Manila xx

1986 Eclipse Champion Turf Male (USA). Inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in 2008 Leading broodmare sire in Turkey in 2003. Died from aortic rupture at National Stud, Ismit, TURKEY on February 28th 2009.
Manila rankt as the best long-distance turf horse in American racing history.
With outstanding racing ability a specialized and finely tuned athlete. A winner in 12 of his 18 starts, the bay son of the grand little Northern Dancer stallion Lyphard earned almost $2.7 million and won five Grade 1 races.
A rangy, 16.1 hand tall good-looking horse in his own right took much more of his physical type from his broodmare sire, the high-class French-bred Le Fabuleux.
A tip-top racehorse over classic distances who raced almost exclusively on turf.
In training, Manila was a horse of great quality, carrying enough weight to perform at a high level but certainly without carrying any extra condition. He was somewhat narrow through the body, although he had good length, and did not have a heavily muscled hindquarter. His bone was acceptable, but for a biggish horse, he showed plenty of refinement from his high-class sire grafted onto a notably bigger frame inherited from Le Fabuleux.