| Manikato | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Manihi (AUS) |
| Grandsire | Matrice (AUS) |
| Dam | Markato (AUS) |
| Damsire | Natural Bid (USA) |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 2 September 1975 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | R. Truscott, SA. |
| Owner | E.A.J.M. (Mal) Seccull |
| Trainer | Bon Hoysted and Bob Hoysted |
| Record | 47: 29-8-5 |
| Earnings | $1,154,210 |
| Major wins | |
| Blue Diamond Stakes (1978) Golden Slipper Stakes (1978) Caulfield Guineas (1978) Invitation Stakes (1978) Futurity Stakes (1979, 1980, 1981, 1983) Rothmans 100,000 (1979) William Reid Stakes (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) George Ryder Stakes (1979, 1980) | |
| Awards | |
| Australian Horse of the Year (1979) | |
| Honours | |
| Australian Racing Hall of Fame inductee (2002) | |
| Last updated on 31 August 2011 | |
Manikato (1975–1984) was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse of the late 1970s and early 1980s. He established new track records in three races and was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. Manikato was the second Australian horse, after Kingston Town, to win $1 million in stakes, and, by today's standards, won 20 races which are currently (2012) classed as Group One (G1) races.
He was a tall, heavily topped chestnut gelding by the VRC Newmarket Handicap winner Manihi from Markato by Natural Bid (USA).[1] Markato was the dam of eight named foals, but Manikato was her only stakes-winner. Costing only A$3,500, Manikato had a double cross of Fair Trial in the fourth generation (4m x 4f) and was a descendant of Nearco through his dam.