French stayer Manighar has been purchased in a joint venture between American Earle Mack and Australian-based OTI Racing headed by Simon O'Donnell and Terry Henderson.The Racing Post reported the Group Two winner would be transferred to Luca Cumani to be prepared for a possible tilt at the Melbourne Cup.The four-year-old son of Linamix has won six of his eight starts.Following victory in the Group Two Prix Chaudenay at Longchamp in October, he went on to finish third to older horses Ask and Sch
French stayer Manighar has been purchased in a joint venture between American Earle Mack and Australian-based OTI Racing headed by Simon O'Donnell and Terry Henderson.
The Racing Post reported the Group Two winner would be transferred to Luca Cumani to be prepared for a possible tilt at the Melbourne Cup.
The four-year-old son of Linamix has won six of his eight starts.
Following victory in the Group Two Prix Chaudenay at Longchamp in October, he went on to finish third to older horses Ask and Schiaparelli in the Group One Prix Royal-Oak when trained by Alain de Royer Dupre for the Aga Khan.
Mack owned the Cumani-trained Mad Rush who finished seventh as favourite in the 2008 Melbourne Cup while OTI is a shareholder in Bauer who was a close runner-up to Viewed the same year.
"I met Terry Henderson in Australia when our horses ran in the 2008 Melbourne Cup and I am really looking forward to our new association," Mack said.
"Manighar is settling in nicely at Bedford House Stable but we will be in no hurry with him and he probably won't be seen out until midsummer."
Mad Rush was injured in the Group Three Curragh Cup at the end of June and he is now back in light training with Cumani.
Bauer has not raced since the Melbourne Cup in November 2008. He suffered a tendon injury in the middle of 2009 as he was being prepared for another tilt at the race.