Manila Stakes Explained

Class:Grade III
Horse Race:Manila Stakes
Location:Belmont Park
Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated:2014
Race Type:Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website:NYRA
Distance:1 mile
Surface:Turf
Track:left-handed
Qualification:Three-year-olds
Weight:122 lbs. with allowances
Purse:US$250,000 (since 2023)

The Manila Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds over a distance of one mile on the turf scheduled annually in early July at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The current purse is $250,000.

History

The event is named after the US Hall of Famer Manila, the 1986 U.S. Champion Older Male Horse who won the 1986 Breeders' Cup Turf at Churchill Downs.[1]

The event was inaugurated on June 28, 2014, and run over a distance of one mile and was won by R. Lee Lewis's Cabo Cat. Cabo Cat started at odds of 8/1 was ridden by jockey Joe Bravo who settled near the rear from the gate, was four-wide into the lane, rallied down the stretch while widest and held off Long On Value in the final stages to win by a length in a time of 1:33.57.

In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, NYRA did not schedule the event in their updated and shortened spring-summer meeting.[2]

Three winners of this event have gone on and have won Grade I events.[3] In 2023 the event was upgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to a Grade III.[4]

In 2024 the event was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack due to infield tunnel and redevelopment work at Belmont Park.[5]

Records

Speed record

Margins

Most wins by a jockey

Most wins by a trainer

Most wins by an owner

Winners

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
At Aqueduct
align=center 2024Neat Junior AlvaradoRobert AtrasRed White & Blue Racingalign=center 1 milealign=center 1:36.27align=center $242,500 align=center III[6]
At Belmont Park
align=center 2023More Than Looks John R. VelazquezCherie DeVauxVictory Racing Partnersalign=center 1 milealign=center 1:33.19align=center $250,000align=center III[7]
align=center 2022AnnapolisIrad Ortiz Jr.Bass Racing align=center 1 milealign=center 1:32.81 align=center $100,000align=center Listed[8]
align=center 2021OriginalJames GrahamJohn P. TerranovaEric Feinalign=center 1 milealign=center 1:37.75align=center $100,000align=center Listed[9]
2020Race not held
align=center 2019Win Win Win Julian PimentelMichael J. TrombettaLive Oak Plantationalign=center 1 mile align=center 1:31.56align=center $100,000align=center [10]
align=center 2018Up the AnteJavier CastellanoChristophe ClementCastleton Lyonsalign=center 1 mile align=center 1:35.42align=center $100,000align=center [11]
align=center 2017Bricks and MortarJoel RosarioChad C. BrownKlaravich Stables & William H. Lawrencealign=center 1 mile align=center 1:33.12align=center $100,000align=center [12]
align=center 2016Giant RunJohn R. VelazquezThomas AlbertraniRobert C. Baker & William L. Mack align=center 1 mile align=center 1:32.85align=center $100,000align=center [13]
align=center 2015GalleryJose LezcanoMichael DiniBallybrit Stable align=center 1 mile align=center 1:35.35align=center $95,000align=center [14]
align=center 2014Cabo CatJoe BravoMark HennigR. Lee Lewisalign=center 1 mile align=center 1:33.57align=center $100,000align=center [15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manila (Profile) . equibase . May 17, 2023 . 2023.
  2. News: McCalmont . Keith . NYRA announces stakes schedule for 25 day Belmont Park spring summer meet . April 22, 2021 . . May 19, 2020.
  3. Web site: MANILA STAKES – BELMONT PARK, NY . Thoroughbred Pedigree Online . 2023 . May 17, 2023.
  4. Web site: American Graded Stakes Committee Releases 2023 Grades; The Stephen Foster Stakes is the only new grade 1 stakes for 2023. . December 16, 2022 . March 20, 2023 . Bloodhorse.com . Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
  5. Web site: NYRA sets 2024 calendar, with Belmont Stakes at Saratoga . nyra.com . . 5 May 2024 . January 24, 2024.
  6. Web site: 2024 Manila Stakes Grade III - (race 7) . Equibase . 29 June 2024 . 30 June 2024.
  7. Web site: 2023 Manila Stakes Grade III – (race 9) . Equibase . July 7, 2023 . July 7, 2023.
  8. Web site: 2022 Manila Stakes Listed – (race 9) . Equibase . July 4, 2022 . May 16, 2023.
  9. Web site: 2021 Manila Stakes Listed – (race 9) . Equibase . July 4, 2021 . May 16, 2023.
  10. Web site: 2019 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 8) . Equibase . July 4, 2019 . May 16, 2023.
  11. Web site: 2018 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 3) . Equibase . July 4, 2018 . May 16, 2023.
  12. Web site: 2017 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 8) . Equibase . July 4, 2017 . May 16, 2023.
  13. Web site: 2016 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 9) . Equibase . July 4, 2016 . May 16, 2023.
  14. Web site: 2015 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 9) . Equibase . July 12, 2015 . May 16, 2023.
  15. Web site: 2014 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 8) . Equibase . June 28, 2014 . May 16, 2023.

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