Hagdang Bato

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Hagdang Bato
SireQuaker Ridge
GrandsireForty Niner
DamFire Down Under
DamsireDixie Brass
SexStallion
Foaled (2009-01-02) January 2, 2009 (age 16)[1]
CountryPhilippines
ColorBay[1]
BreederBenhur Abalos
OwnerBenhur Abalos
TrainerRuben S. Tupas
Record37: 31–3–1
Earnings₱29,532,954.31
Major wins
Awards
Philracom Triple Crown (2012)
Honors

Hagdang Bato (foaled January 2, 2009 (2009)) is a Filipino Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Philippine Triple Crown in 2012. He is also a two-time Presidential Gold Cup champion winning in 2012 and 2014.

Background

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Hagdang Bato is a bay horse with a white star bred in Batangas, Philippines by Benhur Abalos. He was sired by Quaker Ridge out of the mare Fire Down Under, making him a half-brother to Ibarra.[2]

Racing career

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Hagdang Bato earned the Triple Crown in July 2012 at the San Lazaro Leisure Park, becoming the first horse to do so since Silver Story in 2001.[2][3] The horse was trained by Ruben Tupas and is often ridden by jockey JB Hernandez.[4][5] For the 2012 season, the horse won 10 big stake races inclusive of the Triple Crown. He also won the 40th Presidential Gold Cup, becoming the fifth horse to win the Triple Crown and PGC in the same year.[4]

Hagdang Bato and Hernandez were recognized in the 2012 PSA Annual Awards.[4]

He was also named Horse of the Year in 2013 and 2014 by the Philippine Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Organization (Philtobo)[6]

In 2013, hindered by a faulty starting gate, Hagdang Bato finished fourth in the Presidential Gold Cup[7] while his rival Pugad Lawin emerged the winner.[8] He later won the 2014 Gold Cup.[8][9]

Hagdang Bato was originally entered into the 2015 Gold Cup. The horse was obliged to carry 62 kilograms (137 lb), the heaviest handicap weight the organizers had ever imposed.[10] He was later withdrawn from the race.[11] Earlier, Abalos had expressed his intention to retire Hagdang Bato to serve stud duty if he will be asked to carry a handicap over 59 kilograms (130 lb) at the Gold Cup.[12]

Retirement

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Hagdang Bato resides in Tiger Horse Farm owned by Abalos.[13] The horse is still reportedly alive as of December 2020.[14]

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Hagdang Bato (PHI), bay horse 2009[15]
Sire
Quaker Ridge (USA)
1996 		Forty Niner
1985 		Mr. Prospector Raise a Native
Gold Digger
File Tom Rolfe
Continue
Twilight Ridge
1983 		Cox's Ridge Best Turn
Our Martha
Waving Sky Quibu
Fading Sky
Dam
Fire Down Under (USA)
1995 		Dixie Brass
1989 		Dixieland Band Northern Dancer
Mississippi Mud
Petite Diable Sham
Taste of Life
Fired Heater
1990 		World Appeal Valid Appeal
Go Go Windy
Dance All Summer Summer Time Guy
Meadow Dancer (Family: 11-f)[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pedigree of Hagdang Bato". Equineline. Retrieved August 14, 2025.(subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Maniego, Butch (July 16, 2012). "Newest track hero". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  3. ^ "Hagdang Bato first TC winner in 11 years". The Philippine Star. July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Triple Crown winner Hagdang Bato runs away with Horse of Year plum". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. February 13, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  5. ^ "Hagdang Bato too much for rivals in Marho Classic". The Philippine Star. November 25, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  6. ^ "Hagdang Bato Horse of the Year". The Philippine Star (in Filipino). February 26, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  7. ^ "Hagdang Bato owner seeks mishap probe". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 8, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Hagdang Bato nagdomina sa Presidential Gold Cup" [Hagdang Bato dominates Presidential Gold Cup]. Bandera (in Filipino). Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 22, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  9. ^ Ortuoste, Jenny (November 11, 2015). "Hagdang Bato tops MARHO Platinum Classic". Manila Standard. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  10. ^ Ortuoste, Jenny (December 9, 2015). "Hagdang Bato still in PCSO 43rd Presidential Gold Cup". Manila Standard. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  11. ^ Decena, Johnny (December 12, 2015). "Presidential Gold Cup". Tempo (in Filipino). Retrieved July 27, 2025 – via PressReader.
  12. ^ Ortuoste, Jenny (November 11, 2015). "Hagdang Bato tops MARHO Platinum Classic". Manila Standard. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  13. ^ Greatest Race Horse in Philippine History - Hagdang Bato Story. The Flux Project (in Filipino). Manila Jockey Club, San Lazaro Broadcasting Network, Philippine Racing Commission, JR Multimedia. November 18, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2025 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ Cinco, Lito (December 2, 2020). "Benhur Abalos sets bar high". Manila Standard. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  15. ^ "Hagdang Bato Horse Pedigree". Pedigree Query. Select Web Ventures, LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  16. ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Kermesse - Family 11-f". Bloodlines.net. Archived from the original on January 16, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2025.