Mannamead (horse)
| Mannamead | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Manna |
| Grandsire | Phalaris |
| Dam | Pinprick |
| Damsire | Torpoint |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1929 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor |
| Owner | Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor |
| Trainer | Joseph Lawson |
| Record | 7:7-0-0 |
| Earnings | £4,186 |
| Major wins | |
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Clearwell Stakes (1931) Rous Memorial Stakes (1933) |
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| Awards | |
| Top-rated British two-year-old (1931) | |
Mannamead (1929 – after 1946) was an undefeated British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was undefeated in three races in 1931 when he was rated the equal-best two-year-old of the year in Britain. In 1932 he was regarded as a major contender for the British Classic Races but was injured in training and was restricted to one race in late autumn. In 1933 Mannamead was unbeaten in three further races before being retired to stud. He had limited success as a sire of winners in Britain, but had more success after being exported to Hungary. He disappeared during the Soviet occupation of Hungary in 1946.
Mannamead was a bay horse with no white markings bred by his owner Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor. He was one of the first crop of foals sired by the 2000 Guineas and Epsom Derby winner Manna. His dam was Pinprick who also produced two influential broodmares: Point Duty was the ancestor of the classic winners Sodium and Ambiguity, while the descendants of So Quick include Black Caviar. Pinprick was a granddaughter of Conjure, a mare which Astor had purchased when he was still a student at Oxford University. The colt was sent into training at Manton in Wiltshire with Joseph Lawson.
As a two-year-old, Mannamead did not appear on the racecourse until September, but was undefeated in three races, and was never seriously challenged. He recorded an easy victory on his debut when he won the Malton Plate at York Racecourse. He then started odds-on favourite for the Clearwell Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse and won by four lengths. He ended his season by winning the Autumn Foal Plate at Doncaster by three lengths. In the Free Handicap, a rating of the best two-year-olds, he was given a weight of 133 pounds, making the equal top-rated juvenile of the year, level with his stable companion the unnamed Golden Hair colt.
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