Boss Emong joined an elite club of back-to-back champions after winning the Philracom-PCSO Silver Cup for the second straight year held recently at the Metro Turf in Malvar, Batangas.
The grey galloper by Dance City out of Chica Una jumped out of the gate second behind King Tiger who set the early fractions.
Halfway through the 1800-meter journey, Boss Emong made his move behind the prodding of jockey Dan “The Jackhammer” Camanero and eventually grabbed the lead.
He encountered stiff challenge from top pick Big Lagoon and Don Julio in the last 400 meters, but still went on to win the contest and become the latest back-to-back winner of the event since Wind Blown did the trick in 2001 and 2002.
Owned by Kennedy Morales and trained by Ernesto Roxas, Boss Emong, last year’s Horse of the Year, clocked 1:51.6 (14-22′-24′-23′-27) in beating a game Don Julio. Third went to Big Lagoon with three-year-old Jaguar finishing fourth.
