MUCHO MACHO MAN
The ONLY Breeders’ Cup Classic winner at stud in Canada
Macho Uno - Ponche de Leone, by Ponche
$4,500 LF/S&N
PROVEN AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL
Tough, Sound and Durable
A Breeders’ Cup Classic Winner (defeating Will Take Charge & Declaration of War)
Competed in all three Triple Crown races - before turning three - 3rd in the Gr.1 Kentucky Derby
A winner and a Graded Performer at 2 and a stakes winner every year he raced from 3 until his retirement at 6
Lifetime Earner of $5,625,410
Already a sire of two Gr.1 winners
Sire of Gr.1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational winner MUCHO GUSTO (Earnings of $3,953,800)
Sire of Gr.1 Rodeo Drive Stakes (Turf) winner MUCHO UNUSUAL (Earnings of $957,415)
Sire of Millionaire Gr.2 (Turf) winner CITY MAN (Earnings of $1,244,870)
Sire of multiple graded stakes winner MACHO DEL ORO (San Simeon S. (G3), Daytona S. (G3), earnings $421,100), REAL MACHO (Carry Back S., $157,920), graded stakes placed Le Dom Bro (2nd Fountain of Youth S. (G2) and five other black-type horses.
A 2024 Leading Sire in Canada by Winners, Leading Active Sire with 8 Black-Type Horses and $2.1 million in Progeny Earnings
Lifetime AEI 1.33 vs CI 1.05 - he IMPROVES his mares
63% of starters are WINNERS lifetime
25 individual stakes performers now WINNERS of 33 stakes races
Worldwide lifetime average earnings per runner – C$111,181
363 foals / 267 runners / 171 WINNERS from 7 crops of racing age
PEDIGREE
| Mucho Macho Man | Macho Uno | Holy Bull | Great Above |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Brown | |||
| Primal Force | Blushing Groom | ||
| Prime Prospect | |||
| Ponche de Leona |
Ponche | Two Punch | |
| Street Ballet | |||
| Perfect and Proud | Nonparrell | ||
| Proud Sal |
RACE RECORD
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | $110,643 |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $533,000 |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | $1,712,767 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $2,984,000 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $285,000 |
| Totals | 25 | 9 | 5 | 6 | $5,625,410 |
Won at 2
A maiden special weight race at Monmouth Park
(8.32f, D, defeating Bellamy's Boss, Bowman's Causeway, Pants On Fire, Hope for Today, Lucky Lewis, Furia d'Oro, Gambaru, Shine Box, Dr. Kenney, Tapizar).
2nd at 2
Remsen S. (Gr.2) at Aqueduct
(9f, D, to To Honor and Serve, defeating Mountain Town, Bandbox, Buffum).
Nashua S. (Gr.2) at Aqueduct
(8f, D, to To Honor and Serve, defeating Quality Council, Settle for Medal, Economic Summit).
Won at 3
Risen Star S. (Gr.2) at Fair Grounds
(8.5f, D, defeating Santiva, Rogue Romance, Machen, Decisive Moment, Pants On Fire, Action Ready, Justin Phillip, Sorgho, Liondrive).
An allowance optional claiming race at Aqueduct
(8f, D, defeating Gallant Fields, Praetereo, Southern Ridge, More Than a Reason, Silent Money).
3rd at 3
Kentucky Derby (Gr.1) at Churchill Downs
(10f, D, to Animal Kingdom, Nehro, defeating Shackleford, Master of Hounds, Santiva, Brilliant Speed, Dialed In, Pants On Fire, Twice the Appeal, Soldat, Stay Thirsty, Derby Kitten, Decisive Moment, Archarcharch, Midnight Interlude, Twinspired, Watch Me Go, Comma to the Top).
Louisiana Derby (Gr.2) at Fair Grounds
(9f, D, to Pants On Fire, Nehro, defeating Elite Alex, Machen, Wilkinson, Left, Nacho Business, Majestic Harbor, Le Mans, Mavericking, Liondrive).
Won at 4
Suburban H. (Gr.2) at Belmont Park
(9f, D, defeating Hymn Book, Trickmeister, To Honor and Serve, Stay Thirsty, Buffum, Endorsement).
Gulfstream Park H. (Gr.2) at Gulfstream Park
(8f, D, defeating Tackleberry, Jackson Bend, Cajun Breeze, Clean Shot).
Florida Sunshine Millions Classic S. at Gulfstream Park
(9f, D, defeating Ron the Greek, Turbo Compressor, Duke of Mischief, Adios Charlie, Decaf Again, Dream Maestro).
2nd at 4
Breeders' Cup Classic (Gr.1) at Santa Anita Park
(10f, D, to Fort Larned, defeating Flat Out, Ron the Greek, Richard's Kid, Nonios, Game On Dude, Pool Play, Handsome Mike, To Honor and Serve, Brilliant Speed, Alpha).
Woodward S. (Gr.1) at Saratoga
(9f, D, to To Honor and Serve, defeating Cease, Trickmeister, Stay Thirsty, Rule, Gourmet Dinner).
3rd at 4
Alysheba S. (Gr.2) at Churchill Downs
(8.5f, D, to Successful Dan, Fort Larned, defeating Golden Yank, Apart, Nates Mineshaft, Colizeo, Plutonium).
