SIRE HIGHLIGHTS:
SIRE:
MANHATTAN RAIN |
COLOUR:
BAY |
YEAR OF BIRTH:
2006 |
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
AUSTRALIA |
CAREER WINS:
2 |
WINNING DISTANCE:
1200M-1400M |
MAJOR VICTORIES:
AJC Sires' Produce Stakes (GI), Australia |
AT STUD SINCE:
2010 |
STUD FEE:
AUD$ 8,250 (2024) |
NUMBER OF STAKES WINNERS:
18 |
SAME-SIRE RUNNERS' PERFORMANCE IN HONG KONG:
NO. OF STARTERS:
13 |
NO. OF WINNERS:
7 |
BEST PERFORMER (RATED 80+):
PACKING TREADMILL (7 wins/ highest rating: 100)*retired |
PREFERRED DISTANCE:
1200M-1600M |
SIRE ATTRIBUTES:
Mostly at a mile or under. |
DAM HIGHLIGHTS:
DAM:
RIVERINA'S GIRL |
COLOUR:
CHESTNUT |
YEAR OF BIRTH:
2007 |
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
AUSTRALIA |
BROODMARE SIRE:
STRATUM |
RACING CAREER:
5 wins at 1200M and 1300M. |
PROGENY'S RACING PERFORMANCE:
Dam of three named foals with MOON ROCKET, two to race and winners. GUEST 2 wins at 1700M and 2100M. GATTLING GUN won at 1100M. |
DAM ATTRIBUTES:
Dam from RIVERINA won twice at 1400M and 1800M, named foal BUBBLES'N'TROUBLES won twice at 1100M and 1200M. Also, BENCH PRESS collected 6 wins from 1000M to 1400M. Most from this family are sprinters in early stage, can stretch out to 1600M and beyond later in their racing careers. |
SALES HISTORY:
Sold as a yearling at AUD$ 42,500 in 2023 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale.
COMMENTS AND PROSPECT:
MANHATTAN RAIN was trained by Gai Waterhouse with a record of 2 wins, 3 seconds and 4 thirds in 11 starts, winning distance at 1200M and 1400M including G1 AJC Sires' Produce Stakes and placing 3rd in Golden Slipper. He made limited progress at the age of 3 while he was 1st runner up in Cox Plate, just beaten by SO YOU THINK. As a half-brother of REDOUTE'S CHOICE, he caught the eye of the breeders with 18 black type contests winners including winner of Golden Slipper and A J Moir Stakes SHE WILL REIGN and Champion Middle Distance Horse in South Africa in 2016-17, WHISKY BARON are the representative. The colt now stands at Geisel Park Stud, WA and his fee in 2024 is AUD$ 8,250.
MOON ROCKET was trained by Nicholas Ryan in Australia at the beginning and collected 1 win and 1 second in 5 jump-out sections. He transferred to Bill Papazaharoudakis’ yard afterwards and got a win and second in 2 synthetic jump-out sections. There is only few MANHATTAN RAIN’s racing in HK since the colt stationed at WA. His dam RIVERINA’S GIRL collected 5 wins at 1200M and 1300M while his foal could handle up to 2100M and quite a few family members ran on well in stayer events including former Sydney Cup winner KNIGHTS ORDER. The bay gelding should be fine to stretch out to 1600M after becoming mature and fine on both turf and dirt.
