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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.

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.

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.

Three winners of this event have gone on and have won Grade I events. In 2023 the event was upgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to a Grade III.

In 2024 the event was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack due to infield tunnel and redevelopment work at Belmont Park.

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

• 2 – John R. Velazquez (2016, 2023)

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

See also

• List of American and Canadian Graded races

References

1. "Manila (Profile)". equibase. 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
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. "2024 Manila Stakes Grade III - (race 7)". Equibase. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
8. "2023 Manila Stakes Grade III – (race 9)". Equibase. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
9. "2022 Manila Stakes Listed – (race 9)". Equibase. July 4, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
10. "2021 Manila Stakes Listed – (race 9)". Equibase. July 4, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
11. "2019 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 8)". Equibase. July 4, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
12. "2018 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 3)". Equibase. July 4, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
13. "2017 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 8)". Equibase. July 4, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
14. "2016 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 9)". Equibase. July 4, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
15. "2015 Manila Stakes (Black Type) – (race 9)". Equibase. July 12, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

• 2020 establishments in New York (state)
• Belmont Park
• Horse races in New York (state)
• Turf races in the United States
• Graded stakes races in the United States
• Grade 3 stakes races in the United States
• Recurring sporting events established in 2020