Macho Uno

Tesio · Postby **Tesio** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:51 pm

I just love this one's potential and he seems to be off to a good start. Without knowing much about Stronach's operation, I'm just wondering if there is a chance he moves Macho Uno to KY. Or is it too soon to start thinking along those lines? Pardon my ignorance.

Hold Your Peace · Postby **Hold Your Peace** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:42 am

Macho is indeed off to an excellent start with nine first crop winners so far including graded sw wicked style and multiple sw swifty victress. There are also several Macho Uno's who ran very well first out and look like good candidates to graduate soon and I think he has an excellent chance to end the year with more than 20% 2yo winners from his first crop. He's Florida's leading freshman sire by a pretty good margin at the present.

Also, at Keeneland September he had 13 yearlings sell for an average of $76,500 (more than 6x his stud fee).

Wicked Style is supposed to run this Saturday in the G.1 Keeneland Breeders Futurity. If he managed to win that race then I think there is a real possibility of Macho Uno moving from Adena Fl to Adena KY because Macho Uno would move all the way up to 2nd on the national first crop sire list and would potentially have a Breeders Cup runner with Wicked Style. Unless something like Wicked Style winning a Grade I happened though, I see Macho Uno remaining in Florida for next year.

Hold Your Peace · Postby **Hold Your Peace** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:42 pm

Now you can start thinking about Macho Uno moving to Kentucky.

He got his tenth first crop winner earlier today when Macho Grande won a MdSpWt at Calder and then his son Wicked Style won the Grade I Keeneland Breeders Futurity by three plus lengths to remain undefeated (he'd previously won the G.3 Arlington Washington Futurity and a MdSpWt at Arlington).

Tomorrow West Point Stables has their promising Macho Uno colt named Macho Again (a 150,000 2yo purchase who was 2nd in a Saratoga MdSpWt first out) in a MdSpWt at Keeneland and then on Monday the Macho Uno colt Cool Gator (won Woodbine MdSpWt first time out) is entered in the G.3 Grey Breeders Cup Stakes at Woodbine.

I believe that todays results will move Macho Uno up to third on the national list of leading first crop sires and he is far and away the leading freshman sire in Florida.

Edited to add:

Macho Uno's Saturday just got even better as his son I's The Boy (a $325,000 2yo purchase) won a MdSpWt at Hawthorne to give Macho Uno 11 first crop winners now (from only 64 foals) and push his progeny earnings over the $800,000 mark.

Tesio · Postby **Tesio** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:14 pm

I hope they don't raise his fee too much. Anything less than $20K and I'll bring a van of mares.

Love this guys potential.

Maven · Postby **Maven** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:15 pm

He's certainly proving me wrong. I hope he continues to do so. We could all use more good outcross stallions.

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:41 pm

Hold Your Peace wrote:Now you can start thinking about Macho Uno moving to Kentucky.

To stand right next to Giacomo?

I wonder if Macho Uno's nice start is going to help Adena promote Giacomo. From where I stand (or sit), Giacomo is going to need all the help that he can get.

Tesio · Postby **Tesio** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:02 pm

He will be in KY for 2008.

Maybe Giacomo will take Macho's stall back in FL where he belongs.

kimberley mine · Postby **kimberley mine** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:28 pm

Giacomo would have done better to have started out for half his fee, for starters.

And give him all the Blushing Groom he can get.

bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:15 pm

Macho Uno is the real deal, and to take into account he's not getting GREAT books of mares, he is producing SERIOUS runners... my gosh wait until 2010-2011 when his books start to get better and hit the track.

Macho Uno, Include and Harlen's Holiday are 3 sires that have started their way on the bottom so to speak and will all within 5-6 years be 100k sires.

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:29 pm

The best one might be National Pride, the Macho Uno colt Gary Contessa sold to Godolphin after his firt start last month. He ran 1:09 1/5 with a final quarter in :23 4/5. That's cooking!

Unfortunately, he's going to Dubai this winter and you'll probably never hear about him again.

bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:58 am

I don't know roke, I'm a pretty big wicked style fan. wicked style had the most impressive actual RACE to me as a 2YO in the arlington washinton whatever it's called, against Riley tucker.. they duked it out head to head for a good 2 furlongs and wicked style just would not let riley tucker pass.

Tesio · Postby **Tesio** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 4:38 pm

This guy had a pretty nice day today. Wins in the Withers and Derby Trial. He should be getting plenty of attention for years to come.

bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:47 am

he has a couple of legit grade 2/1 horses out there.. Wicked Style, National Pride and Macho Again are all IMHO grade 1 calibur horses.

Tesio · Postby **Tesio** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:52 pm

I agree bdw. I think the best of his crop is now in Dubai. Don't forget Harlem Rocker. Albeit, he won the Withers against only 3 others, it was only his 3rd start and he's Canadian Bred. The Queen's Plate is a nice target.

bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:15 am

you beat me to it. I was going to add harlem rocker to the list.

I expect a street cryesque bump in price in his stud fee next year.

if you got to macho uno early you are sitting very, very pretty