PCSO Silver Cup

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PCSO Silver Cup
Location MetroTurf Racecourse
Malvar, Batangas, Philippines (since 2022)
InauguratedApril 23, 1995;30 years ago (1995-04-23)
Race type Thoroughbred
Sponsor Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
Race information
Qualification Fillies/mares (1995–1996)
Open, locally-bred (1997–present)
WeightHandicap

The PCSO Silver Cup, formerly known as the PCSO First Lady/First Gentleman Silver Cup, is a horse race in the Philippines. It is positioned as a counterpart race to the Presidential Gold Cup.

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History

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) first organized the Silver Cup as the First Lady (FL) Silver Cup as a horse race exclusive to fillies and mares and in honor of the First Lady of the Philippines. The first edition was held on April 23, 1995 at the Santa Ana Race Park in Makati. The race was won by bay filly Pay D' Clay of Augusto Santos, former Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom) chairman. The races was also initially linked to PCSO's Mega Draws. [1]

In 1997, the FL Silver Cup was made an open tournament for locally-bred horses with handicapping imposed. The race was not held in 1999, with the fifth edition taking part in 2000. [1]

In 2001, the tournament became the First Gentleman (FG) Silver Cup in honor of the First Gentleman of the Philippines. [2] [3]

Since 2011, the race has only been known simply as the Silver Cup due to an absence of a First Lady or First Gentleman following President Benigno Aquino III's election in 2010. [4]

Venues

VenueLocationClosed
San Lazaro Hippodrome Manila 2002
Santa Ana Park Makati, Metro Manila 2008
Santa Ana Park Naic, Cavite 2022
San Lazaro Leisure Park Carmona, Cavite 2022
MetroTurf Racecourse Malvar, Batangas Active

Winners

Key
VenuesNames
    • PCSO First Lady Silver Cup (1995–2000)
    • PCSO First Gentleman Silver Cup (2001–2010)
    • PCSO Silver Cup (2011–present)
PCSO Silver Cup winners
YearVenueWinnerJockeyOwnerTimeRef.
1995SAP (M)Pay D' ClayJoe Noel CamuAugusto Santos— [1] [5]
1996American SongDominador Borbe Jr.Rodolfo Mendoza—
1997SLHWise Guy Patricio Dilema Maria Consuelo Puyat-Reyes —
1998SAP (M)Streets of GoldMiguel RecosanaMario Mercader—
1999Not held
2000SAP (M)Streets of Gold Patricio Dilema Mario Mercader2:13.6 [6]
2001SLH Wind Blown Fernando Raquel Jr. Hermie Esguerra 2:06.5 [3] [7]
2002SAP (M) Wind Blown Fernando Raquel Jr. Hermie Esguerra — [8] [9]
2003Golden Ballet JB Hernandez Jun Almeda2:11 [9] [10]
2004SLLPRed Star RisingManolito F. DaquisMichael Trillana— [5]
2005SAP (M)Cover Girl JB Hernandez C&H Enterprises—
2006SLLPReal SpicyLouie Balboa Hermie Esguerra —
2007SAP (M)Empire KingJeffrey LadianaDavid C. Lee—
2008SLLPReal SpicyJeffril Zarate Hermie Esguerra —
2009SAP (C)Don EnricoFernando Raquel Jr.Lorraine Uy Wi,
Gerardo Espina Jr.		—
2010SLLP Ibarra Jesse Guce Benhur Abalos —
2011SAP (C)Yes PogiManolito DaquisFrancis Lim— [5]
2012SLLPMagna CartaJesse GuceMichael Dragon Javier—
2013SAP (C) Hagdang Bato JB Hernandez Benhur Abalos — [11] [12] [13]
2014Pugad LawinJesse GuceAntonio Tan—
2015MTSkywayVirgilio Camañero Jr.Deemark International2:05.4
2016SAP (C)Low ProfileMark AlvarezRuben Dimacuha2:05 [14] [15]
2017SLLPRadio ActiveJohn Alvin GuceOliver Velasquez— [16] [17]
2018MTDixie GoldOneal CortezJoseph Dyhengco2:05.4 [18]
2019No information
2020
2021SLLPSuper SwerteAndreu Villegas Sandy Javier 1:50.6 [19] [20]
2022MTBoss EmongJeffril ZarateKennedy Morales1:51 [21]
2023Boss EmongDan CamañeroKennedy Morales1:51.6 [22] [23]
2024Easy Does ItJomer Estorque—1:53.6 [24]
2025JungkookMark Angelo AlvarezTisha Sevilla1:50.8 [25] [26]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "First Lady Silver Cup revisited". Manila Standard. April 9, 2000. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Wind Blown, Silver Story clash in PCSO Silver Cup". The Philippine Star. March 31, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Villar, Joey (April 18, 2001). "1st Gentleman's Cup offers P1M top prize". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Yes Pogi PCSO Silver Cup heavy favorite". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 19, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "PCSO Silver Cup - Roll of Champions". Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. p. 68. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Street of Gold in 3-length win". Manila Standard. April 10, 2000. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Wind Blown blows off Silver Story". The Philippine Star. April 30, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Wind Blown top bet in 1st Gentleman's Cup". The Philippine Star. February 24, 2002. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Wind Blown guns for 3-peat". The Philippine Star. May 10, 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  10. ↑ "G Ballet waltzes over blown 3-peat bid". The Philippine Star. May 12, 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  11. ↑ "PCSO Silver Cup Roll of Champions". PCSO 43rd Gold Cup 2015 Souvenir Magazine. Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. p. 34. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Kailangan pa ng malaking panalo ng Pugad Lawin". Pang-Masa (in Filipino). June 24, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  13. ↑ Ortuoste, Jenny (June 25, 2015). "Longshot Skyway stuns in PCSO Silver Cup". Manila Standard. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  14. ↑ Ortuoste, Jenny (June 29, 2016). "Low Profile cops PCSO Silver Cup". Manila Standard. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Low profile, kampeon sa PCSO Silver Cup Race". Pang-masa (in Filipino). The Philippine Star. June 27, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Radioactive tops PCSO Silver Cup". Manila Standard. June 25, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  17. ↑ Valencia, Leila (June 2017). "PCSO Silver Cup Race 2017" (PDF). Official Newsletter of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office: 13.
  18. ↑ "Dixie Gold, kampeon ulit sa 2018 PCSO Silver Cup Stakes". Pang-masa (in Filipino). June 18, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Super Swerte tops Silver Cup, gets P2.4 million". Manila Bulletin. November 9, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  20. ↑ "2021 PHILRACOM-PCSO Silver Cup for Super Swerte" . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Boss Emong bags Silver Cup". Daily Tribune. October 25, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  22. ↑ Malanum, Jean (October 30, 2023). "'Boss Emong' rules Philracom-PCSO Silver Cup anew". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Boss Emong Makes It Back-to-Back in Silver Cup" . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  24. ↑ Gaborne, King Kenneth (October 14, 2024). "Easy Does It nambulaga sa PCSO Silver Cup Race". Abante (in Filipino). Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  25. ↑ "2025 PHILRACOM-PCSO Silver Cup Champion |" . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  26. ↑ Ordas, Carl Joseph (July 28, 2025). "Jungkook umariba sa 2025 Silver Cup". Abante (in Filipino). Retrieved August 4, 2025.
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