The Philippine Racing Club, Inc. (PRC) is a horse racing institution in the Philippines.[1] Founded in 1937 as the Santa Ana Turf Club in Makati, it is located at the Saddle and Clubs Leisure Park in Naic, Cavite where the Santa Ana Park racetrack is situated.
Currently, it is one of the three racing clubs in the Philippines; the other two are the Manila Jockey Club Incorporated (MJCI), the Metro Manila Turf Club (MetroTurf), and the upstart Philippine Jockey Club (PJC). PRC is a member of the Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom).
History
PRC started out in 1937 when a group of Filipino and American businessmen organized the first racing club during the first years in the Commonwealth era: the Santa Ana Turf Club (SATC). Established as a rival to the Manila Jockey Club, it is the first club to introduce the thoroughbred style of horse racing, and was also organized for the purpose of using horse breeds of "superior quality" for horseracing.[1] In 1939, Commonwealth Act No. 156 was enforced. The purpose of Commonwealth Act No. 156 was to include the Philippine Tuberculosis Society Inc. in the holding of yearly National Grand Derby Races, with the goal of promoting the breeding of local or native horses in the Philippines.