Manila Stakes

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Manila Stakes
ClassGrade III
Location Belmont Park
Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated2014
Race type Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website NYRA
Race information
Distance1 mile
SurfaceTurf
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight122 lbs. with allowances
PurseUS$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.

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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

Margins

Most wins by a jockey

Most wins by a trainer

Most wins by an owner

Winners

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
At Saratoga
2025Zulu Kingdom (IRE) Flavien Prat Chad C. Brown Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb, William Strauss & Michael J. Caruso1 mile1:33.11$200,000III [7]
At Aqueduct
2024Neat Junior Alvarado Robert AtrasRed White & Blue Racing1 mile1:36.27$242,500III [8]
At Belmont Park
2023More Than Looks John R. Velazquez Cherie DeVauxVictory Racing Partners1 mile1:33.19$250,000III [9]
2022 Annapolis Irad Ortiz Jr. Todd A. Pletcher Bass Racing1 mile1:32.81$100,000Listed [10]
2021OriginalJames GrahamJohn P. TerranovaEric Fein1 mile1:37.75$100,000Listed [11]
2020Race not held
2019Win Win WinJulian PimentelMichael J. TrombettaLive Oak Plantation1 mile1:31.56$100,000 [12]
2018Up the Ante Javier Castellano Christophe Clement Castleton Lyons1 mile1:35.42$100,000 [13]
2017 Bricks and Mortar Joel Rosario Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables & William H. Lawrence1 mile1:33.12$100,000 [14]
2016Giant Run John R. Velazquez Thomas AlbertraniRobert C. Baker & William L. Mack1 mile1:32.85$100,000 [15]
2015Gallery Jose Lezcano Michael DiniBallybrit Stable1 mile1:35.35$95,000 [16]
2014Cabo Cat Joe Bravo Mark HennigR. Lee Lewis1 mile1:33.57$100,000 [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Manila (Profile)". equibase. 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "2014 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 8)". Equibase. June 28, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "MANILA STAKES – BELMONT PARK, NY". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "NYRA sets 2024 calendar, with Belmont Stakes at Saratoga". nyra.com. New York Racing Association. January 24, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  7. ↑ "2025 Manila Stakes Grade III - (race 8)". Equibase. July 4, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ "2024 Manila Stakes Grade III - (race 7)". Equibase. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  9. ↑ "2023 Manila Stakes Grade III – (race 9)". Equibase. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  10. ↑ "2022 Manila Stakes Listed – (race 9)". Equibase. July 4, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  11. ↑ "2021 Manila Stakes Listed – (race 9)". Equibase. July 4, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  12. ↑ "2019 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 8)". Equibase. July 4, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  13. ↑ "2018 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 3)". Equibase. July 4, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  14. ↑ "2017 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 8)". Equibase. July 4, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  15. ↑ "2016 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 9)". Equibase. July 4, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  16. ↑ "2015 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 9)". Equibase. July 12, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
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