Won at 5
Breeders' Cup Classic (Gr.1) at Santa Anita Park
(10f, D, defeating Will Take Charge, Declaration of War, Fort Larned, Last Gunfighter, Palace Malice, Paynter, Flat Out, Game On Dude, Moreno, Planteur (IRE)).
Awesome Again S. (Gr.1) at Santa Anita Park
(9f, D, defeating Paynter, Soi Phet, Golden Ticket, Chief Havoc, Liaison, Summer Hit, You Know I Know, Jeranimo, Take Control).
3rd at 5
Whitney Invitational H. (Gr.1) at Saratoga
(9f, D, to Cross Traffic, Successful Dan, defeating Ron the Greek, Fort Larned, Alpha, Csaba, Fast Falcon).
Criminal Type S. at Belmont Park
(8.5f, D, to San Pablo, Hymn Book, defeating Sovereign Default, Isn't He Perfect).
Won at 6
Florida Sunshine Millions Classic S. at Gulfstream Park
(9f, D, defeating Joshua's Comprise, Decaf Again, Bernie the Maestro, Gourmet Dinner, Rule Number Six).
MATING RECOMMENDATIONS
A top-quality and tough performer over the span of five seasons, Mucho Macho Man is today a proven source of performers in his durable mould.
This $5.6 million earner and nine-time winner, who capped his career with a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita, threw a real star in his first crop in Mucho Gusto, winner of the G1 Pegasus World Cup, alongside top turf filly Mucho Unusual, winner of the G1 Rodeo Drive Stakes and G2 San Clemente Stakes.
Such versatile quality was achieved out of a first crop of 69 foals and subsequently enhanced by the second-crop stakes winners City Man and Mongolian Wind.
City Man, who capped his year with a win in the G2 Ft. Lauderdale Stakes, was one of six stakes winners in 2022 for Mucho Macho Man to give him a 5% black-type winners to runners strike-rate; no other Kentucky-based stallion at $10,000 or under can boast a better figure.
A welcome member of the Rough’N Tumble sire line via its influential conduit Holy Bull, Mucho Macho Man is inbred twice to Mr Prospector, but in the fourth generation. He also carries only one strain of Northern Dancer, via Nijinsky, all of which makes him extremely easy to use.
He has already exhibited an affinity for Giant’s Causeway, the damsire of both Mucho Gusto and the G2-placed Belle Laura. The cross of Mucho Macho Man over Giant’s Causeway results in inbreeding to Blushing Groom, which is also found in the background to the stallion’s stakes-placed second-crop daughter Sincerity.
Mr Prospector is also found in the backgrounds of stakes winners Mucho Gusto (second dam by Seeking The Gold), City Man (dam by City Zip) and Mucho Amor (dam by Rock Hard Ten, who is out of a Mr. Prospector mare) in addition to the stakes-placed group Belle Laura (second dam by Mr Greeley), He’s A Macho Man (dam by Lemon Drop Kid), Whiskey Wednesday (dam by Grand Slam), Hartling (second dam by Afleet) and Mucha Mezquina (second dam by Grand Slam).
As for his sire, champion 2yo Macho Uno, he forged a successful relationship with Wild Again mares, from whom the son of Holy Bull sired G1 winner Macho Again and G3 winner Silsita out of a pool of just ten starters.
Wild Again also features in the background of Macho Uno’s G3 winner Kirby’s Penny, all of which makes Wild Again an interesting fit for Mucho Macho Man. And indeed there is early evidence that such a route could prove fruitful since Whiskey Wednesday’s second dam is a daughter of Wild Again.
Similarly, Hail To Reason features in the pedigrees of several talented Macho Uno runners, among them G1-winning 2yo Wicked Style (second dam by Devil’s Bag), G2 heroine Potesta (dam by Furiously, who is out of a mare by Roberto), Brazilian G3 winner Daltiva and the aforementioned Kirby’s Penny.
Interestingly, Daltiva and Kirby’s Penny are out of mares by the Forty Niner stallion Jules and his G1-winning son Peace Rules respectively; Jules is out of a mare by Halo.
Again, that suggests that mares containing Hail To Reason are worthy of consideration, and with that in mind it’s interesting to note that Mucho Macho Man’s stakes-winning daughter Mucho Amor is out of a mare by Rock Hard Ten, by Kris S.
Seattle Slew, meanwhile, features in the background of G1 winner Mucho Unusual via his son General Meeting, sire of her second dam. The blood of Seattle Slew’s great-grandsire Bold Ruler is prevalent within the North American thoroughbred population, but even allowing for its level of opportunity, there does appear to be affinity between Mucho Macho Man and mares carrying Bold Ruler.
For instance, the dam of Mucho Amor, the Unusual Heat mare Not Unusual, is inbred twice to Bold Ruler while dual stakes winner Mongolian Wind possesses a dam who is inbred four times.
High-class Canadian 3yo He’s A Macho Man is also out of a mare inbred to Bold Ruler.
Finally, the presence of Macho Uno presents breeders with the chance to inbreed to Adena Springs’ blue hen Primal Force. In addition to Macho Uno, the daughter of Blushing Groom foaled champion Awesome Again, whose line lives on today through Ghostzapper and his legion of sons alongside the likes of Paynter and Oxbow.
The idea of inbreeding to Primal Force, foaled in 1987, is still in its infancy but has already yielded G3 scorer Tommy Macho (by Macho Uno and out of a mare by Awesome Again) among a group of almost 20 winners.
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