Field Report: Sevilla Twins Hit the Forecast at Padre Garcia — A Tokyo-Based Owner and Another Cross-Border Bridge Into Philippine Racing

At Padre Garcia, horses owned by the Sevilla twin sisters Bianca and Tisha finished one-two in the Philracom Chairman’s Cup.
1st was elder sister Bianca’s Circus Crowd; 2nd was younger sister Tisha’s Jungkook. A forecast (quinella) brought in by two horses owned by twin sisters is a rare result by any local measure.
What ph-racing wants to note, though, isn’t the bet — it’s that elder sister Bianca is based in Japan and follows Philippine racing remotely, an “overseas owner → racetrack” bridge running in parallel with the umamusume cosplay story we previously covered (“content → racetrack” in the opposite direction).

Race Notes

Per the Philippine Jockey Club’s official news (May 27, 2026):

• Sunday, May 24, at Padre Garcia in the Philracom Chairman’s Cup. Winner: Circus Crowd (owner Bianca Sevilla, Jommel Lazaro up). 2nd: Jungkook (owner Tisha Sevilla). 3rd: Easy Does It (by Eagle Scout USA).
• Circus Crowd tracked the pacemaker Bea Bell (by He’s Had Enough USA) mid-race, came through on the rail at the 600m pole, and pulled clear in the straight. Jungkook held on for 2nd to deliver the unusual sisters-owned forecast.
• Both runners are trained by Raymundo Mongaya.
• Bianca was not at the track on the day; the trophy was received by Tisha, brother James, and mother Salvy. PJC reports Bianca is primarily based in Japan; Tisha is based in Manila.

The Sevilla Family

From PJC’s coverage:

Per PJC, the twins were taken to the training track from a young age by their father, with the racing interest taking hold early. Tisha registered as an owner first in 2021, with Bianca and James following. James’s farm and stable operations are the center of the family’s racing business; ownership, breeding, and stable management are vertically integrated within a single family.

Note: Felizardo “Jun” Sevilla (the owner of Justice Prevails / Repertory cited in the new-bloodlines-import piece) shares the surname but is a different person — a former Philracom commissioner and operator of JRS Farm in Malvar, Batangas (Philippine Racing Commission Wikipedia). Multiple Sevilla families operate in the Philippine racing community; the names can be confused.

Why a “Japan-Based Owner” Is the Interesting Bit

The “Japan ↔ Philippines bridge” angle ph-racing has covered so far ran through the umamusume cosplay piece — a content-driven bridge, with fans built up around a Japanese property travelling to a Philippine racetrack.
The Sevilla case runs the other way.

In emerging markets, the question “will demand-side culture take hold?” is the launch-phase test (Asian Racing Sleeping Giant?). Demand is normally measured in local spectators and the betting population, but the Sevilla case shows that a non-resident investor can participate on the demand side.

This matters in particular for overseas readers. For anyone in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, or elsewhere considering Philippine ownership, the first question is “do I need to be on the ground?” Bianca’s case has already demonstrated that with family, stable, and trainer support in place, ownership and operation are workable even from overseas.

Per PJC, Bianca watches every race via live streaming. This connects directly to Padre Garcia’s stated push for international streaming and content distribution — the streaming infrastructure becomes the lifeline that keeps overseas-resident owners and viewers connected to the action.

The Runners — Circus Crowd and Jungkook

Both runners have interesting backgrounds.

Circus Crowd (owner Bianca)

• 4yo filly, by Juggling Act (AUS), out of Isabel (Philippine-bred)
• Sire Juggling Act is an Australian-bred stallion of the Giant’s Causeway (USA) line, a 2011 and 2012 Philippine Horse of the Year on the track (Giant’s Causeway — American Classic Pedigrees lists Juggling Act AUS in the progeny)
• Damsire Real Spicy (USA) is, per PJC, “the legendary 11-race winning streak runner who took the 2006 Presidential Gold Cup” (Real Spicy wins Presidential Gold Cup, local report December 17, 2006)
• 3 wins from 4 at Padre Garcia — strong surface affinity
• PJC flags her as a leading contender for the December Presidential Gold Cup, one of Philippine racing’s most prestigious races

The pedigree vertical is the interesting bit. Sire side: an Australian Horse of the Year. Dam side: a 20-year-old Philippine Presidential Gold Cup winner. Philippine history and Australian imported pedigree cross inside one runner.

