Breeders' Cup Classic: Mucho Macho Man, Moreno work
Mucho Macho Man, in his first work since capturing the Grade 1 Awesome Again Stakes two weeks ago, went a half-mile in company at Santa Anita on Saturday, the first of three breezes scheduled by trainer Kathy Ritvo as final preparation for the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 2.
Also Saturday, another Classic contender, Moreno, went a half-mile in 48 seconds.
Ritvo said she caught Mucho Macho Man in 47.70 seconds, “but I caught the finish a little late, so he went quicker than that,” she said. Track clockers gave him a time of 47.40.
“He went very well,” Ritvo said. “He’ll work twice more. It’s nice to be able to say that with certainty because of the weather out here. You can’t beat the weather. And he loves the track here.”
Nick Petro was aboard for the work. Gary Stevens, who rode Mucho Macho Man in the Awesome Again, has the mount in the Classic.
Mucho Macho Man finished second to Fort Larned in last year’s Classic.