Closely inbred to the great sire Lexington, and out of a dam closely inbred to both the high-class race mare Reel and Lexington's sire Boston, Mannie Gray was not much of a race mare but packed a genetic wallop when she went to the paddocks. Had she produced only the great Domino, who wielded influence as a sire far beyond anything that could have been expected from his brief stud career, she would have done enough for immortality. Instead, she did enough through her other produce that, even without considering Domino, she must be regarded as one of the great American foundation mares of the 19th century.
Race record
8 starts, 1 win, 1 second, 2 thirds
Mannie Gray's only win was over six furlongs.
As an individual
A small black mare, Mannie Gray is shown in her one extant photograph as compact and high-withered, with short cannons and good muscling down into her gaskins.
As a producer
Mannie Gray produced 11 named foals, of which eight started and seven were winners. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Mannie Gray was bred by Colonel George Garner. She was owned by General A. Buford, who sold her to Major Barak Thomas following her racing career. Mannie Gray produced all her foals at Thomas' Dixiana Farm. She was buried beside the entrance gate of Thomas' Hira Villa Farm, which he had purchased after financial reverses forced him to put Dixiana on the market.
Pedigree notes
Mannie Gray is inbred 3x3 to 16-time American champion sire Lexington and 4x4x4 to Lexington's sire Boston, himself a three-time American champion sire. She is a full sister to juvenile stakes winner Goodnight, considered an extremely fast horse; to Faustus, a sire of some note; and to Alice Gray, dam of 1886 Tennessee Derby winner Jim Gray (by Ten Broeck).
Mannie Gray's dam Lizzie G. was a highly inbred mare as her pedigree shows crosses of 2x3 to Reel, 3x3 to Boston and 3x4x4 to 1834 Two Thousand Guineas winner and eight-time American champion sire Glencoe. She is by Lexington's good sire son War Dance and out of an unnamed daughter of Lecomte. The female line traces back to Galopade (sometimes seen spelled as Gallopade), an English import who became one of the greatest foundation mares of pre-Civil War America.
Last updated: July 5, 2024
Race record
8 starts, 1 win, 1 second, 2 thirds
Mannie Gray's only win was over six furlongs.
As an individual
A small black mare, Mannie Gray is shown in her one extant photograph as compact and high-withered, with short cannons and good muscling down into her gaskins.
As a producer
Mannie Gray produced 11 named foals, of which eight started and seven were winners. Her important foals are as follow:
- Ten Strike (1881, by Ten Broeck; a gelding) won the 1884 Tennessee Derby.
- Bandala (1883, by King Ban) won the 1886 Ladies' Handicap. She is the third dam of two-time Carter Handicap winner Audacious, who also won the 1921 Suburban Handicap, and is the fourth dam of American champions Zev, Florence Nightingale and Edith Cavell.
- Lady Reel (1886, by Fellowcraft) was a stakes winner. She produced 1898 American Horse of the Year and 1905 American champion sire Hamburg (by Hanover). She is also the dam of juvenile stakes winner Amanda V. (by Strathmore); of Strathreel (by Strathmore), dam of stakes winner Bill Curtis (by Plaudit); and of Renown (by St. Simon), second dam of 1916 Spinaway Stakes winner Yankee Witch.
- Correction (1888, by Himyar) was a tough sprint mare whose 38 wins from 122 starts included the 1894 Toboggan Handicap. She is the dam of 1901 Futurity Stakes winner Yankee (by Hanover) and of Nature (by Meddler), who produced the top sprinter Naturalist (by Rabelais), 1917 Edgemere Handicap winner Chiclet (by Spearmint and Carnation (by Rabelais), one of the best French juvenile fillies of 1923. Correction also produced Miss Malaprop (by Meddler), dam of 1926 Withers Stakes winner Haste (by Maintenant); Courtisane (by Meddler), dam of stakes winner Courtship (by Phoenix) and second dam of 1929 Louisiana Derby winner Calf Roper; and Junta (by Burgomaster), dam of juvenile stakes winner Humorette (by Short Grass).
- Freemason (1890, by Fellowcraft) was a minor stakes winner at 2. He was exported to Germany for stud duty.
- Domino (1891, by Himyar) was the 1893 American champion 2-year-old male and Horse of the Year and shared divisional honors with Henry of Navarre as a 3-year-old. He was a tremendously influential sire despite getting just 19 named foals, and his male line is still in existence today.
- Mannie Himyar (1894, by Himyar) never raced but produced 1903 Excelsior Handicap winner Blacklock (by Hanover) and the excellent broodmare Adana (by Adam), whose seven stakes winners include the good speed sire Ariel.
Connections
Mannie Gray was bred by Colonel George Garner. She was owned by General A. Buford, who sold her to Major Barak Thomas following her racing career. Mannie Gray produced all her foals at Thomas' Dixiana Farm. She was buried beside the entrance gate of Thomas' Hira Villa Farm, which he had purchased after financial reverses forced him to put Dixiana on the market.
Pedigree notes
Mannie Gray is inbred 3x3 to 16-time American champion sire Lexington and 4x4x4 to Lexington's sire Boston, himself a three-time American champion sire. She is a full sister to juvenile stakes winner Goodnight, considered an extremely fast horse; to Faustus, a sire of some note; and to Alice Gray, dam of 1886 Tennessee Derby winner Jim Gray (by Ten Broeck).
Mannie Gray's dam Lizzie G. was a highly inbred mare as her pedigree shows crosses of 2x3 to Reel, 3x3 to Boston and 3x4x4 to 1834 Two Thousand Guineas winner and eight-time American champion sire Glencoe. She is by Lexington's good sire son War Dance and out of an unnamed daughter of Lecomte. The female line traces back to Galopade (sometimes seen spelled as Gallopade), an English import who became one of the greatest foundation mares of pre-Civil War America.
Last updated: July 5, 2024