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The Group 1 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes is one of the premier weight-for-age races held at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Victoria during the annual Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Named after the superb sprinter Manikato, the race offers $1 million in total prize money and is raced under the lights on the Friday night before Cox Plate Day in late October.

Run over 1200 metres, the Manikato Stakes is sponsored by Ladbrokes.com.au and attracts a star-studded field of sprinters with many coming off an earlier Moonee Valley run in the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) the month before. Both Buffering (2013) and Lankan Rupee (2014) ran second in the Moir Stakes before their respective Manikato Stakes victories. The 2018 Manikato Stakes winner Brave Smash also improved on a lead-up second in the Moir Stakes before his victory, but placed eighth in Sydney’s The Everest in between the two Group 1 sprints at The Valley.

The 2020 Manikato Stakes runs on Friday October 23, 2020. 

Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes
Date:	Friday October 23, 2020
Track:	Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	Weight-For-Age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1 million

2020 Manikato Stakes Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

Check out the official Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes 2020 Results & Finishing Order below once the $1 million sprint takes place at The Valley on the eve of Cox Plate Day.

Hey Doc made history as the  first dual champion on non-successive years since the race’s now namesake Manikato (1979, 1982), the now seven-year-old coming with an enormous run to defeat the favourite Trekking ($3.60) and set a new race record in the 2020 Manikato Stakes results.

2020 Manikato Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes 2020 odds on the field of star sprinters facing off under the lights at Moonee Valley on the Friday night before Cox Plate Day will be listed below complete with links to the markets at race sponsor Ladbrokes.com.au so you can lock in your Manikato Stakes tips as soon as betting opens.

2020 Manikato Stakes Tips

Top Manikato Stakes betting tips include looking for Group 1 performers with previous experience at the tight Moonee Valley circuit, backing the Moir Stakes graduates from earlier in the season and looking for horses that have finished in the money in the Manikato Stakes results from previous years.

 

2020 Manikato Stakes Field & Barriers

2020 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes Field Dates

• 2020 Manikato Stakes Nominations: Taken on Tuesday October 22 featuring 56 sprinters
• 2020 Manikato Stakes First Acceptances: Closed on Tuesday October 6, 2020 leaving 34 hopefuls
• 2020 Manikato Stakes Final Field: Announced at 8:30am on Tuesday October 20, 2020 revealing a final field of 11 sprinters

The Manikato Stakes field attracts a star-studded line-up of spring sprinters, many of which are proven Group 1 performers. Horses that contested Sydney’s Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) during the autumn often target the Manikato Stakes in the spring.

A key lead-up race into the Manikato Stakes field is Flemington’s Group 2 Gilgai Stakes (1200m) with Chautauqua (2015) recently completing the double.

Following a run in the Manikato Stakes field horses may target the Group 1 VRC Classic (1200m) down the Flemington straight over the Melbourne Cup Carnival, a race the 2015 Manikato winner Chautauqua ran second in.

The 2020 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes field and barrier draw is released on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below as soon as announced.

The Manikato Stakes 2020 field features 11 sprinters including the Group 1 Moir Stakes trifecta of Pippie, Trekking and Bella Vella all engaged to do battle at The Valley again.

Click here to read more on the key chances in the 2020 Manikato Stakes field & odds. 

2020 Manikato Stakes First Acceptances

The Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes 2020 First Acceptances are taken in early October and the latest declarations for the Group 1 sprint at Moonee Valley will be published below once announced.

The 2020 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes first acceptances feature 34 hopefuls including Chris Waller’s recently crowned Australian Racecourse of the Year Nature Strip, spruik three-year-old Anders and brilliant Premiere Stakes winning mare Libertini.

The Manikato Stakes Nominations 2020 are released by Racing Victoria in late September and the full list of early Group 1 race entries will be available in full below.

The 2020 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes nominations drew 56 sprinters including McEwen Stakes winner Bella Vella, gun filly Away Game, her classy fellow three-year-old stablemate Anders and the Godolphin-raced star Trekking.

Click here to view the full Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes 2020 nominated horses.

