Ela-Mana-Mou
| Ela-Mana-Mou | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Pitcairn |
| Grandsire | Petingo |
| Dam | Rose Bertin |
| Damsire | High Hat |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1976 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Patrick Clarke |
| Owner | Audry Muinos Simon Weinstock |
| Trainer |
Guy Harwood Dick Hern |
| Record | 16:10-2-2 |
| Earnings | £286,581 |
| Major wins | |
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Royal Lodge Stakes (1978) King Edward VII Stakes (1979) Earl of Sefton Stakes (1980) Prince of Wales's Stakes (1980) Eclipse Stakes (1980) King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1980) |
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| Awards | |
| European Champion Older Horse (1980) Timeform rating: 132 Leading British money winner (1980) |
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Ela-Mana-Mou (1976–2008) was a British Thoroughbred race horse and sire. In a career which lasted from 1978 until October 1980, he ran sixteen times and won ten races. He was one of the best British two-year-olds of 1978, when he defeated Troy in the Royal Lodge Stakes. At three, he won the King Edward VII Stakes and was the beaten favourite for the Epsom Derby. Ela-Mana-Mou had his most successful season as a four-year-old in 1980 when he won his first four races including the Eclipse Stakes and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. He later became a highly successful sire of winners before his death in 2008.
Ela-Mana-Mou was foaled in 1976. He was a dark-coated bay horse with three white socks, bred by Patrick Clarke. He was one of the first crop of foals sired by the Goodwood Mile winner Pitcairn, who was exported to Japan before Ela-Mana-Mou became a champion. As a yearling, he was sent to the sales and purchased for 4,500 guineas by Max and Audry Muinos. The colt was initially sent into training with Guy Harwood at Pulborough, West Sussex. His name is a transliteration of the Greek έλα μάνα μου, which can be translated as "Come on, my darling" (slang term - literally translated as "come on, my mother").
Ela-Mana-Mou made a successful racecourse debut at Newbury in June when he won a six-furlong maiden race. He followed up in July by winning the Willow Stakes over the same distance at Kempton Park Racecourse. Later in the month, he was moved up in class for the Vintage Stakes at Goodwood in which he finished second to the Dick Hern-trained Troy. On his next appearance, Ela-Mana-Mou won a nursery handicap at Lingfield and was then moved back up in class for the Royal Lodge Stakes at Ascot Racecourse in which he was matched against Troy again. Ela-Mana-Mou recorded an upset victory, beating Troy by three-quarters of a length, with Lyphard's Wish in third.
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