Manuka Honey
Dark Bay or Brown Filly / March 4th, 2024 in KY / by Upstart out of Drop Dead Red
$383,981
2026 earnings
90
speed figure
100%
2026 wins
racing Record
2026 Stats
Career Stats
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3
Firsts
3
0
Seconds
0
0
Thirds
0
0
Unplaced
0
3
Starts
3
$383,981
Earnings
$383,981
$127,994
Earnings / Start
$127,994
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Bio
Manuka Honey began her career with a 7 1/4-length win at first asking as a 2-year in a Churchill Downs five-furlong maiden race on June 20, 2026. She followed that up with a seven-length stakes win in her second start in the $249,000 Ellis Park Debutante going seven furlongs on Aug. 9.
Manuka Honey began her career with a 7 1/4-length win at first asking as a 2-year in a Churchill Downs five-furlong maiden race on June 20, 2026. She followed that up with a seven-length stakes win in her second start in the $249,000 Ellis Park Debutante going seven furlongs on Aug. 9.
Manuka Honey made it a perfect 3-for-3 start to her career with a victory in her third start in the Grade 3 $300,000 Pocahontas Stakes going one mile on the main track at Churchill Downs on Sept. 12. Sent off as the odds-on 0.96-1 favorite in a seven-horse field in the Pocahontas, Manuka Honey won by two lengths. The Pocahontas was the first prep official race on the road to the 2027 Kentucky Oaks, and with her win she became the first filly to earn 10 qualifying points.
Manuka Honey is trained by Brian Lynch. She was bred in Kentucky by the sire Upstart out of the mare Drop Dead Red by Hold Me Back.