Jungkook (owner Tisha)

• By Low Profile PHI (Philippine-bred stallion)
• Won the PCSO Silver Cup on July 30, 2025 (Sportskeeda, “Am I supposed to stan this Jungkook, too?”)
• Per PJC, named co-Horse of the Year for the 2025 season alongside District One
• District One is by Sepfourteen PHI (cited in the Filipino Jockeys piece as John Alvin Guce’s headline horse — called “the ugly duckling” at a 2015 sale before sweeping the 2yo season 4-for-4 and taking the Triple Crown; a contemporary Philippine great)

Worth noting: Jungkook is named after the BTS member, drawing attention from K-Pop fans on both sides of the East Asian audience. Another form of “content → racing” connection, parallel to the umamusume case — a point of entry from the Japan / Korea cultural sphere into Philippine racing.

International Comparison — Where Overseas-Resident Owners Sit in the Philippines

Overseas-resident ownership is common in Japan, the U.S., and Australia:

• Japan: Middle Eastern and Chinese owners own Japan-bred horses and run them in Dubai and Hong Kong; well established
• U.S.: European and Japanese owners hold U.S.-bred horses, with entries in the Breeders’ Cup and elsewhere
• Australia: Hong Kong and other Asian owners invest in the Australian Group 1 route

Compared to those, overseas-resident ownership inflow into the Philippines is small. But Bianca’s case demonstrates that full participation from overseas residence is workable, and as Padre Garcia builds out its international streaming and (eventually) international betting infrastructure, the Philippines starts to position itself as a candidate supplier of overseas-resident ownership at the international level.
For overseas readers, the umamusume cosplay piece and the Sevilla sisters are two different entry points for treating Philippine racing as first-person.

Caveats

• Bianca’s specific location and occupation in Japan are sourced only from the PJC piece, and this article doesn’t push further into personal details
• The Horse of the Year co-award for District One and Jungkook follows the PJC narrative; we have not been able to verify against Philracom’s official list at time of writing ※
• The “11-race winning streak” attributed to Real Spicy follows the PJC narrative. The 2006 Presidential Gold Cup win is verifiable in other local reporting (cited above), but the exact streak number could benefit from secondary verification ※
• Sevilla surname overlap: The Arthur “Toto” Sevilla of this piece is a different person from the Felizardo “Jun” Sevilla cited in the new-bloodlines-import piece. The latter is a former Philracom commissioner and operates JRS Farm in Malvar, Batangas; he is the owner of Don Julio / Justice Prevails / Repertory. Multiple Sevilla families operate in the Philippine racing community
• No betting implications: This is a post-race report and cross-border ownership commentary, not a tipping piece

Related

• Field Report: Umamusume Cosplayers at the Philippine Track — The content-driven bridge from Japan to Philippine racing
• Analysis: Why Philippine Jockeys Should Be Read as a Meritocracy — Sepfourteen (sire of District One) and John Alvin Guce
• Analysis: Imported Bloodlines — Felizardo “Jun” Sevilla, the other Sevilla, and the international pedigree inflow context

Summary

The Sevilla twin sisters’ one-two is a colorful local headline, but the structure ph-racing wants to read is what sits underneath it: an overseas (Japan-based) owner.
Where the umamusume cosplay piece showed a “content-driven” cross-border bridge, the Sevilla sisters are showing the “investor-driven” bridge at the same time. Different vectors, same underlying signal: Philippine racing is being treated more as a first-person market by people outside it, with the new Padre Garcia Racetrack as the inflection point.
If Circus Crowd is back in the conversation for the December Presidential Gold Cup, the Sevilla name and the Japan-based ownership frame will surface again.

Sources

• Philippine Jockey Club, “Sevilla’s Circus Crowd and Jungkook Quinella Chairman’s Cup”
• Philippine Racing Commission — Wikipedia (Felizardo R. Sevilla Jr.’s Philracom commissioner record)
• Real Spicy wins Presidential Gold Cup (December 17, 2006, local report)
• Giant’s Causeway — American Classic Pedigrees (sire-line verification)
• PCSO Presidential Gold Cup — Wikipedia (top-tier Philippine race framework)
• Sportskeeda, “Am I supposed to stan this Jungkook, too?” (July 30, 2025 PCSO Silver Cup coverage)