Sent off as the 1-2 favorite in the field of five sophomores, Michael Petersen's Mucho Gusto made short work of Saturday's G3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita. The son of Mucho Macho Man, ridden by Joe Talamo for trainer Bob Baffert, splashed under the wire a 4 3/4-length winner to complete 1 1/16 miles over the sloppy course in 1:41.81. Mucho Gusto's win earned him 10 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, while runner-up Gunmetal Gray earned four points and third-pl

Dana Grace (KY) by Mucho Macho Man broke her maiden in style with a gate to wire six length win at Gulfstream Park in race 2, December 16, 2018. The two-year-old filly is trained by Kathy Ritvo as was ridden by Jonathan Gonzales. Watch her performance here: Photos by Leslie Martin of Coglianese Photos. #MuchoMachoMan #ReevesThoroughbredRacing

With its history now extending to 35 years, we’ve seen the Breeders’ Cup Classic arguably develop into the supreme test for the American dirt horse, especially when it attracts the crème de la crème of more than one age group. As such, it should also be the perfect testing ground for the next generation of stallions. So has this theory become reality? Continue Reading at TDN #MuchoMachoMan #MuchoGusto #ReevesThoroughbredRacing

Jumping from a maiden race to a graded stakes is difficult enough, but Michael Lund Petersen's Mucho Gusto didn't get any breaks in the $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes (G3), either. The Bob Baffert-trained Mucho Macho Man colt got squeezed a bit at the start of the seven-furlong dirt test Nov. 17, set a quick pace, and was still able to repel a two-pronged challenge in the turn to win by 1 1/2 lengths. Read the full story by Jeremy Balan of BLOODHORSE #MuchoGusto #MuchoMachoMan #Bo

Reeves Thoroughbred Racing is happy to announce the latest additions to our stable purchased at the Keeneland 2018 November Breeding Stock Sale. Hip 2806, is a BAY COLT by Breeders' Cup Classic Champion MUCHO MACHO MAN: First crop includes blacktype runners Belle Laura (GSP at Keeneland), Mucho Unusual (MSP in SoCal) Sire of 'TDN Rising Stars' in California (Mucho Gusto) & New York (Fortin Hill) First 2YOs averaged $171,153, #2 in his crop ahead of Will Take Charge, Cairo Pri

A yearling colt from the second crop of Mucho Macho Man was sold for $50,000 to top the Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association's Fall Sale Sept. 30 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. Consigned as Hip 35 by Madison County Thoroughbreds, agent for Big Pine, the Iowa-bred colt was purchased in the name of Can Do III. The March 5, 2017, foal is out of Amply Rewarded, a Grand Slam mare who won 11 races from ages 3 to 7 while earning $158,356. Second da

Filly was landed by Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, which campaigned Mucho Macho Man. Reeves Thoroughbred Racing supported one of its favorite horses during the 11th session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale Sept. 21, going to $170,000 to land a filly by Mucho Macho Man . Reeves Thoroughbred Racing campaigned Mucho Macho Man to a victory in the 2013 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Santa Anita Park. On Friday, Robby Harris did the bidding for the new owner. "They're excite

MUCHO GUSTO (Mucho Macho Man) lived up to his name and then some with an ultra-impressive debut victory at Los Alamitos Thursday to become his freshman sire (by Macho Uno)’s fourth winner and first ‘TDN Rising Star.’ Hammered down to even-money favoritism, the $625,000 EASMAY buy broke on top from his rail draw and was just loping along under a motionless Joe Talamo as he zipped through a first quarter in :21.96. He floated out three wide turning for home, but was still going

JERSEY ROSE (KY) ( MUCHO MACHO MAN - SWEET REDEMPTION, BYD'WILDCAT ) becomes the second Mucho Macho Man offspring to win at first asking with Jonathan Gonzales aboard in race 4 at Gulfstream Park. Watch the replay here: #AdenaSprings #MuchoMachoMan

The second-highest price of the first session of Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale. A speedy colt from the first crop of Mucho Macho Man was purchased by Michael Lund Petersen for $625,000 late during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale. Consigned as Hip 278 by Kirkwood Stables, the colt breezed the fastest quarter-mile of :21 1/5 during the under tack workouts leading up to the sale. The colt had been a $55,000 buy-back at the Ocala Breede

