Manikato Stakes

Perfect Manikato build-up for The Bostonian

Posted on October 24, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Everything has fallen into place for Cambridge trainer Tony Pike in the build-up to Friday's Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley, where his star sprinter The Bostonian will chase a third elite Australian victory in the last six months. The son of Jimmy Choux won the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) and Group[...]

Posted on October 24, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

THE MANIKATO STAKES – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW * Run at Moonee Valley as race seven on Friday, October 25, 9.30pm (AEDT) * Group One, $1 million, 1200m, weight-for-age HISTORY First held in September of 1968 as the Freeway Stakes, it was run over six furlongs and won by Winfreux Renamed in 1984 after[...]

Posted on October 24, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Champion trainer David Hayes believes the timing of this year's Everest makes the $1 million Manikato Stakes at The Valley an attractive target for Faatinah who gets his latest chance at an elusive Group One win. Friday night's Manikato is six days after the majority of the country's top sprinters faced off in the $14[...]

Posted on October 23, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Damian Lane is convinced dual Group One winner The Bostonian will be better suited at The Valley in the Manikato Stakes than the last time the New Zealand sprinter raced there. The Tony Pike-trained The Bostonian made his first appearance at The Valley in the Group One Moir Stakes (1000m) last month and had[...]

Posted on October 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

After the Godolphin team opted not to run star colt Bivouac in The Everest, the three-year-old is poised to start a short-priced favourite in the Group One Manikato Stakes at The Valley. Godolphin decided to run five-year-old mare Alizee in its slot in Saturday's $14 million Everest in Sydney, which was won by three-year-old colt[...]

Posted on October 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Favourite Bivouac has drawn the inside gate for the Group One Manikato Stakes at The Valley. The Godolphin-owned colt has fellow three-year-old Loving Gaby in the gate next to him in the field of 11. Bivouac has two recent wins against Yes Yes Yes who won the $14 million Everest on Saturday. The third of[...]

Posted on October 20, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike has confirmed high-class three-year-old filly Kali will head straight to the Group 1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton next month after her impressive winning performance at Ashburton on Saturday. Pike spent time with the Darci Brahma filly on Sunday morning before flying home from Christchurch and was delighted[...]

Posted on September 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The only thing left for the CV of multiple stakes winner Winter Bride is to land a Group One victory. Co-trainer Toby Edmonds said Friday night's Moir Stakes (1000m) was always intended to be Winter Bride's campaign opener although the Manikato Stakes (1200m) at The Valley on October 25 may prove to be a better[...]

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