The Group One Manikato Stakes (1200m) will literally light up the Moonee Valley Racecourse on September 24, and it’s already shaping up to be a thrilling race.
Worth half-a-million dollars, the 2010 Manikato Stakes will be a great event for avid horseracing punters to bet on at Sportsbet with a strong calibre of sprinters looking for a start.
All Silent is one horse on course for the 2010 Manikato Stakes final field. Trained by Grahame Begg, the seven-year-old will be looking for his third Group One win in three years if he jumps in the Manikato.
The Belong To Me gelding will trial at Warwick Farm on September 10 before making the trip down to Melbourne, and the bigger Spring Carnival Racing features.
Runner up in the Group Three Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) Stanzout is another potential star of the 2010 Manikato Stakes.
The Colin Davies-trained gelding won a 1000 metres race at Moonee Valley over the weekend, leaving the gelding’s trainer confident in his ability.
Davies believes the eight-year-old is back to his peak of two or three years ago after recovering from a lung infection back in 2007. The multiple Group One placegetter could jump in the $200,000 Group Three Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) on September 4, as a lead up to the Manikato.
Trainer David Payne is also targeting the 2010 Manikato Stakes, with his Starlight Stakes winner Winter King. The four-year-old has won his last three starts, defeating a quality field in the Starlight Stakes a couple of weeks ago.
Payne was so impressed with the run Payne locked eyes on the 2010 Manikato Stakes as the goal of the spring for the One Cool Cat gelding.
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