TIMONIUM, MD – Mucho Macho Man (Macho Uno), winner of the 2013 GI Breeders’ Cup Classic, is represented by his first crop of 2-year-olds this year and the 10-year-old stallion is enjoying quick success on the racetrack and in the juvenile sales arena. He was represented at the OBS March sale by a $575,000 colt (hip 282) and his highest-priced filly to date, Mucho Amor (hip 549), who sold for $260,000 at that same auction, was a first-out winner at Keeneland in April. He could

Mucho Amor brings love to the winner's circle on first asking, going wire to wire at 4 1/2 furlongs in her debut for Wesley Ward and Ten Broeck Farm in race 4 at Keeneland. Mucho Amor, was a $260,000 OBS March purchase after a :9.4 breeze and the first starter and winner for Breeders' Cup Classic Champion, Mucho Macho Man, now standing at Adena Springs. Watch the Replay: #Breeding #OBSMarch #MuchoMachoMan #AdenaSprings #WesleyWard

Hip #282, a colt from the first crop by Breeders' Cup Classic hero MUCHO MACHO MAN, was hammered down for $575,000 at the OBS March Two-Year-Old in Training sale. The price was the third-highest paid for a colt and the highest bid for any progeny by a first year sire during the March 13 opening session. Out of the Cherokee Run mare Dusty Rose, the speedy bay was consigned by Richardson Bloodstock. During the March 9 breeze show he zipped a quarter mile in :20.4. Only seven ju

Hello Race Fans, The highs and lows of this sport can be an emotional roller coaster and we can definitely say this weekend was one of the big highs! First off, CLASSIC ROCK won his first graded stakes race, the Gulfstream Park Sprint (Gr. 3). He came out of the race in fantastic condition and we are pumped for his 2018 campaign. Kathy Ritvo has done a tremendous job with him and Luis Saez gave him a masterful ride. Click Here to read the article from Bloodhorse: We also have

Hello Race Fans, Here is the latest update on the stable as we head into the 2018 Racing season. First, let me start with the yearlings. We have a strong crop of yearlings which include several from the first crop of Mucho Macho Man. The yearlings are in training in Ocala and all have taken to the track in good order. It is still early in their development but all appear to be moving forward each day. On the training front at Gulfstream Park things are beginning to heat up.

For Immediate Release: BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC WINNER MUCHO MACHO MAN RETIRED; WILL STAND AT ADENA SPRINGS Paris, KY–Reigning Breeders’ Cup Classic Champion Mucho Macho Man has been retired from racing, and will enter stud at Frank Stronach’s Adena Springs Farm in Paris, KY. A fee for the 6-year-old earner of $5.6 million will be announced at a later date. Mucho Macho Man heads to the breeding shed after a stellar career, having won or placed 20 times in 25 starts, coast to coa

ATLANTA, Ga. (April 29, 2014) – Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Suwanee, Georgia, is excited to announce that on Thursday, 1st of May, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal will proclaim May 1st Mucho Macho Man Day in the state of Georgia. There will be a small press conference at the Capital on Thursday, May 1st at 9:30 am where he will make the proclamation. Georgia has a long history of producing some of the greatest champions in sports, and Mucho Macho Man, the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Clas

MUCHO MACHO MAN TO BE HONORED FOR SECRETARIAT VOX POPULI AWARD Santa Anita Event Jan. 11 to Feature Poster Give-Away and Autograph Signing ARCADIA, Ca. – The West Coast will toast horse racing’s past and present in true Southern California style on Saturday, Jan. 11, with the annual presentation of the Secretariat Vox Populi Award at Santa Anita Park followed by the California premiere of Landlocked Films’ documentary Penny & Red: The Life of Secretariat’s Owner. The celebra

MUCHO MACHO MAN WINS 2013 SECRETARIAT ‘VOX POPULI’ AWARD Coast-to-Coast Celebration Planned for Jan. 11 at Gulfstream and Santa Anita LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Dec. 26, 2013) – Mucho Macho Man, the tenacious 5-year-old winner of the Breeders’ Cup Classic, has been selected to receive the 2013 Secretariat Vox Populi, or “Voice of the People,” Award. The award recognizes the horse whose popularity and racing excellence best resounded with the American public and gained recognition for

BloodHorse – Ever-youthful Gary Stevens put an exclamation point on his remarkable comeback this season when riding Mucho Macho Man to a thrilling nose victory in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park. (VIDEO). Mucho Macho Man, after opening a clear advantage past mid-stretch, dug in for the final strides and prevailed over a fast-closing Will Take Charge and Declaration of War in the rich event that culminated two days of tremendous racing a