It’s no exaggeration to say Harry Manolitsis has a ‘Midas touch’ when it comes to racing success, these days with greyhounds and previously in the harness code.
Manolitsis has bred, raced and/or trained G1-winning greyhounds Get It Gizmo (2019 Topgun), Moreira (2016 Golden Easter Egg) and Elevated (2018 Sapphire Crown).
He’s also owned champion pacers Young Rufus and Tupelo Rose, both multiple G1 winners, among a host of top-shelf standardbreds.
“I’ve been lucky,” said Manolitsis, modestly playing down his remarkable success.
“I’ve probably won 16 or 17 G1 races in both greyhound and harness racing.
“Young Rufus won seven G1s, including the Victoria Cup, which is like the Cox Plate of harness racing. He was a ripper. Tupelo Rose won six G1s, while Captain Rufus was another champion Grand Circuit horse I owned.”
Greyhound racing is now the focus for Manolitsis, who operates a boutique racing and breeding operation with wife Adean out of suburban Lysterfield South, and despite producing limited litters it appears he may have struck gold once again.
Revolution, a regally bred product of Elevated’s first mating, with champion sire Fernando Bale, made an eye-catching debut in the heats of the Vic Bred Maiden series at Ballarat last Wednesday night, romping home by eight lengths in 25.27sec.