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.
| Location | MetroTurf Racecourse Malvar, Batangas, Philippines (since 2022) |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | April 23, 1995 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office |
| Race information | |
| Qualification | Fillies/mares (1995–1996) Open, locally-bred (1997–present) |
| Weight | Handicap |
History
editThe 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 race 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 the absence of a First Lady or First Gentleman following President Benigno Aquino III's election in 2010.[4]
Venues
edit| Venue | Location | Closed |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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| Venues | Names |
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| Year | Venue | Winner | Jockey | Owner | Time | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | SAP (M) | Pay D' Clay | Joe Noel Camu | Augusto Santos | N/a | [1][5] |
| 1996 | American Song | Dominador Borbe Jr. | Rodolfo Mendoza | N/a | ||
| 1997 | SLH | Wise Guy | Patricio Dilema | Maria Consuelo Puyat-Reyes | N/a | |
| 1998 | SAP (M) | Streets of Gold | Miguel Recosana | Mario Mercader | N/a | |
| 1999 | Not held | |||||
| 2000 | SAP (M) | Streets of Gold | Patricio Dilema | Mario Mercader | 2:13.6 | [6] |
| 2001 | SLH | Wind Blown | Fernando Raquel Jr. | Hermie Esguerra | 2:06.5 | [3][7] |
| 2002 | SAP (M) | Wind Blown | Fernando Raquel Jr. | Hermie Esguerra | N/a | [8][9] |
| 2003 | Golden Ballet | JB Hernandez | Jun Almeda | 2:11 | [9][10] | |
| 2004 | SLLP | Red Star Rising | Manolito F. Daquis | Michael Trillana | N/a | [5] |
| 2005 | SAP (M) | Cover Girl | JB Hernandez | C&H Enterprises | N/a | |
| 2006 | SLLP | Real Spicy | Louie Balboa | Hermie Esguerra | N/a | |
| 2007 | SAP (M) | Empire King | Jeffrey Ladiana | David C. Lee | N/a | |
| 2008 | SLLP | Real Spicy | Jeffril Zarate | Hermie Esguerra | N/a | |
| 2009 | SAP (C) | Don Enrico | Fernando Raquel Jr. | Lorraine Uy Wi, Gerardo Espina Jr. | N/a | |
| 2010 | SLLP | Ibarra | Jesse Guce | Benhur Abalos | N/a | |
| 2011 | SAP (C) | Yes Pogi | Manolito Daquis | Francis Lim | N/a | [5] |
| 2012 | SLLP | Magna Carta | Jesse Guce | Michael Dragon Javier | N/a | |
| 2013 | SAP (C) | Hagdang Bato | JB Hernandez | Benhur Abalos | N/a | [11][12][13] |
| 2014 | Pugad Lawin | Jesse Guce | Antonio Tan | N/a | ||
| 2015 | MT | Skyway | Virgilio Camañero Jr. | Deemark International | 2:05.4 | |
| 2016 | SAP (C) | Low Profile | Mark Alvarez | Ruben Dimacuha | 2:05 | [14][15] |
| 2017 | SLLP | Radio Active | John Alvin Guce | Oliver Velasquez | N/a | [16][17] |
| 2018 | MT | Dixie Gold | Oneal Cortez | Joseph Dyhengco | 2:05.4 | [18] |
| 2019 | No information | |||||
| 2020 | ||||||
| 2021 | SLLP | Super Swerte | Andreu Villegas | Sandy Javier | 1:50.6 | [19][20] |
| 2022 | MT | Boss Emong | Jeffril Zarate | Kennedy Morales | 1:51 | [21] |
| 2023 | Boss Emong | Dan Camañero | Kennedy Morales | 1:51.6 | [22][23] | |
| 2024 | Easy Does It | Jomer Estorque | N/a | 1:53.6 | [24] | |
| 2025 | Jungkook | Mark Angelo Alvarez | Tisha Sevilla | 1:50.8 | [25][26] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 "First Lady Silver Cup revisited". Manila Standard. April 9, 2000. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Wind Blown, Silver Story clash in PCSO Silver Cup". The Philippine Star. March 31, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- 1 2 Villar, Joey (April 18, 2001). "1st Gentleman's Cup offers P1M top prize". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Yes Pogi PCSO Silver Cup heavy favorite". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 19, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "PCSO Silver Cup - Roll of Champions". Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. p. 68. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Street of Gold in 3-length win". Manila Standard. April 10, 2000. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Wind Blown blows off Silver Story". The Philippine Star. April 30, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Wind Blown top bet in 1st Gentleman's Cup". The Philippine Star. February 24, 2002. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- 1 2 "Wind Blown guns for 3-peat". The Philippine Star. May 10, 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ "G Ballet waltzes over blown 3-peat bid". The Philippine Star. May 12, 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ "PCSO Silver Cup Roll of Champions". PCSO 43rd Gold Cup 2015 Souvenir Magazine. Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. p. 34. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Kailangan pa ng malaking panalo ng Pugad Lawin". Pang-Masa (in Filipino). June 24, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ Ortuoste, Jenny (June 25, 2015). "Longshot Skyway stuns in PCSO Silver Cup". Manila Standard. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ Ortuoste, Jenny (June 29, 2016). "Low Profile cops PCSO Silver Cup". Manila Standard. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Low profile, kampeon sa PCSO Silver Cup Race". Pang-masa (in Filipino). The Philippine Star. June 27, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Radioactive tops PCSO Silver Cup". Manila Standard. June 25, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ Valencia, Leila (June 2017). "PCSO Silver Cup Race 2017" (PDF). Official Newsletter of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office: 13.
- ↑ "Dixie Gold, kampeon ulit sa 2018 PCSO Silver Cup Stakes". Pang-masa (in Filipino). June 18, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Super Swerte tops Silver Cup, gets P2.4 million". Manila Bulletin. November 9, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ "2021 PHILRACOM-PCSO Silver Cup for Super Swerte". Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Boss Emong bags Silver Cup". Daily Tribune. October 25, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ Malanum, Jean (October 30, 2023). "'Boss Emong' rules Philracom-PCSO Silver Cup anew". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Boss Emong Makes It Back-to-Back in Silver Cup". Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ Gaborne, King Kenneth (October 14, 2024). "Easy Does It nambulaga sa PCSO Silver Cup Race". Abante (in Filipino). Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ "2025 PHILRACOM-PCSO Silver Cup Champion |". Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ Ordas, Carl Joseph (July 28, 2025). "Jungkook umariba sa 2025 Silver Cup". Abante (in Filipino). Retrieved August 4, 2025.