Manhattan Cafe
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| Manhattan Cafe | |
|---|---|
 Manhattan Cafe winning at Kyoto in 2002 | |
| Sire | Sunday Silence |
| Grandsire | Halo |
| Dam | Subtle Change |
| Damsire | Law Society |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 5 March 1998[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Shadai Farm |
| Owner | Ken Nishikawa |
| Trainer | Futoshi Kojima |
| Record | 12: 6-0-1 |
| Earnings | ¥522,834,000 |
| Major wins | |
| Kikuka Sho(2001) Arima Kinen(2001) Tenno Sho(Spring 2002) | |
| Awards | |
| JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse(2002) Leading sire in Japan(2009) | |
Manhattan Cafe,(Japanese:マンハッタンカフェ,5 March 1998 – August 2015) was a JapaneseThoroughbredracehorse andsire.Unraced as a juvenile he began his racing career as a three-year-old in 2001. He improved throughout the season, winning three minor races before developing into a top class stayer in autumn when he recorded Grade I wins in theKikuka Shoand theArima Kinen.He won theTenno Shoas a four-year-old and was retired from racing after an unsuccessful bid for thePrix de l'Arc de Triomphe.Manhattan Cafe later became a highly successful breeding stallion. He died in 2015.
Background[edit]
Manhattan Cafe was a brown horse standing 16.3hands(1.70 metres)[2]with a narrow whiteblazebred inHokkaido,Japan byShadai Farms.He was sired bySunday Silence,who won the 1989Kentucky Derby,before retiring to stud in Japan where he waschampion sireon thirteen consecutive occasions. His other major winners includedDeep Impact,Stay Gold,Heart's Cry,Zenno Rob RoyandNeo Universe.[3]Manhattan Cafe's dam Subtle Change won three races in Ireland before being exported to become a broodmare in Japan.[4]She was a descendant of the outstanding German broodmare Schwarzblaurot, the ancestor of numerous major winners includingSagace,Slip Anchor,Stacelita,ZagrebandBuena Vista.[5]
As a foal, the colt was put up for auction at the JRHA Select Sale and was sold for¥136,500,000. He entered the ownership of Ken Nishikawa and was sent into training with Futoshi Kojima. He was ridden in most of his races byMasayoshi Ebina.
Racing career[edit]
2001: three-year-old season[edit]
Manhattan Cafe began his racing career in amaiden raceover 2000 metres atTokyo Racecourseon 29 January in which he finished third of the fifteen runners behind Treasure. He recorded his first success in a similar event over 1800 metres at the same track twelve days later, winning from Isao Heat. The colt was then stepped up in class for the Grade II Hochi Hai Yayoi Sho (a major trial for theSatsuki Sho) over 2000 metres atNakayama Racecourseon 4 March and finished fourth behind Agnes Tachyon. On his final start of his spring campaign, Manhattan Cafe finished unplaced behind Scenography in the Azarea Sho atHanshin Racecoursein April.
After a break of almost four months, Manhattan Cafe returned in August for two races atSapporo Racecourse.Racing over 2600 metres he won the Furano Tokubetsu on the fourth of the month and followed up in the Akanko Tokubetsu over the same distance three weeks later.[6]On 16 September the colt was moved back up to Grade II level for the St Lite Kinen over 2200 metres at Nakayama and finished fourth of the sixteen runners behind Shinko Calido, Treasure and Lord Forester. Manhattan Cafe was then moved up further in class for the Grade I Kikuka Sho over 3000 metres atKyoto Racecourseon 21 October and started a x/1 outsider in a fifteen-runner field. His opponents includedJungle Pocketand Dantsu Flame who had finished first and second in theTokyo Yushun.The outsider Meiner Despot took the lead from the start and set a slow pace with Ebina positioning Manhattan Cafe behind the leaders on the inside. Manhattan Cafe overtook Meiner Despot in the straight and won by half a length, with few of the most fancied runners ever making a challenge. After the race Futoshi Kojima said "When I saw the start and him going into the turn on the first lap, I thought we had a chance of winning. He was relaxed and the others weren't coping well. I knew we had the best horse for such a pace over the distance"[7]
Manhattan Cafe was one of the horses invited to contest the Arima Kinen at Nakayama on 23 December, a race which saw him matched against older horse for the first time. His opponents includedT M Opera O,T M Ocean (Hanshin Juvenile Fillies,Oka Sho,Shuka Sho), Narita Top Road (1999 Kikuka Sho), Shinko Calido, Meisho Doto (Takarazuka Kinen) and To The Victory (Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup). He was restrained by Ebina before producing a strong late run to take the lead 150 metres from the finish and won by one and a quarter lengths from American Boss with To The Victory a neck away in third.[8]
2002: four-year-old season[edit]
On 23 March 2002, Manhattan Cafe began his second season in the Grade II Nikkei Sho at Nakayama. He started favourite but finished only sixth of the eight runners behind Active Bio. On his next appearance he was one of eleven horses to contest the spring edition of the Tenno Sho over 3200 metres at Kyoto on 28 April. Narita Top Road started favourite with Manhattan Cafe next in the betting on 1.9/1 ahead of Jungle Pocket and Sunrise Pegasus. Ridden as usual by Ebina he won by a neck and half a length from Jungle Pocket and Narita Top Road.[9]
Manhattan Cafe was rested until autumn when he was sent to Europe to contest the81st running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triompheover 2400 metres asLongchamp Racecourseon 6 October. Starting at odds of 8.3/1 he turned into the straight in seventh place but faded to finish thirteenth of the sixteen runners behindMarienbard.
