CHICAGO - The biggest disappointment of the four Arlington stakes held this past weekend involved one of the two horses most likely to move on to the Oct. 26 World Thoroughbred Championships.
Macho Uno, who finished fifth and last as a 3-5 favorite Sunday in the Grade 2 Washington Park Handicap, was deemed a probable starter in the Breeders' Cup Classic by trainer Joe Orseno shortly after the Washington Park. Orseno chalked up Macho Uno's struggle to a lack of fitness, saying he had expected Macho Uno to get tired and merely wanted a prep for the Classic.