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A maximum of 10 races from the usual 12, with priority on the Rating-Based races, are being planned by Philracom for the Sunday schedule, which it calls Priority Day. If entries exceed the maximum number of 10, the excess entries will be bunched for another schedule of races a day before.
The Philracom will guarantee a gross prize of P200,000, distributed from first to fourth places, subject to government taxes for Sunday races only. Owners of horses, which fail to land in the Top 4 of all races, including the Saturday schedule, will get an incentive prize of P1,000. "We will start the races by 1 p.
m. from the usual 3 p.
m. on Sunday so that aficionados and those involved in the conduct of the races will be home early," said Sanchez.
While horse-racing slowly returns to normalcy, some aspects of it will, however, have drastic changes. Fans won't be allowed to personally watch the races, with only the racing clubs' employees, Philracom personnel, horse-owners, jockeys, trainers and special guests allowed at the venues, ensuring that only 25 percent of the usual crown will be present.
Jockeys will be ordered to wear special face masks and eye gear, while trainers and other horse-racing personnel at the stables will be told to wear hazmats and other protective equipment. On the other hand, horse-racing bettors will be asked to strictly undergo social-distancing while queueing for their bets at the Off-Track Betting Stations.
"That six-week period will determine whether we will increase the frequency of races," said Sanchez, who added that the Philracom plans to start holding its stakes races beginning on
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