| Manila | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Lyphard |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Dona Ysidra |
| Damsire | Le Fabuleux |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1983 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. |
| Owner | Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. Bradley M. Shannon |
| Trainer | LeRoy Jolley |
| Record | 18: 12-5-0 |
| Earnings | $2,692,799 |
| Major wins | |
| Lexington Handicap (1986) Cinema Handicap (1986) Turf Classic (1986) Breeders' Cup Turf (1986) United Nations Handicap (1986, 1987) Elkhorn Stakes (1987) Turf Classic Stakes (1987) Arlington Million (1987) | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Male Turf Horse (1986) | |
| Honours | |
| United States Racing Hall of Fame (2008) G3Manila Stakes atBelmont Park (2014– ) | |
| Last updated on 17 May 2021 | |
Manila (February 5, 1983 – February 28, 2009) was an AmericanThoroughbredHall of FameChampionracehorse. He was sired byNorthern Dancer's sonLyphard, out of the mare Dona Ysidra. He was bred byFilipino food and beverage magnateEduardo Cojuangco, Jr. who owned Dona Ysidra and who named her for his grandfather's sister, Dona Ysidra Cojuangco (1867–1960) ofTarlac, reportedly the founder of the Cojuangco family fortune.[1]
Manila was raced byLexington, Kentucky, thoroughbred agent Bradley M. Shannon and trained by futureU.S. Racing Hall of Fame inducteeLeRoy Jolley. Considered a very great long-distanceturf horse, in his fourteen starts on grass Manila never finished worse than second. In his 2006 book titledTHE BEST and Worst of Thoroughbred Racing, author Steve Davidowitz ofDaily Racing Form ranks Manila as the best long-distance turf horse in American racing history ahead of No.2,John Henry.
Racing at age three, Manila won the importantGrade ITurf Classic at Belmont Park, then in the fall won theBreeders' Cup Turf, defeating theChampionfilly,Estrapade,Theatrical, and the 1986European Horse of the Year,Dancing Brave.[2] For his 1986 performances, Manila was voted the United States'Eclipse Award for Outstanding Male Turf Horse.[3]
In 1987, Manila repeated as theUnited Nations Handicap winner and defeated Theatrical again to win theArlington Million.[4] Injured in the fall, he was retired tostud duty atLane's End Farm in Kentucky, having been syndicated for US$20 million.
Although Manila was reasonably successful as asire, producing theCalifornia multiplegraded stakes race winnerBien Bien, none of his offspring achieved his level of success. He stood at stud inİzmit, Turkey between 1999 and 2009. He died on February 28, 2009, due to "Aortic Ring Rupture”.[5]