Manikato Stakes
Encyclopedia
The Manikato Stakes is a MVRC
Group One
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race run under Weight for Age
conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres at Moonee Valley Racecourse
, Melbourne
in September. Total prize money for the race is A$510,000.
The race is named after the great race horse Manikato
who won this race twice as well as recording 5 consecutive wins in the William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley from 1979 to 1983.
Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge
series in 2009, the winner of the Manikato Stakes automactically qualifies for a berth in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
in the United States
.
1972 onwards held over 1200m.
1968 - 1978 run as a Principal race.
1979 - 1988 run as a Group 2
race.
1989 onwards run as a Group 1
race.
1968 - 1983 the race was known as the 'Freeway Stakes'
1984 onwards the race was known as the 'Manikato Stakes'
Moonee Valley Racing Club
The Moonee Valley Racing Club is located at the Moonee Valley racecourse on McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds . It is one of three racing clubs in the Melbourne metropolitan area; the others are the Victoria Racing Club and the Melbourne Racing Club...
Group One
Group One
Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race run under Weight for Age
Weight for Age
Weight for Age is a term in Thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. It means that a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with the Weight for Age Scale. This weight varies depending on the horse’s age, its sex, the race distance and the month of the year...
conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres at Moonee Valley Racecourse
Moonee Valley Racecourse
Moonee Valley Racecourse is a horse-racing track in Melbourne, Australia which hosts races for Thoroughbreds. Located six kilometers from the Melbourne CBD, it is the home of the Moonee Valley Racing Club...
, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in September. Total prize money for the race is A$510,000.
The race is named after the great race horse Manikato
Manikato
Manikato was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse of the late 1970s and early 1980s. He established new track records in three races and was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame...
who won this race twice as well as recording 5 consecutive wins in the William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley from 1979 to 1983.
Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge
Breeders' Cup Challenge
The Breeders' Cup Challenge is a series of Thoroughbred horse races in the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, France, Hong Kong and Australia in which the winner earns an automatic spot in an American Breeders' Cup race....
series in 2009, the winner of the Manikato Stakes automactically qualifies for a berth in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
The Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint is a Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up. As its name implies, it is a part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Race History
1968 - 1971 held over 6 furlongs (approx. 1200m)1972 onwards held over 1200m.
1968 - 1978 run as a Principal race.
1979 - 1988 run as a Group 2
Group races
Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...
race.
1989 onwards run as a Group 1
Group One
Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...
race.
1968 - 1983 the race was known as the 'Freeway Stakes'
1984 onwards the race was known as the 'Manikato Stakes'
The winners
- 2011 - Sepoy
- 2010 - Hay List
- 2009 - Danleigh
- 2008 - Typhoon Zed
- 2007 - Gold Edition
- 2006 - Miss AndrettiMiss AndrettiMiss Andretti was the 2007 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year and is the only Thoroughbred in racing history to simultaneously hold a total of five track records in Australia and England.-Breeding:...
- 2005 - Spark Of Life
- 2004 - Spark Of Life
- 2003 - Spinning Hill
- 2002 - Spinning Hill
- 2001 - Piavonic
- 2000 - SunlineSunlineSunline was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was the world's highest earning racemare of her time, competing on 48 occasions for 32 wins, 9 seconds and 3 thirds to earn A$11,351,607. She won races in three different countries, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. She won successive...
- 1999 - Redoute's ChoiceRedoute's ChoiceRedoute's Choice was a multiple Group One-winning Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and is now a champion sire. He is by the phenomenal international sire Danehill out of the lightly raced mare Shantha's Choice...
- 1998 - Dane Ripper
- 1997 - Spartacus
- 1996 - Poetic King
- 1995 - You Remember
- 1994 - Spanish Mix
- 1993 - Never Undercharge
- 1992 - King Marauding
- 1991 - Sonic Express
- 1990 - Street Ruffian
- 1989 - Our Westminster
- 1988 - Rancho Ruler
- 1987 - RubitonRubitonRubiton was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse of the mid-1980s.He was bred by the Oamaru Stud in Victoria...
- 1986 - Lockley's Tradition
- 1985 - Touch Of Genius
- 1984 - Vite Cheval
- 1983 - Strawberry RoadStrawberry RoadStrawberry Road was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who went on to race in Germany, France, the United States, and Japan...
- 1982 - ManikatoManikatoManikato was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse of the late 1970s and early 1980s. He established new track records in three races and was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame...
- 1981 - Silver Bounty
- 1980 - Grey Sapphire
- 1979 - ManikatoManikatoManikato was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse of the late 1970s and early 1980s. He established new track records in three races and was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame...
- 1978 - Vice Regal
- 1977 - Ease The Squeeze
- 1976 - Scamanda
- 1975 - Lord Dudley
- 1974 - Tauto
- 1973 - Tauto
- 1972 - Century
- 1971 - Dual Choice
- 1970 - Dual Choice
- 1969 - VainVain (horse)Vain was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse that dominated Australian sprint racing in the period 1968–70, when he won 12 of the 14 races he contested and ran second in the other two...
- 1968 - Winfreux