Andry Muinos, the owner, with her husband Max, of Ela-Mana-Mou (GB) and To-Agori-Mou (Ire), has died at the age of 83.
A Greek Cypriot, Muinos met her Spanish-born husband in London and the couple owned a string of restaurants before venturing into racehorse ownership in the late 1970s. Ela-Mana-Mou was bought on their behalf by trainer Guy Harwood for 4,500gns and won the Vintage S., Royal Lodge S., and King Edward VII S. in their colours before being sold to Simon Weinstock for £500,000. At four, he won the Prince of Wales's S., Eclipse S., and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. of 1980 before retiring to Airlie Stud.
By that stage Max and Andry Muinos had already purchased To-Agori-Mou, who won the Solario S. and finished runner-up in the Dewhurst, making him the top-rated 2-year-old in Britain in 1980. Greater days were to come in his 3-year-old season when To-Agori-Mou won the 2000 Guineas, St James's Palace S., and Queen Elizabeth II S.
Muinos was only recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died on Saturday night in Marbella, Spain. She is survived by her husband Max, son Antonio and daughter-in-law Katie, and grandchildren Sophia and Max.
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