Grade III Thoroughbred horse race
Horse race
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.[2]
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.[3]
Three winners of this event have gone on and have won Grade I events.[4] In 2023 the event was upgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to a Grade III .[5]
In 2024 the event was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack due to infield tunnel and redevelopment work at Belmont Park.[6]
Records
Speed record
1 mile: 1:31.56 – Win Win Win (2019)
Margins
3+ 1 ⁄2 lengths – Up the Ante (2018)
Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by a trainer
No trainer has won the event more than once
Most wins by an owner
No owner has won the event more than once
Winners
Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Distance
Time
Purse
Grade
Ref
At Aqueduct
2024
Neat
Junior Alvarado
Robert Atras
Red White & Blue Racing
1 mile
1:36.27
$242,500
III
[7]
At Belmont Park
2023
More Than Looks
John R. Velazquez
Cherie DeVaux
Victory Racing Partners
1 mile
1:33.19
$250,000
III
[8]
2022
Annapolis
Irad Ortiz Jr.
Todd A. Pletcher
Bass Racing
1 mile
1:32.81
$100,000
Listed
[9]
2021
Original
James Graham
John P. Terranova
Eric Fein
1 mile
1:37.75
$100,000
Listed
[10]
2020
Race not held
2019
Win Win Win
Julian Pimentel
Michael J. Trombetta
Live Oak Plantation
1 mile
1:31.56
$100,000
[11]
2018
Up the Ante
Javier Castellano
Christophe Clement
Castleton Lyons
1 mile
1:35.42
$100,000
[12]
2017
Bricks and Mortar
Joel Rosario
Chad C. Brown
Klaravich Stables & William H. Lawrence
1 mile
1:33.12
$100,000
[13]
2016
Giant Run
John R. Velazquez
Thomas Albertrani
Robert C. Baker & William L. Mack
1 mile
1:32.85
$100,000
[14]
2015
Gallery
Jose Lezcano
Michael Dini
Ballybrit Stable
1 mile
1:35.35
$95,000
[15]
2014
Cabo Cat
Joe Bravo
Mark Hennig
R. Lee Lewis
1 mile
1:33.57
$100,000
[2]
See also
References
^ "Manila (Profile)" . equibase . 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023 .
^ a b "2014 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 8)" . Equibase . June 28, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2023 .
^ McCalmont, Keith (May 19, 2020). "NYRA announces stakes schedule for 25 day Belmont Park spring summer meet" . New York Racing Association . Retrieved April 22, 2021 .
^ "MANILA STAKES – BELMONT PARK, NY" . Thoroughbred Pedigree Online . 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023 .
^ "American Graded Stakes Committee Releases 2023 Grades; The Stephen Foster Stakes is the only new grade 1 stakes for 2023" . Bloodhorse.com . Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association . December 16, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023 .
^ "NYRA sets 2024 calendar, with Belmont Stakes at Saratoga" . nyra.com . New York Racing Association . January 24, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024 .
^ "2024 Manila Stakes Grade III - (race 7)" . Equibase . June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024 .
^ "2023 Manila Stakes Grade III – (race 9)" . Equibase . July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023 .
^ "2022 Manila Stakes Listed – (race 9)" . Equibase . July 4, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2023 .
^ "2021 Manila Stakes Listed – (race 9)" . Equibase . July 4, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2023 .
^ "2019 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 8)" . Equibase . July 4, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2023 .
^ "2018 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 3)" . Equibase . July 4, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2023 .
^ "2017 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 8)" . Equibase . July 4, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2023 .
^ "2016 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 9)" . Equibase . July 4, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2023 .
^ "2015 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 9)" . Equibase . July 12, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2023 .