Assessment and awards[edit]
In January 2003, Manhattan Cafe was votedBest Older Male Horseof 2002 at theJRA Awards.[10]
Stud record[edit]
After his retirement from racing, Manhattan Cafe became a breeding stallion at theShadai Stallion Stationin Hokkaido where he replaced his recently deceased sire.[11]He was theLeading sire in Japanin 2009.[12]Manhattan Cafe is also the broodmare sire of T O Keynes, the winner of several Grade 1 dirt races including the 2021Champions Cup.[13]
Major winners[edit]
| Foaled | Name | Sex | Major wins |
| 2006 | Red Desire | f | Shuka Sho[14] |
| 2006 | Jo Cappuccino | c | NHK Mile Cup[15] |
| 2007 | Hiruno d'Amour | c | Tenno Sho(spring)[16] |
| 2008 | Grape Brandy | g | February Stakes,Japan Dirt Derby[17] |
| 2012 | Queens Ring | f | Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup[18] |
Manhattan Cafe died at the age of seventeen in August 2015.[12]
Pedigree[edit]
| Sire Sunday Silence(USA) 1986 |
Halo(USA) 1969 |
Hail to Reason | Turn-To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nothirdchance | |||
| Cosmah | Cosmic Bomb | ||
| Almahmoud | |||
| Wishing Well(USA) 1975 |
Understanding | Promised Land | |
| Pretty Ways | |||
| Mountain Flower | Montparnasse | ||
| Edelweiss | |||
| Dam Subtle Change (IRE) 1988 |
Law Society(USA) 1982 |
Alleged | Hoist The Flag |
| Princess Pout | |||
| Bold Bikini | Boldnesian | ||
| Ran Tan | |||
| Santa Luciana (GER) 1973 |
Luciano | Henry the Seventh | |
| Light Arctic | |||
| Suleika | Ticino | ||
| Schwarzblaurot (Family 16-c)[5] |
References[edit]
- ^ab"Manhattan Cafe pedigree".Equineline.
- ^"Manhattan Cafe – Stallions in Japan 2015".JRHA.
- ^"Sunday Silence – Stud Record".Racing Post.
- ^"Subtle Change – Record By Race Type".Racing Post.
- ^ab"Little Agnes – Family 16-c".Thoroughbred Bloodlines.Retrieved2014-05-20.
- ^"Akanko Tokubetsu result".Racing Post.26 August 2001.
- ^Barbara J. Bayer (23 October 2001)."Another Surprise Ending in Japan's Triple Crown Series".The Blood-Horse.
- ^"Arima Kinen result".Racing Post. 23 December 2001.
- ^"Tenno Sho result".Racing Post. 28 April 2002.
- ^"JRHA graduates captured two JRA Awards".JRHA. 7 January 2003.
- ^"Manhattan Cafe has been retired".JRHA. 10 October 2002.
- ^abMyra Lewyn (15 August 2015)."Japanese Sire Manhattan Cafe Dies at 17".The Blood-Horse.
- ^"T O Keynes | Race Record & Form | Racing Post".racingpost.Retrieved2023-02-09.
- ^"Red Desire".Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association.
- ^"Jo Cappuccino".Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association.
- ^"Hiruno d'Amour".Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association.
- ^"Grape Brandy".Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association.
- ^"Queens Ring".Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association.