Manchego (AUS) Horse
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Manchego is a six-year-old brown gelding bred in Australia, sired by Toronado and out of Dream Food. He races for trainer Tony & Calvin McEvoy and is owned by Kildalton Park Racing (Mgr: D Gordon), Ms J L Francis & L G Harrison. In 21 starts he has secured three victories, placed second once and captured four third‑place finishes, accumulating $70,435 in earnings. His most recent start took place at Kyneton on 20 October 2026, where he finished 2nd out of 8 runners. The latest win was recorded at Echuca on 19 September 2026.
Raced At
Kilmore • Kyneton • Echuca • Ballarat Synthetic • Flemington • Geelong • Avoca • Ararat • Great Western • Stawell • Colac • Donald • BurrumbeetRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kilmore 30-Oct-26 1212m SOFT 5 R4 Bill Harding Memorial BM56 Handicap Barrier 2, SP: 3.10 | J.M.Allen 61kg 0.15L | 2 (8) |
| Kyneton 20-Oct-26 1218m GOOD 3 R5 CG&E BM56 $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.830, SP: 1.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Rattle'n'roll ( L King 60 ) 2nd Manchego ( J Allen 61 ) 0.50L 3rd Colt Forty Five ( T Stockdale 61.5 ) 2.25L See full results | J Allen 61kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Echuca 19-Sep-26 1209m GOOD 4 R7 0-56 $12,100 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.260, SP: 2.35 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.920 1st Manchego ( C Gaudray 59 ) 2nd Hidden Witness ( N Farley 56.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Ponte Arcobaleno ( C Macredmond 58 ) 4.50L See full results | C Gaudray 59kg | 1 (11) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 25-Aug-26 1200m SYNTHETIC R6 C,G&E BM56 $1,760 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.460, SP: 2.60 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.390 1st Shooter Mcgavin ( T Madden 63.5 ) 2nd Sonic Surge ( H T Coffey 62 ) 1.50L 3rd Manchego ( J Mcneil 59 ) 2.75L See full results | J Mcneil 59kg 2.75L | 3 (9) |
| Flemington 07-Aug-26 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:47.870 1st Hard Kick ( D M Lane ) 2nd Secret Crossing ( L King ) 3rd Stars Of Dom ( D W Stackhouse ) 5th Manchego ( J Mcneil ) | J Mcneil | 5 (6) |
| Flemington 24-Jul-26 800m R8 Jump Out-S7 1st Manchego ( F Kersley ) 2nd Prince Magnetite ( J Mcneil ) 3rd Stolen Art ( L Lafferty ) | F Kersley | 1 (6) |
| Geelong 10-Apr-26 1312m SOFT 5 R6 BM56 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 5th | C Mac Redmond Ire 59.5kg 5.45L | 8 (11) |
| Avoca 29-Mar-26 1300m GOOD 3 R7 0-56 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, SP: 3.40 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | E Walsh 59.5kg 2L | 3 (9) |
| Ararat 08-Feb-26 1300m GOOD 3 R5 0-56 (of $22,000) Barrier 5, SP: 2.80 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd | F Kersley 59.5kg 2.01L | 5 (13) |
| Great Western 24-Jan-26 1950m GOOD 4 R5 0-56 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd | C Mac Redmond Ire 60 4.26L | 6 (8) |
| Stawell 04-Jan-26 1600m GOOD 4 R8 0-56 (of $22,000) Barrier 5, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 9th | C Mac Redmond Ire 60 1.61L | 4 (12) |
| Colac 20-Dec-25 1600m GOOD 4 R6 0-56 (of $22,000) Barrier 7, SP: 4.20 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th | E Walsh 60 2.05L | 6 (10) |
| Donald 02-Dec-25 1350m GOOD 4 R9 BM56 (of $22,000) Barrier 11, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | E Walsh 60 0.32L | 3 (14) |
| Hamilton 07-Nov-25 1200m SOFT 6 R8 0-56 (of $22,000) Barrier 9, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 3rd | E Walsh 60 2.25L | 3 (11) |
| Burrumbeet 13-Oct-25 1000m SOFT 5 R3 Jump Out-S5 | E Walsh | 2 (6) |
| Kyneton 18-Feb-25 1200m GOOD 4 R5 BM64 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | L Bates 55.5kg 9.36L | 9 (10) |