PCSO Silver Cup
Horse race
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The Silver Cup, formerly known as the First Lady/First Gentleman Silver Cup, and also sometimes known as the PCSO Silver Cup, is a Domestic Group 1 horse race in the Philippines. It is positioned as a counterpart race to the Presidential Gold Cup.
Malvar, Batangas, Philippines (since 2022) & The Horsemen's Track
Padre Garcia, Batangas, Philippines (since 2026)
| Class | G1 |
|---|---|
| Location | MetroTurf Racecourse Malvar, Batangas, Philippines (since 2022) & The Horsemen's Track Padre Garcia, Batangas, Philippines (since 2026) |
| 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 |
| Purse | ₱4,000,000 (2026)
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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 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
| 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 |
| The Horsemen's Track | Padre Garcia, Batangas | Active |
Winners
| Key | |
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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] | |
| 2026 | HT | Circus Crowd | JL Lazaro | Bianca Sevilla | 1:49.5 | [27] |