borbe Jr. |