It doesn’t take a stampede of
friends for this horse to take the world by storm. MUCHO MACHO MAN! I love this
guy. And not just because his fabulous stride and big heart won him and jockey Gary
Stevens, trainer Kathy Ritvo and Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, the Breeders’ Cup Classic
at the 2013 Breeders’ Cup.
Mucho Macho Man, a gorgeous,
delicious, caramel-candy colored six-year old, stud among even other stallions, hails from Florida
and certainly deserves serious consideration as the 2013 Eclipse Award’s “Horse
of The Year.” Yes, he had fierce competition at the Breeders’ Cup Classic wire,
but if you keep your eye on his nose at the line, there’s no doubt he kicked
his courage into overdrive to get the job done.
Watch the race and amazing finish
here: Go, Mucho, Go!
Gary Stevens definitely deserves
accolades, as well, for riding Mucho across the finish with an adventurous
spirit, robust heart and gentle hand. But as any true horse lover will attest,
it was Mucho who made that win happen. He didn’t cave under last-minute pressure
from strong contender Will Take Charge. He didn’t relent his focus or soften
his assertive winner-take-all attitude when pressed to push for more in the
final stretch. That’s a long race, one and a quarter miles. I know I would totally
epic fail if asked to move at 35mph for ANY reason or distance.
January 2014, Mucho enjoyed public
accolades while receiving the 2013 “Secretariat Vox Populi” award. He’s a horse
with heart and courage as substantial as his seventeen hands. Purse earnings. Over
five million to date.
Lesser horses might be content to run
the race of his life in a single Breeders’ Cup series and then take it easy.
Not the fabulous Mucho Macho Man! He and superhero trainer Kathy Ritvo, who
herself, has battled significant health issues (we’re talking heart transplant
surgery size problems) also ran and came in a close second in the 2012 Breeders’
Cup Classic race. Gulfstream Park, in Florida, will honor Kathy during
pre-Eclipse Award events on Thursday, January 16, 2014.
Get tickets for that fun event
here: Eclipse Awards Ladies Day
If I could go, I would. Hello! You
had me at mani-pedi Gulfstream Park.
Mucho Macho Man is a horse that
keeps on giving. He’s beautiful to look at, exciting to watch run (AND WIN!)
and fun to dream about being fortunate enough to care for in his twilight years.
Step to the side, ladies, that line
starts behind me!
If you’ve been living in a dark
cave, or for some other heinous reason, have been cruelly deprived of knowing
the joy that is MUCHO MACHO MAN tearing up racetracks across the country, fear
not, it has been officially announced that he is competing in 2014. First stop,
the Sunshine Millions Classic at Gulfstream Park on January 18th.
Go get ‘em, Mucho!
[and applicable humans]
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