All set for Presidential Gold Cup

MANILA, Philippines — It’s going to be a wide-open race for the 49th edition of the Presidential Gold Cup on Sunday at the Metro Manila Turf Club in Batangas.

Defending champion Pangalusian Island, along with this year’s Triple Crown winners Nuclear Bomb and War Cannon, are among the top bets expected to vie for the top prize of P6 million out of the total P10 million purse being put up by the Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom) in coordination with the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).

The race will be run on a distance of 2,000 meters.

Philracom chairman Reli de Leon announced during yesterday’s online PSA Forum that a full gate will be on hand with 14 horses vying in the prestigious race.