Manikato Stakes History

Inaugurated in 1968 as the Freeway Stakes, the race became the Manikato Stakes in 1984. The event was first won by Winfreaux and then in 1979 and 1982 Manikato claimed the race as his own. Manikato went on to win the William Reid Stakes five years in a row. In a total of 49 career starts, the legendary horse managed 29 wins and 13 places. In 1984 Manikato died from an illness and was buried at the Moonee Valley racecourse.

The Manikato Stakes has produced several WS Cox Plate winners including Sunline in 2000-01, Dane Ripper in 1997, Rubiton in 1987 and Strawberry Road in 1983.

Double winners of the race include: Dual Choice in 1970-71, Tauto in 1973-74, Spinning Hill in 2002-03 and Spark Of Life in 2004-05. The fastest winning time recorded since 1980 was by Our Westminster in 1989 with 1 minute 8 seconds. The slowest winning time was by Silver Bounty in 1981 with 1 minute 17 seconds.

In 2020 Hey Doc made history) first dual champion on non-successive years since the race’s now namesake Manikato (1979, 1982) and in doing so also set a new race record time of 1:08.76.

Recent Manikato Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Manikato Stakes	1st	Hey Doc	1 minute 8.76 seconds (R)
	2nd	Trekking
	3rd	Dirty Work
2019 Manikato Stakes	1st	Loving Gaby	1 minute 9:29 seconds
	2nd	Vital Silver
	3rd	Anaheed
2018 Manikato Stakes	1st	Brave Smash	1 minute 9.36 seconds
	2nd	Spirit Of Valor
	3rd	Kementari
2017 Manikato Stakes	1st	Hey Doc	1 minute 9.96 seconds
	2nd	In Her Time
	3rd	Malaguerra
2016 Manikato Stakes	1st	Rebel Dane	1 minute 10.99 seconds
	2nd	Fell Swoop
	3rd	Japonisme
2015 Manikato Stakes	1st	Chautauqua	1 minute 9.5 seconds
	2nd	Srikandi
	3rd	Rebel Dane
2014 Manikato Stakes	1st	Lankan Rupee	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Angelic Light
	3rd	Famous Seamus
2013 Manikato Stakes	1st	Buffering	1 minute 11.44 seconds
	2nd	Lucky Nine
	3rd	Sessions
2012 Manikato Stakes	1st	Sea Siren	1 minute 11.32 seconds
	2nd	Mental
	3rd	We’re Gonna Rock
2011 Manikato Stakes	1st	Sepoy	1 minute 11.08 seconds
	2nd	Sister Madly
	3rd	More Joyous
2010 Manikato Stakes	1st	Hay List	1 minute 9.94 seconds
	2nd	True Persuasion
	3rd	Eagle Falls
2009 Manikato Stakes	1st	Danleigh	1 minute 12.5 seconds
	2nd	Phelan Ready
	3rd	Nicconi
2008 Manikato Stakes	1st	Typhoon Zed	1 minute 10.6 seconds
	2nd	Absolut Glam
	3rd	Kaphero
2007 Manikato Stakes	1st	Gold Edition	1 minute 10.6 seconds
	2nd	Vormista
	3rd	Dr Nipandtuck
2006 Manikato Stakes	1st	Miss Andretti	1 minute 9.2 seconds
	2nd	Dance Hero
	3rd	Sassbee
2005 Manikato Stakes	1st	Spark Of Life	1 minute 11.5 seconds
	2nd	Perfectly Ready
	3rd	Our Egyptian Raine
2004 Manikato Stakes	1st	Spark Of Life	1 minute 13.3 seconds
	2nd	Yell
	3rd	Dilly Dally
2003 Manikato Stakes	1st	Spinning Hill	1 minute 11.2 seconds
	2nd	True Glo
	3rd	The Big Chill
2002 Manikato Stakes	1st	Spinning Hill	1 minute 10.5 seconds
	2nd	Bel Espirit
	3rd	Mistegic
2001 Manikato Stakes	1st	Piavonic	1 minute 12.9 seconds
	2nd	Sunline
	3rd	Falvelon
2000 Manikato Stakes	1st	Sunline	1 minute 11.6 seconds
	2nd	Honour The Name
	3rd	Miss Pennymoney