O N E S T O W A T C H
KATERINA MORGAN
F R E D & J U L I A N M A N N I X
Fred and Julian Mannix are the sons of Fred
Mannix Sr, who played in Canada and
California for Fish Creek. The brothers play
in Argentina as Alegría.
Fred Jr reached the finals of the Argentine
Open in 2013 with Alegría but lost out to
La Dolfina. Last year Fred competed in the
Triple Crown. ‘We set out to make all three
semi-finals, which we accomplished,’ he says.
‘However, we were disappointed to not reach
one of the finals. The truth is, we had two
teams in front of us that played better
through the season.’ However, the Canadian
took lessons from the experience. ‘We need
six to 10 excellent horses to add to our strings
so we can reach the last chukka and the
chance to play in a final.’
Fred Jr’s younger brother Julian,
meanwhile, was part of the Alegría team
that won the 2014 US Open, and last year’s
Copa Cámara de Diputados in Argentina
(see page 62).
The brothers are in the Dominican
Republic playing for Alegría-El Milagro at
Casa de Campo. They reached the final of the
first tournament of the Bronze Cup but lost
to Lechusa Caracas.
Fred Jr recently bought the Canadian
and Argentine rights to the Hurlingham 1875
brand and will soon be rolling out collections
in each location. This summer, he plays the
Queens and the Gold Cup and captains the
Commonwealth team in the Coronation Cup.
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