Gulfstream Park: Mucho Macho Man back at it

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Mucho Macho Man returned to the track for the first time here Monday since his fourth-place finish nine days earlier in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap.

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“The trip home knocked him out a little bit but otherwise he’s doing fine,” said trainer Kathy Ritvo. “He went out for an easy jog this morning and we’ll let him tell us when he’s ready to gallop and start working again. At the moment, we have nothing picked out for his next start. He’ll just stay down here and continue to train. In fact we might just keep him here all summer, and once it looks like he’s ready, we’ll get together and decide where to run him next.”

Mucho Macho Man, who has wintered at Gulfstream Park the past three seasons, spent last spring training at Fair Hill and the summer at Saratoga.