The Philracom Triple Crown Stakes is a three-race horse racing series sanctioned by the Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom). It is considered 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. It was however under the administration of Philracom chairman Nemesio Yabut that the races were established. 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. Peping Cojuangco, however was the owner, trainer and breeder for both horses.
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.
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. At least for the 1987 edition, the second and third tournaments were dubbed the Horsemen's Cup and Chairman's Cup.
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 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg 2010 # Yes Pogi Carriedo 2011 Hari ng Yambo Magna Carta Tensile Strength 2012 † Hagdang Bato 2013 Divine Eagle # Spinning Ridge 2014 † Kid Molave 2015 Superv Court of Honor Miss Brulay 2016 Radioactive Dewey Boulevard Underwood 2017 † Sepfourteen 2018 Smart Candy Wonderland Victorious Colt 2019 # Real Gold Boss Emong # Real Gold 2020 † Heneral Kalentong 2021 # Nuclear Bomb War Cannon 2022 # Basheirrou Radio Bell 2023 La Trouppei # Jaguar 2024 Ghost Bea Bell Still Somehow 2025 # Vinalot Eyu District One 2026Isa BellGentle DanceBermuda Triangle
Triple Crown champions The following are horses which have won all three races in a single series.
1978–1980: No champion 1981: Fair and Square 1982: No champion 1983: Skywalker 1984–1986: No champion 1987: Time Master 1988: Magic Showtime 1989: Sun Dancer 1990–1995: No champion 1996: Strong Material 1997: No champion 1998: Real Top
1999–2000: No champion 2001: Silver Story 2002–2011: No champion 2012: Hagdang Bato 2013: No champion 2014: Kid Molave 2015–2016: No champion 2017: Sepfourteen 2018–2019: No champion 2020: Heneral Kalentong 2021–present: No champion
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See also PCSO Presidential Gold Cup PCSO Silver Cup Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
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