Sportswatch

Ace riders eye title boost

THE COUNTRY’S finest riders clash in the fifth round of the 2012 Bridgestone Philippine Superbikes Championships, the 2012 Philippine Scooter Racing Championships and the 2012 Philippine Underbone King Championships today at Batangas Racing Circuit in Rosario.

Pacesetting Raniel Resuello of Kawasaki Racing Team-Castrol-Motolite is gunning for the win that will virtually seal the 2012 Bridgestone Philippine Superbikes Championships crown.

Arlan de la Cruz of JVT Racing seeks his second straight triumph to beef up his title chances against current leader and teammate Miko Erich Montano in the 2012 Philippine Scooter Racing Championships while Anthony Roman tries to stay on course for a back-to-back Underbone King plum in the 2012 Philippine Underbone King Championships.

Firebird rules LGBA

SPORTSMAN Biboy Enriquez, two-time World Slasher Cup champion, ruled the Luzon Gamecock Breeders Association (LGBA) 5-Stag Derby Friday night at Pasay City Cockpit.

Enriquez’s Tanay Firebird 2 posted a clean 5-0 slate to grab the title and grab the lead in the LGBA Breeder of the Year race.

In a surprise move that caught his foes by surprise, Enriquez fielded a full show of his White Kelso Super Crosses, said to be the secret weapon of his Rizal gamefarm.