With confirmed entries now almost reaching 100, the Pintakasi International Derby will have a guaranteed cash prize of P7 million.
This was announced by Rolando “Ka Lando” Luzong and Nick Crisostomo who will be co-hosting one of the grandest events next year.
Entry fee is set at only P33,000.
“Interesting…I am ready to join,” said the respected rooster-raiser Enrique “Iking” Araneta of San Benito stable.
Dubbed as the “The Bloodline Challenge,”,the 1st Roligon Pintakasi International Challenge 12-Cock International Gamefowl Breeders Derby features not only the veteran and upcoming rooster-raisers but also the best gamefowl propagators from the rooster-fighting countries of the world.
Slated from Feb. 18-28, 2023 at Roligon Mega Cockpit, Pintakasi will have 3-cock eliminations on Feb. 18, 20 & 21; 4-cock semis on Feb. 22, 123 & 24; 5-cock pre-finals on Feb. 25 & 27 and the 5-cock championship on Feb. 28.
Supporting the event are Kelly Everly (Kentucky, USA), Fil-Am Ely Andresio (Texas, USA), Bong Raig (California, USA), Jimmy Holland (Kentucky, USA), Ian de Guzman & Glen Vasquez – GV Scarlet (Chicago, Illinois, USA), Miguel Arizola (Peru), Byron Espiza (Ecaudor), VDM 68 – Vince, David & Marc (Vietnam), Gusko Adyana (Indonesia) and Chinh Piseth & The Cambodia Association of Gamefowl Preservation.
Also backing is the Asociacion Mundial de Criadores de Gallos de Combate (AMCGE) or the World Association of Fighting Cock Breeders which will be represented by its various leaders – Victor Manuel Negrete Castañeda of Lima, Peru; AMCGE-USA Pres. Larry Esquivel of California and AMCGE-Ecuador Pres. Felipe Chiriboga of Quito, Ecuador.
Local and foreign participants and guests to Pintakasi also get the chance to attend the 2023 International Gamefowl Festival and Hobby Expo at the SMX Convention Centre in Pasay City on Feb. 17, 18 & 19, featuring the biggest and the most exciting Gamefowl Show, Hobby Expo & Pet Convention.
