Manila (horse): Difference between revisions

{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}

{{Infobox racehorse

| damsire = Le Fabuleux

| colour = [[Bay (horse)|Bay]]

| owner = Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr., Bradley M. Shannon

| race = [[Lexington Handicap]] (1986)<br>[[Cinema Handicap]] (1986)<br>[[Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Handicap|Turf Classic]] (1986)<br>[[Breeders' Cup Turf]] (1986)<br>[[United Nations Handicap]] (1986, 1987)<br>[[Elkhorn Stakes]] (1987)<br>[[Turf Classic Stakes]] (1987)<br>[[Arlington Million]] (1987)

| awards= [[American Champion Male Turf Horse]] (1986)

| honours = [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|United States Racing Hall of Fame]] (2008)<br/>[[Graded stakes race|G3]] [[Manila Stakes]] at [[Belmont Park]] (2014&ndash; )

| updated= 17 May 2021

'''Manila''' (February 5, 1983 – February 28, 2009) wasan American [[Thoroughbred]] [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[Eclipse Award|Champion]] [[horse racing|racehorse]]. He was sired by [[Northern Dancer|Northern Dancer's]] son [[Lyphard]], out of the mare Dona Ysidra. He was bred by [[Philippines|Filipino]] food and beverage magnate [[Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr.]] who owned Dona Ysidra and who named her for his grandfather's sister, Dona Ysidra Cojuangco (1867–1960) of [[Tarlac]], reportedly the founder of the Cojuangco family fortune.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/manila |title=Manila |publisher=Racingmuseum.org |date=2008-01-01 |access-date=2019-07-11}}</ref>

Manila was raced by [[Lexington, Kentucky]], thoroughbred agent Bradley M. Shannon and trained by future [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|U.S. Racing Hall of Fame]] inductee [[LeRoy Jolley]]. Considered a very great long-distance [[grass|turf]] horse, in his fourteen starts on grass Manila never finished worse than second. In his 2006 book titled ''THE BEST and Worst of Thoroughbred Racing'', author Steve Davidowitz of ''[[Daily Racing Form]]'' ranks Manila as the best long-distance turf horse in American racing history ahead of No.2, [[John Henry (horse)|John Henry]].

Racing at age three, Manila won the important [[Graded stakes race|Grade I]] [[Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Handicap|Turf Classic]] at Belmont Park, then in the fall won the [[Breeders' Cup Turf]], defeating the [[Eclipse Award|Champion]] [[filly]], [[Estrapade (horse)|Estrapade]], [[Theatrical (horse)|Theatrical]], and the 1986 [[European Horse of the Year]], [[Dancing Brave]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.breederscup.com/history-tradition/hall-champions/manila |title= Hall of Champions - Manila |publisher= Breeders' Cup World Championships |date=2008-01-01 |access-date=2019-07-11}}</ref> For his 1986 performances, Manila was voted the United States' [[Eclipse Award for Outstanding Male Turf Horse]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.ntra.com/eclipse-awards/history/ |title=Eclipse Award History |publisher=NTRA |date=2019-07-12 |access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref>

In 1987, Manila repeated as the [[United Nations Handicap]] winner and defeated Theatrical again to win the [[Arlington Million]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-05-sp-1441-story.html |title= Arlington Million : Jolley Pulls Vasquez Off Manila |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=1987-09-05 |access-date=2019-07-11}}</ref> Injured in the fall, he was retired to [[horse breeding|stud]] duty at [[Lane's End Farm]] in Kentucky, having been syndicated for US$20 million.

Although Manila was reasonably successful as a [[Father|sire]], producing the [[California]] multiple [[graded stakes race]] winner [[Bien Bien]], none of his offspring achieved his level of success. He stood at stud in [[İzmit, Turkey]] between 1999 and 2009. He died on February 28, 2009, due to "Aortic Ring Rupture”.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/149837/hall-of-famer-manila-dead |title= Hall of Famer Manila Dead |publisher=The Bloodhorse |date=2009-03-02 |access-date=2019-07-11}}</ref>

==External links==

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alpudBvAN4g Manila's 1987 Arlington Million]

{{reflist}}

* Davidowitz, Steve ''THE BEST and Worst of Thoroughbred Racing'' (2006) [[Daily Racing Form|DRF Press]] {{ISBN|978-1-932910-88-9}}

[[Category:1983 racehorse births]]

[[Category:2009 racehorse deaths]]

[[Category:Thoroughbred family 16-g]]